Course overview
Nowadays there is a growing trend towards enabling distance learning and integrating Information and Communications Technology into teaching and training. There a number of apps, web design and e-learning tools that offer educators great opportunities but not without challenges. Platforms like Moodle, Edmodo, Weebly, ect., can be a muddy environment and approaching them without a proper guidance can be a time-consuming task.
Taking part in this course teachers, trainers and education managers will learn how to create engaging multimedia content, web sites, blogs and e-learning spaces to support distance and blended learning. Through an hands-on approach and learning-by-doing methodology participants will create their first e-learning course and website during the one week course. Main objectivesThis structured course allows participants to improve their ICT and digital skills in a practical and concrete way together with other participants and trainers throughout all Europe thus gaining as well a broader understanding of education in Europe and exchanging best practices and experiences. The general aim of this course is to foster excellence in education by empowering teachers, trainers, headmasters and other education staff to integrate web platforms into teaching and education.
This course will guide participants through the basic steps of using web platforms and apps to allow distance learning, developing a web site and integrating e-learning and distance learning in their educational pathways. During the week the participants will explore tools and platform to support blended learning that is combining short-term face-to-face education with virtual learning. By the end of the training each participants will create his/her own website and an e-learning space. The course has a flexible approach in order to adapt the learning outcomes to the particular needs and digital competencies of the participants. Thanks to this course the participants will:
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Sessions plannedBologna 14/07/2019 - 20/07/2019 10/11/2019 - 16/11/2019 16/02/2020 - 22/02/2020 01/11/2020 - 07/11/2020 Palermo 18/08/2019 - 24/08/2019 26/07/2020 - 01/08/2020 Tenerife 13/10/2019 - 19/10/2019 If none of these dates suits you please mind that if there are at least 8 participants interested we may organize an additional session ad-hoc for your school. Target audienceThis course is addressed to teachers, trainers, educational counsellors, career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school management and administrative staff working in primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, training centres, adult education schools, higher education and NGOs. This course is recommended for people with basic computer skills. If you consider yourself an intermediate ICT user we recommend you to enroll in our course “Integrating ICT and new technologies into teaching and education”. LanguageThe course is held in English. For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language. Please write an email to staff@ifom.info to get more information about it. |