TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA IN EDUCATION - COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduction

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​This course is aimed at teachers and school staff from pre-school level to primary, secondary, vocational, adult and special needs education, staff of non-government organizations, government and policy makers and company staff as well as students and all those who want to improve their digital competences and learn how they can use technology to enhance learning. The course will focus on theoretical background and practical use of digital storytelling and building narratives as well as the opportunities for creating teaching and learning resources through media production and video editing actions. Participants are expected to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.

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Methodology

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Methodology is based on theoretical lessons and presentations of examples of good practice as well as discussions and experience comparisons. Participants will have the opportunity to get to know the theoretical background as well as go through a series of practical exercises in order to develop skills for use of video editing and production software and various free online content management tools. A strong focus will be on a systematic curation of content and form through building narratives.

Objectives

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• Understanding of the role and shapes of media in education of the 21st century.

• Improving the participants’ digital competences.

• Understanding how technology and media can enhance learning.

• Understanding of storytelling and narrative building as teaching and learning style.

• Developing communication, collaboration, presentation, problem solving, negotiation, critical and creative thinking skills.

• Improving video capturing, editing and media production skills.

• Enhancing understanding of the potential storytelling and narrative building have in use of technology and media in education and opportunities they provide.

• Enhancing professional skills through mastering tools for virtual communication and collaboration.

• Providing and exercising creative ideas and practical resources for successful implementation of digital storytelling, video editing and media production in education.

• Improving English fluency (official language of the course).

• Promoting intercultural awareness. 

• Sharing experiences of digital storytelling, video editing and media production from different organizations in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.

• Strengthening the European collaboration among people using digital storytelling, video editing and media production in education in different contexts.

• Providing insights into different education systems.

Networking opportunities and cultural programme

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The course includes networking opportunities and cultural exchange opportunities to create European dimension and find possible partners for future projects as well as a city tour or a cultural trip (depending on the location). These are included in the course fee and at no additional expence for participants.

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Preparation

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After registration participants will receive a pre-course questionnaire which will be used by the trainer to learn about participants’ teaching backgrounds and to assess their exact needs. Before the beginning of the course a basic reading list will be suggested to participants to prepare for the training. Participants will also be asked to prepare a presentation about themselves, their professional context and their culture which will be used during the first meeting. Participants will receive information about the country they are going to visit in order to prepare them for their cultural experience.

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Follow up

After the course participants will be asked to share what they have learned with the rest of the staff in their schools. Moreover, they will be encouraged to share materials showing how they are using what they have learned in their everyday work in terms of ideas, photos, videos, lesson plans, assessment and self-assessment forms, etc. creating an open educational resource available to everyone else from the group and beyond. Thanks to the cultural exchange, teambuilding and work in transnational teams the participants will be networked which will provide greater opportunities to develop future partnerships and projects. Further books and articles to deepen the topic and contacts with some other practitioners all over Europe and in the world will be suggested by the trainer. The methods shared and explored and the bibliography given will allow the participants to complete and improve their educational path.

Certificate

Each participant will get a course attendance certificate and the Europass Mobility Document.

Accommodation

We do not directly offer accommodation and subsistence and participants are responsible for organizing it by themselves.

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Paperwork

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We also provide all the support with paperwork you might need for your Erasmus+ project documentation such as mobility agreement and registration letter.

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Cancelation policy

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Free cancellation up to 30 days before the start. After that, the reservation is not refundable. Changes in name and profile of the participant are possible any time before the start of the course (replacement participants from the same school/org are accepted at any time). In case the school/org doesn't find a replacement, we will still offer a place at any of our confirmed courses later in the year without any additional costs but we can not guarantee that every course session will be confirmed and the school/org will only be offered to choose from already confirmed course sessions. In case it will not be possible for the participant to attend the course or for us to organize the course due to extraordinary circumstances (classified as such by the European Commission) which present themselves in the period of less than 30 days before the start of the course and we don’t manage to find an alternative solution, we will keep 50 % of the payment and refund the remaining balance of 50% to the payer’s bank account.