Course nr: 11 Enhancing creativity and innovation in my classroom using Information & Communication Technology. “Create a future classroom in your school”
Dates/Venue
Leuven (Belgium)
July 2 – 7
Target Groups
This course is designed for teachers from all educational levels & sectors who consider themselves as beginners and/or pre-intermediate as far as digital skills and/or integration of technology in education are concerned.
Course aims
In this course participants will learn about tools and methodologies to increase and enhance the level of interaction in the classroom. The course addresses topics relevant for the development of 21st century skills such as student dialogue and collaboration, creativity, problem solving and digital literacy.
Course content and activities
The workshop participants will:
- Discover tools and methodologies to increase interaction in the classroom.
- Experiment with different software to increase student (tele)collaboration.
- Learn about the possibilities of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).
- Exploit the advantages of touch screens and electronic whiteboards to support interaction and dialogue in the classroom.
- Use widgets and software to create interactive exercises to support flipped learning
- Use tools for brainstorming and mapping of students’ pre-knowledge
- Explore tools and strategies for blended learning scenarios
- Be introduced to international School projects
- Explore Open Educational Resources
Methodology
The course combines introductions in the form of brief plenaries on the methodological topics of the day followed by presentations of related online applications, Web 2.0 tools, materials and/or activities. Then the practical work is done individually or in small groups depending on the needs and educational levels. Finally, the outcomes are shared and discussed.
Draft Agenda
Day 1
Greet & Meet
Intercultural event (Guided City Tour)
Day 2
- Introduction
- Practicalities
Ice breaker “who is who”
Overview of course topics
Interactive classroom part I
- Overview possibilities and tools in the classroom
Best practices and testing - develop interactive lessons plans
Interactive classroom part II
- Educational apps
- Exploring different online freeware
- Increasing interactivity in your classroom
- Exploring cloud based programmes
Project creation: group work
Review of the day
Day 3
Become an expert with an interactive whiteboard
- Overview top skills
- Exploring the different software tools
- Collaboration 2.0 – Lumio
- Assessment using interactive technology in the classroom
- Tips and trics
Future classroom Lab
- Different learning zones
- Tools and methodologies
- Examples
- Designing / customising content for local use
- Presentations and review of the day
Day 4
Creative use of multimedia in your lessons
- Exploring different tools
- Creating interactive comics
Stop motion 2024 - Creating interactive video’s / Exploring apps
- Develop your interactive scavengerhunt / escape room
- Project creation with QR-codes:
- Create your own QR codes
QR-code interactive group work
Designing / customising teaching materials for local use
Presentations and review of the day
Day 5
Augmented reality in the classroom
- Best practices and pedagogy
- Create your own marker
1:1 learning
- Pedagogy and best practices
Exploring cloud based programmes
Flipped classroom
Designing / customising teaching materials for local use
Presentations and review of the day
Day 6
- Collaboration 2.0 – part 2: Increasing student involvement
- Designing for collaborative learning
Collaboration in international school projects: exploring the implications (preparations, scheduling, materials design etc)
Finalising sample materials, developing draft project plans
Sharing & discussing results
Course evaluation + Certificates
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