Webinar program «Information and Communication Technologies in Pedagogy»
Webinars from Finnish experts will help you better master the digital tools necessary for effective distance and blended learning.
Start date: 01.01.2022Description course
The webinar program is designed to enhance teachers’ competencies for using digital technology in distance/online and hybrid education, for applying a learner-centered approach to learning, organizing collaborative learning and strengthening student communities.
The webinars will provide an opportunity to learn about best practices and experimental solutions for distance/online education in Ukraine and Finland for use by teachers and schools.
The main focus will be on teaching-learning practices in primary school and the 5-6th grades.
Format: 6 webinars including practical assignments. In total 30 teaching hours. The professional development program is at the link.
Certificate: The programme completion certificate will be issued to participants who participate in at least 80% of all the webinars of the programme.
Description course
Minna Lakkala
Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Education of Helsinki University. Supervisor for Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture.
Liisa Ilomäki
Docent in Education and Technology. University Researcher in the Department of Education of Helsinki University. Supervisor for Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture.
Topics
- Challenges of distance/online learning
- Diverse ways of distance and hybrid learning
- Pedagogical approaches digital learning
- Case study: The All-Ukrainian School Online
Presentations
Approaches to teaching and learning
What is special in blended, hybrid and online learning?
Challenges of various online learning implementations
- Role of digital technology in teaching and learning
- Ideas and practices for using of digital technology
Presentations
Teachers’ and students’ digital competence What should they know and manage?
Pedagogical practices with digital technology
Digital tools for distance online learning
Case study
Improving digital competence - Digi Path as a city-level framework
- Pedagogical founding structures
- Practical procedure and criteria for the planning of a distance and hybrid study/course
Presentations
Planning of distance/online teaching
Practical procedure and criteria for the planning of distance/online learning
Pedagogical founding structures
Comments about the teaching ideas
- Providing support to learning and distance working skills
- How to activate students
- How to support collaborative work
Presentations
Providing support to learning and distance working skills
How to support collaborative work
How to activate students
Finnish practice case
Distance Learning with Digital Learning Tools in a Finnish Primary School
Mobile Distance Education to Al-Hol detention camp in Syria
- Assessment of a student’s learning – a teacher’s skills and assessment culture in school
- Diverse assessment needs vs. good practices of online assessment
Presentations
Assessment of learning
- Sharing of good practices of using ICT in pedagogy
- Paths for continuous professional development
- Wrap-up, feedback, closing
- Case study: Viewpoints from a Finnish elementary school principal