Digital education

Course Description

The Digital education course gives an overview of technology-enhanced learning to the attending students. The focus is on technologies that support learners and teachers in the educational process and on technologies that enhance education and potentially lead to better results on exams and contribute to building skills such as collaboration or critical thinking. In addition to the engineering knowledge needed for the development of such technologies, usability of software for education and evaluation of educational solutions are the necessary components in achieving the eco-system of modern digital education.

Learning Outcomes

Identify and apply cognitivist learning theories for key computer-assisted learning scenarios
Identify and apply appropriate assessment item types for computer-supported knowledge assessment
Develop a user interface respecting good practices in their design and evaluation
Explain use cases and techniques of colalaborative learning
Develop conclusion on trends in user data using learning analytics methods
Apply gamification technologies for design of digital learning materials
Identify and explain the relevance of key interoperability norms in digital education

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Course attendance

Exams

Tests

Laboratory Work

Student group project

Grading Method

	Continuous Assessment		Exam
Type	Threshold	Percent of Grade	Threshold	Percent of Grade
Class participation	0 %	10 %	0 %	10 %
Seminar/Project	50 %	60 %	50 %	60 %
Final Exam: Written	0 %	30 %
Exam: Written			50 %	30 %