ICT in Education

Social nature of knowledge

Personal development and deep understanding happens through the construction of meaning by the learner self, not through transmission from one person (the teacher) to another (the learner). Learners are viewed as actively constructing their own knowledge of the world through interactions with their environment.

collaboration interaction with othersfeedback moments

Constructivism

Networked and technology-enhanced learning

• Networked learning focuses on interconnectedness between people and between people and resources. Not just memorization and deep understanding, but the importance of learning how to find information and where.

• Knowledge is distributed across a network of connections, learning itself is defined as the ability to construct and traverse those networks

ICT in education - Trends

The continuing acceptance and adoption of cloud-based applications and services is changing not only the ways we configure and use software and file storage, but also how we conceptualize those functions.

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Cluod Computing

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Always-connected Internet devices using 3G and similar cellular networks, imbedded sensors, cameras, and GPS have proved to be a feature set with hundreds of thousands of applications.

Mobile learning

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Games for education span the range from single-player or small-group card and board games all the way to massively multiplayer online games and alternate reality games.

The greatest potential of games for learning lies in their ability to foster collaboration and engage students deeply in the process of learning.

Game Based Learning

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has carved its own niche in education as a portable and always-connected family of devices that can be used in almost any setting.Equipped with WiFi and cellular network connectivity, high-resolution screens, and with a wealth of mobile apps available, tablets are proving to be powerful tools for learning inside and outside of the classroom.

Tablet Computing

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Massive Open Online Courses

The essence of the original MOOC concept was a web course that people could take from anywhere across the world, with potentially thousands of participants.

is no doubt that MOOCs have already had a significant influence on the future course of online learning, and deserve close attention, study, and continued experimentation.

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3D printing

3D printing is already pervasive in a number of fields, including architecture, industrial design, jewelry design, and civil engineering.

One of the most significant aspects of 3D printing for education is that it enables more authentic exploration of objects that may not be readily available to universities or other learning providers.

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Learning analitics

Learning analytics, in many ways, is “big data,” applied to education.

Sophisticated web tracking tools within these settings already can track precise student behaviors, recording variables such as number of clicks and time spent on a page, and increasingly more nuanced information such as resilience and retention of concepts.

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Learning tools - categories

A single tool can placed in more categories. A social network like facebook, for example, can be a profiling tool, but also a communication tool or a creative tool. A blog could be used like a newsletter, a personal website, a portfolio etc. etc. …

LMS

A Learning Management System (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of e-learning education courses or training programs.

Examples:- Moodle: https://moodle.org/-

Profiling

These tools allow to share some information about the user (personal info, job, etc…). The profiling tools can be used in vrious way: to keep in touch with friends, to find a job etc etc…

Examples:- Facebook: www.facebook.com- Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/

StorytellingDigital storytelling is using technology to tell stories. It’s a great way to

develop visual and media literacy, promote reflection, engage students in their own learning, improve speaking and writing skills, to collaborate, reflect and evaluate.

Examples:- Wordpress- Blogspot- Storybird: http://storybird.com/

Online games

Game-based learning reflects a number of important skills higher education institutions strive for their students to acquire: collaboration, problem solving, communication, critical thinking, and digital literacy.

Examples: - http://www.fresnostate.edu/library/about/hmliq3.php- http://academic.stedwards.edu/globalsocialproblems/page/peer-review

Creative tools

This category include all creative tools (audio, video etc etc…)

Examples:- Pixlr: pixlr.com- Gimp- Movie maker- Audacity- Camstudio

Research and learning

• Google• Mindmapping: http://www.thebrain.com/• Pearltrees: http://www.pearltrees.com/

Bookmarking

A social bookmarking service is a centralized online service which enables users to add, annotate, edit, and share bookmarks of web documents.

Examples:- Diigo: https://www.diigo.com- Delicious: delicious.com

Communication, community building, project management and social networking

Examples:

- Wedoist: https://wedoist.com/- Doodle: http://doodle.com- Google hanghouts:- Skype: http://www.skype.com

Specific subject tools

Examples:- Mathematics: Ten marks http://www.tenmarks.com- Science: Google Body - Foreign languages: Live Mocha http://livemocha.com