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EDU654 : Addressing problems of learning through technology and pedagogy

Course Overview

Course Synopsis

In this course different Information and Communication Technologies that can be used across the curriculum will be introduced. The prevalent problems of learning being experienced by students will be discussed in detail in this course. Using traditional contemporary and emerging technologies you will be able to design appropriate pedagogy to address the problems of learning. You will also learn to design learning contexts that are crosscurricular and are related to real world needs and experiences of your students.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course the students will be able to

  • Demonstrate understanding of core pedagogical principles strategies and tools for teaching kinematics by analyzing their benefits uses importance in designing effective content and instructional methods.
  • Identify the role of technology in education by exploring its impact on visualization elearning tools their application in teaching and problemsolving.
  • Analyze the biological foundations of learning by exploring the human brain processes images pictures and insights to enhance teaching strategies.
  • Design effective pedagogical strategies by creating discoverybased lessons and content for complex subjects like kinematics and probability.
  • Integrate technology into lessons by applying visualization techniques and elearning platforms for student engagement and learning experiences.
  • Develop engaging lectures by incorporating critical thinking exercises problemsolving activities and cooperative learning methods such as Jigsaw Learning.
  • Create a learning environment that fosters independent inquiry collaboration and critical thinking by implementing discoverybased and problembased learning strategies.
  • Apply Pedagogical Content Knowledge by teaching complex concepts effectively in various contexts including topics like sets probability and the pedagogy of Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
  • Integrate inclusive teaching strategies by employing technology and pedagogical models to support diverse learners including students with disabilities in Pakistans educational system

Course Calendar

1 Introduction
2 The benefits, uses and importance of the course in teaching and learning?
3 How will we use and achieve benefits of pedagogy in teaching and learning?

4 Application of Pedagogical tools and techniques to design pedagogical content
5 Pedagogical Content Design in Kinematics
6 Discovery Based Learning

7 Problem Solving Through Visualization
8 Recommendations about CS education in high school and college level in Pakistan
9 How sets can be taught through Discovery Based Learning (DBL)
Assignment

10 How the human brain works, the biology of brain as studied by a neurobiologist
11 The role of images and pictures in learning
12 How to generate pedagogical content knowledge
Quiz 1 lesson 7-lesson12

13 Teaching Probability
14 Addressing intuitive problems while studying probability
15 Teaching probability-2

16 Effective lecturing
17 The Relationship between Thinking and Learning
18 Technology in Education
Quiz 2 Lesson13-Lesson 18

19 Addressing problems of learning through technology
20 Power of visualization
21 Jigsaw Learning

22 Importance of asking questions-1
Mid-Term lesson 1-22
23 Importance of asking questions-2
24 Pedagogical strategies and technology in classroom

25 Commandments for teachers for an effective classroom
26 Posing problems with a context
27 Human Computer Interface
GDB Lesson 22-Lesson 27

28 Technology in Learning
29 Innovation in education
30 Application of technology in education

31 Learning through games
32 Pedagogy of Drama and Storytelling
33 Pedagogy in education
Quiz 3 Lesson 28-Lesson 33

34 Problem-based education
35 How schooling can be improved
36 Technology in Education-2

37 A Preview of Problems of Education in Pakistan
38 Teaching the handicapped
39 Discovery based Collaborative Learning

40 The Community of Inquiry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz
41 Pedagogy of Faiz Ahmed Faiz
42 E-learning
43 Characteristics of an Innovator

44 Traditional Teaching vs. Online Learning
45 Problems of Learning Through Pedagogy and Technology
Final Term 23-45

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