Didactics of Informatics

Didactic methods, Informatics in education, Evaluation and self-evaluation, Organizing and structuring a course, Advanced topics in informatics didactic and programming, Design, implementation and evaluation of educational software

Objectives

The main goal of the course is to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts in Didactics of Informatics

Prerequisites

None

Syllabus

Learning theories and informatics (behaviorism, cognitive and social-cultural constructivism). Didactic methods (teaching methods based on cooperative and team learning, discovery, cross thematic knowledge discovery, etc). Organizing and structuring a course ( didactic models, didactic goals, expected results, techniques, course planning). Evaluation and self-evaluation (goals, tools, feedback techniques etc). Informatics in education (informatics as a cognitive subject, a teaching tool and cognitive tool, technological-centric model, holistic model, practical model, introducing informatics to education, informatics curriculum, school labs and learning material). Advanced topics in informatics didactic and programming (traditional learning approaches and modern m innovative learning theories and methodologies). Design, implementation and evaluation of educational software, educational web pages and learning courses.