Introduction to Education Technology
A university-level course, designed for pre-service teachers and administrator in Viet Nam.
Audience: Pre-service, in-service teachers, school administrators
Date: 2021 – 2022
Learning solution: Blended learning course
Technologies: Canvas, Prezi Video, Prezi Design, YouTube, Adobe Suite, Google Suite
Skills: Curriculum Design, Visual Design, Storyboard, Assessment for Learning.
The Challenge
– There is a need to expand educational access to a larger audience.
– Past and current teachers received no formal training in technology and algorithmic-based applications.
The solution
– An online, semester-long course with four blended components
– A set of scaffolded continuous, formative, weekly assessments for learning
– A design capstone project in the form of e-teaching-portfolio
The science
– Andragogy: The course was designed focusing on adult-learning theories, allowing educators to take full ownership of their learning
– Conceptual change: the course draws theories exclusively related to what teachers can utilize immediately into their day-to-day teaching.
– Project-based learning: Learning by collaborative doing (designing) learning experience using technologies.