Web 2.0 in Learning & Teaching (Primary & Post Primary)

COURSE CODE: 10LS570

Tuesday 13, 20 April and 4 May 2010 (Please note change of date)

TIME: 7.00– 9.30pm

VENUE: Laois Education Centre

Each module has been designed to be of 2.5 hours in duration Course duration:
This course consists of three modules based on using Web 2.0 in an educational context. Each module has been designed to be of 2.5 hours in duration

Target Audience:
These modules are aimed at primary and post primary teachers who are interested in integrating Web 2.0 technologies into learning and teaching.

Course Content/Topics:
There are three modules in total:

1. Introduction to Web 2.0 Tools

This is the first of the 3 modules of Web 2.0 for Learning, and provides an introduction to web 2.0 tools and their uses in education. It also gives an overview of Wiki’s, RSS feeds and aggregators as well as social bookmarking and provides the basic skills required to use these tools in an educational context, along with internet safety and copyright considerations.

2. Introduction to Blogging

Module 2, Introduction to Blogging, provides an overview of blogging in education, including curricular uses and examples of Irish schools’ blogs. It also provides the skills required to create a blog (using Scoilnet Blogs), to post to a blog and to add digital content in other formats (images, video, etc) to your blog.

3. Introduction to Podcasting

Module 3, Introduction to Podcasting, provides an overview of podcasting in an educational context which includes possible curricular uses and examples of podcasts created by Irish schools. This module also provides participants with the skills required to create a podcast and to upload their podcast to their school’s blog (using Scoilnet Blogs).

Pre-requisites:
These introductory modules are suitable for both primary and post primary teachers who wish to extend their capacity to use a range of Web 2.0 tools in support of learning and teaching in the classroom environment.

This is not a beginner's course. Participants should be familiar with uploading and downloading files and be comfortable with basic ICT tasks (opening, editing, saving, closing files, etc). They should have some experience of browsing the Internet and be familiar with using e-mail.