Questo numero della rivista porta il lettore a riflettere ed acquisire competenze in merito a come il digitale possa essere a supporto dell’orientamento, partendo dall’importanza dell’educazione alla competenza, all’orientarsi, ossia il tentativo di formare individui, dalla più tenera età fino a quando, adulti, affondano nel mondo del lavoro, alla capacità di
effettuare scelte consapevoli.
Questo numero della rivista porta il lettore a riflettere ed acquisire competenze in merito alla GAMIFICATION e in particolare alla più mirabolante potenzialità del gioco, ossia quella di sovvertire le regole, magari imponendone (o meglio: proponendone!) di nuove, andando così a scardinare gli effetti deleteri che – spesso – la didattica e la formazione tradizionali si portano appresso.
Altro elemento di riflessione importante è sugli strumenti digitali: come usarli, e come veicolare attraverso di essi una forma di apprendimento e di trasformazione che vada in direzioni costruttive e positive per gli individui e la società. Dove in tutto questo la scuola resta il nodo fondamentale, nonostante i politici di troppe nazioni fingano di dimenticarsene
Questo numero della rivista porta il lettore a riflettere ed acquisire competenze in merito alla valutazione, che vede coinvolta la scuola come posto più appropriato per rifletterci.
A scuola la valutazione è molteplice e variegata: c’é la valutazione che riguarda direttamente gli studenti: rendimenti, comportamenti, progressi, metodi di studio, autonomia, maturazione, abilità, competenze, etc. E la stessa scuola ne è soggetta, così come gli insegnanti
Questo numero della rivista porta il lettore a riflettere ed acquisire competenze in merito a:
Complete training in using Kahoot when you are teaching fully online. This step by step video takes you through everything you need to know. Kahoot is a very popular tool that is usually used in class to check the understanding of the students. The easiest way to use Kahoot is to project the questions onto a screen so the students can see and they simply answer the questions by using their telephones. It has become one of the most popular technologies for using in the classroom and adding to lessons. It is ideal for formative study. For example we can use it at the beginning to check students’ understanding on a particular topic or we can use it to revise and see if they’ve understood the content. Kahoot has several different question types as well, so it is possible to have multiple choice questions, or true or false questions. When we use kahoot online it is slightly different. We need to think carefully about what we are going to screenshare and what the students are going to do with that telephones. In this video I take you through step-by-step the whole process of doing a lesson using Kahoot. It is possible to use the Kahoot system while working in Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams excetera. It really is a great tool that can make your lessons much more fun especially when you’re teaching online. In this video I will quickly show you how to make a Kahoot and I will show you some of the basic settings that you need to consider. I will then show you exactly how to set up an activity using Kahoot, so that the students can study online. Remember you need to screen share the questions so that the students can see the questions on their computer but the students answer the questions using their telephones. In the video I will show you exactly how to do this. I show you exactly how the students will be able to access the quiz and completely the questions. Kahoot is ideal for any formative study. It’s also great fun in your classes. It moves the focus away from the teacher. There are various modes in which you can use a kahoot and I take you through these different modes in this video too.
A video on tutorial using the excellent Padlet online collaboration tool. This is a great tool for online discussions, online project work, online timelines, online back channel discussions. I often use this tool in isolation or as part of an online course using Moodle or Edmodo. This video includes all the updates to the latest version of Padlet. It shows you how to set up a Padlet and how to then share it with your students to get them to participate and collaborate together. Padlet has a number of features that I really like. For example you can create an online electronic corkboard, an online discussion channel or even an online timeline, You can get students sharing project work, having discusssions or even brainstorming and thinking of new ideas etc. I have used Padlet in a number of contexts. Students can even comment on each others contributions or even rank or score them. This video is a complete 101 of all the options in Padlet. This will take you through all the key features in Padlet plus a few really useful tips that will help you get the most out of Padlet. This is ideal for students or teachers looking to build more collaboration in their teaching and learning online. If you want to get students to work in groups, do project work together, collaborate both in class or out of class, set up activities that involve brainstorming or sharing ideas then this is a great tool. In this video I will cover 1) Different types of Padlets 2) How to create a Padlet 3) How to share you Padlets 4) How to shorten the link/url to your Padlet 5) How to make a PDF or Image from your Padlet 6) Lots of ideas on how to use Padlets If you are looking for quick online collaboration which is free, easy to set up and offers a nice variety of tools then I think you might like Padlet.
This free program of short courses follows on from the Moodle Teaching Basics program. It goes beyond the basics of setting up a course and activities and focuses on good online teaching practice. It can help prepare you for the Moodle Educator Certificate.
This program relates to the following competences: 2.1 Selecting Digital resources; 2.2 Creating and modifying digital resources; 2.3 Managing, protecting and sharing digital resources; 3.1 Teaching; 3.2 Guidance; 4.1 Assessment strategies; 4.2 Analysing evidence; 4.3 Feedback and planning; 5.1 Accessibility and inclusion; 5.2 Differentiation and personalisation.
This free program of short courses is designed to help you understand the basics of teaching with Moodle.
At Beginner level, learning will focus on the practical aspects of using Moodle tools, including:
This program relates to the following competences: 3.1 Teaching; 5.1 Accessibility and inclusion.
As expected learning outcome from this Self-assessment tool, the learner will get more conscious about the level of his/her skills in terms of:
1. Communication
2. Teamwork
3. Conflict Management
4. Negotiation
5. Leadership
6. Self-Evaluation
7. Adaptability and Flexibility
8. Learning to Learn
9. Analytical Skills
10. Creativity and Innovation
11. Problem Solving
12. Information and Data Processing
13. (Digital) Communication
14. Digital Content Creation
15. Digital Problem Solving
A tutorial that demonstrates how useful the Flipped Classroom approach can be to teaching online. This video is full of practical ideas of how you could use the Flipped Classroom approach when delivering an online course. When working with tools like Zoom and Adobe Connect, we don’t want to spend too much time actually teaching. We want to spend more time working with the students in breakout rooms and getting them sharing and processing language. The idea of the Flipped Classroom is that the students do the lower order thinking skills at home so that they can do more group based, task based type learning when they are working in an online context. Tools like Google Maps or Google Earth are great tools for this. Teachers can model examples in the lesson, get the students to prepare a similar activity at home and then in class, students can work in break out rooms and share their ideas. This way you are making much better use of the live sessions. Instead of the teacher always being the focus of the lessons, the students can be working in breakout rooms and immediately sharing, collaborating and processing knowledge. It is vital that you understand the principles of the Flipped Classroom. You can apply these in the delivery of your classes. It does not mean that you don’t do any teaching in the live part of the lesson but it hopefully means that the live part is more student-focused and the students get more time to process and work with the things they are learning. The Flipped Classroom online does rely of course on the students working at home and preparing activities and I know that this can be very difficult. You don’t have to get them to do big pieces of work, it can be something basic but the idea is that you want the students to have something prepared on something done that they can immediately use in the live Zoom online sessions. It can be an effective way of working.
Supporting the Development and Certification of the Digital Competences of Educators – EdDiCo
Project Ref: 2019-1-DE01-KA203-005070
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