Syllabus
1. Introduction into didadctics of information education. Explanation of the key concept of "information education". Roel of information education in primary and secondary education in the Czech Republic. Curricular documents - Framework educational programme, School educational programme. Development of School educational programme for ICT as a part of didactics transformation.
2. Teaching principles and methods for bringing up to fruition of aims of information education.
3. Teaching methods for solving of typical asignments and representative problems for Information Education in school education.
4. Analysis of textbooks and evaluation of study and teaching sources for information education.
5. Carefully selected methodological questions of introduction into programming in Imagine. Approaches to development of information ang algorithmical pupil´s thinking and to development of pupil´s competency for manipulation with structures (structural thinking).
6. Research methodology and outcomes focused on educational issues and benefits of ICT in education.
7. Safety and work hygiene in ICT subjects and information education.
Annotation
The mission of this course is to provide student teachers theoretical bases necessary to master solving methodological questions how to integrate computer technologies into instruction in basic or secondary school. The accent is given to three different roles of ICT in school education: ICT as a study object, ICT as a tool for problem solving in various branches, ICT as a key element of working environment for teacher/learner.
The attention is given to didactic-methodological questions important for teaching ICT subjects in basic and secondary schools contributing to ICT skill and knowledge development needed for life in information/knowledge society, to creative activities of learners, and deeper understanding of principles and application of computer technologies in problem solving and in learning. The concept of information education and its key components is a base for theoretical approach to didactics of information and technical education 02.
The attantion will be given also to to analysis and evaluation of textbooks and to methodological questions of programming in primary and secondary schools (mainly in Imagine).