ICT in Primary Education: Transforming children's learning across the curriculum

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ICT in Primary Education: Transforming children's learning across the curriculum

Instructor: Professor Diana Laurillard

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Why and how are teachers integrating ICT (Information and Communication Technology) into primary education? In this course we analyse examples from schools in different parts of the world, and bring professional teachers, headteachers and policymakers together to share their best ideas and inspiring stories.

The materials in the course are based on studies carried out for the UNESCO Institute of IT in Education, Moscow. Learning Outcomes: to be aware of the range of reasons for using ICT to critique the strategies for developing ICT over time to analyse the strengths and weakness of different decision-making mechanisms to become familiar with a wider range of useful tools and resources for integrating ICT

This week will enable you to be aware of the range of reasons for using ICT and to critique the strategies for developing ICT over time. You will also analyse the strengths and weakness of different decision-making mechanismsand become familiar with a wider range of useful tools and resources for integrating ICT

What's included

7 videos7 readings7 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 52 minutes

Week 1 Overview4 minutes
Types of Learning and Learning Technologies12 minutes
The 21st Century School Environment19 minutes
Action Plans and Policies for Integrating ICT9 minutes
Creating a Lesson Plan5 minutes
Using and adapting an existing learning design2 minutes
Exporting your design to Word1 minute

7 readingsTotal 170 minutes

Recording & Sharing Yours Ideas0 minutes
Guidance on Discussion Forums - Week 110 minutes
Learning and Creating with iPads in Kindergarten10 minutes
Definition of Learning Types10 minutes
ICT in Primary Education Analytical survey - Please read this chapter60 minutes
Please Read this Chapter - Vignettes in ICT in Primary Education40 minutes
Please Read - Survey of Schools: ICT in Education40 minutes

7 discussion promptsTotal 70 minutes

Learning through inquiry - how would you use ICT for this?10 minutes
Learning through acquisition - how would you use ICT for this?10 minutes
Learning through production - how would you use ICT for this?10 minutes
Learning through collaboration - how would you use ICT for this?10 minutes
Learning through practice - how would you use ICT for this?10 minutes
Learning through discussion - how would you use ICT for this?10 minutes
Compare your local experiences (all learners to contribute)10 minutes

This week will enable you to identify different dimensions of change at the school level due to the integration of ICT and to be aware of new opportunities for global participation facilitated by technology. You will also begin to understand the features involved in effective professional development and be aware of how children perceive the use of technology in a school context

What's included

7 videos6 readings7 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 19 minutes

Week 2 Overview2 minutes
Dimensions of change within the school5 minutes
School teachers/leaders talking about changes in their schools - Jonathan Bishop1 minute
School teachers/leaders talking about changes in their schools - Elizabeth Wagner de Huero2 minutes
School teachers/leaders talking about changes in their schools - Susan Skidmore1 minute
Beyond the school4 minutes
Students' Perspective4 minutes

6 readingsTotal 185 minutes

Guidance on Discussion Forums - Week 210 minutes
Major changes60 minutes
Sharing activity: your reaction to leaders' testimonies10 minutes
Guide to discussion prompts about change dimensions5 minutes
National and international initiatives and projects10 minutes
Week 2 - Children's voice activity90 minutes

7 discussion promptsTotal 70 minutes

Changes in student motivation10 minutes
Changes in teaching and learning10 minutes
Changes in educational resources10 minutes
Changes in school life10 minutes
Changes in relations between teachers and students10 minutes
Changes in physical space10 minutes
Recommendation to projects or initiatives - All Leaners10 minutes

This week will introduce the primary school teaching community and enable you to contribute to the integration of a range of effective ICT-based practices and pedagogies. In addition we aim to increase understanding of the differences in teaching and learning styles, and how different learning activities can contribute to the depth of learning.

