Class Technologies, Learning and Digital Literacies

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1. A short history of learning technologies in the 20th century: from Skinner “teaching machines”
to PLATO and the information revolution.
2. Learning technologies, current tools and perspectives: “tools to think with”, expressive and
exploratory tools, collaborative learning tools, learning management tools, digital texts and
multimedia learning.
3. Literacies and digital literacies: concepts, policies, impacts, trends.
4. National and international studies on the impact of technologies in learning: methodologies,
data, conclusions, influence.
5. Embedding technologies in learning environments: old and new challenges.

It is assumed that students already have some familiarity with information technologies but do not yet have systematized knowledge about the educational use of these technologies or about personal use of advanced features of these technologies. Thus, this unit aims to systematize knowledge through: a) Seminars (previous reading of documents; presentation by students of reading topics; discussion and synthesis); and b) Workshops (individual activity in computer lab).

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