What's included

10 videos2 readings1 peer review3 discussion prompts

10 videosTotal 43 minutes

Week 3 Overview2 minutes
Learning Types8 minutes
Project Introduction4 minutes
Geography4 minutes
English3 minutes
Chemistry3 minutes
Health4 minutes
Maths4 minutes
Literature7 minutes
Teacher Perspectives4 minutes

2 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Reading and Activities: Week 360 minutes
Guidance on Discussion Forums - Week 310 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Summarise the essence of your Learning Object using ICT120 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Share your thoughts in any of the 'Case-studies' Forum (Hungary, UNESCO Book, Australia, iTEC, USA, EUN). (Optional)10 minutes
Compare policies encountered with that of your own locality. All Learners10 minutes
Post an idea into the ‘Emerging Technologies in Education’. All Learners10 minutes

This week we aim to encourage you to know different categories of ICT tools, their affordances and different criteria to be applied when selecting them. As well as be able to analyze the needs for digital content and various strategies how to get it, share, or develop and to be aware of the potential of ICT to support computational thinking, to reflect on the needs, priorities, and future plans for further developing and extending the digital environment.

What's included

5 videos2 readings2 peer reviews4 discussion prompts

5 videosTotal 28 minutes

Week 4 Overview7 minutes
Choosing technology6 minutes
Digital content7 minutes
Computational thinking7 minutes
Programming1 minute

2 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Reading and Activities: Week 460 minutes
Guidance on Discussion Forums - Week 410 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 180 minutes

Making Key ICT Decisions in Schools120 minutes
Making ICT Investment Decisions in Schools60 minutes

4 discussion promptsTotal 40 minutes

After reviewing the videos please comment on appropriate ICT tools for primary education10 minutes
What would you would like to ask an experienced teacher regarding technology use in their school.10 minutes
Write at least one argument FOR the One-to-One approach?10 minutes
Write at least one argument AGAINST the One-to-One approach?10 minutes

This week we hope to enable you to identify the different dimensions of implementation issues, and apply them to your own context and to become aware of problems that can be encountered in using ICT. We also wish you to share and build some solutions to these concerns and problems and consider these solutions to be of different kinds: learning design, infrastructure, negotiation with parents, communities of practice, policies, staff development, pedagogical innovations, differentiation, affordable access, and teaching support.

What's included

10 videos2 readings1 peer review4 discussion prompts

10 videosTotal 70 minutes

Overview4 minutes
An inspiring project that overcame some challenges16 minutes
Dealing with potential pitfalls - Canada10 minutes
Moscow School Science1 minute
Challenges & obstacles - Broadclyst11 minutes
Challenges & obstacles - Bury13 minutes
Dimensions4 minutes
Avenues3 minutes
Children recommendations6 minutes
Learning Designer - Adapt a design from the directory2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Reading and tasks: Week 510 minutes
Guidance on Discussion Forums - Week 510 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Challenges and suggested solutions - ICT in the classroom120 minutes

4 discussion promptsTotal 40 minutes

How to ‘use ICT smartly’ (All Learners)10 minutes
Please share the useful tips for helping students use ICT well? ( All Learners)10 minutes
'Practical aspects of using ICT well'. (All Learners)10 minutes
The main specifics of implementation of technologies aimed on inclusion in your own context? (All Learners)10 minutes

This week we aim to explain the pivotal role of the teacher in the ICT-enhanced learning environments and to identify the competencies of the teacher to take up this role effectively in the ICT-enhanced learning environments. As well as explain the conditions for supporting the teachers to take up this role effectively in the ICT-enhanced learning environments

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1 video2 readings1 peer review

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Reviewed on Apr 19, 2020

Really enjoyed this course and it has been super motivating to implement new technologies during lockdown distance e-learning.

Reviewed on Apr 30, 2020

The course is well structured and has very interesting and well researched materials.

Reviewed on Aug 6, 2020

It's being pleasure to have this course. It has completely changed my way of thinking in primary education. Now I can realize how ICT is important for next-generation children.

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