COD 2015 - D095

iPads in Education

Teachers and teacher trainees

3 sessions, start: 04-Nov

Course detail

Year: 2015
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Postponed
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Ms. Jennifer Verschoor
Print course
ESSARP Schools
ARS
Exams Schools
ARS
Non affiliate
ARS 600.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Schedule
1 04 November - 10 November 2015 Online session
2 11 November - 17 November 2015 Online session
3 18 November - 24 November 2015 Online session

Facilitator/s

Jennifer Verschoor

Jennifer Verschoor graduated from St. Andrew's Scots School. She holds a degree in Literary, Technical and Legal Translation as well as a Bachelor's degree in Educational Management, English Teaching and ICT in the Classroom validated by Trinity College London. She holds an MA in Virtual Environments and a Specialization in Education and ICT offered by the Ministry of Education in Argentina. She is the co-author of My First Digital Journey, an ebook published by The Round in December 2012. Currently she is working for the British Council in Argentina and Chile, ESSARP, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Cambridge English and SimpleK12 giving teacher training courses on the integration of ICT. She has been hired by SBS International to co-moderate TIC en el AULA, nominated for an ELTon Award in 2013 under the category Local Innovation.
Teachers and teacher trainees
- This online course is designed for teachers just beginning to use an iPad.
- Participants will be guided through the use of a range of applications considered essential for educators. Strategies that focus upon creativity, writing, image-processing, gaming, video processing, and audio recording will be explored by all present.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to develop the skills and techniques required to:
- Identify and review practical iPad applications for educators.
- Create and compose text documents.
- Process images and photographs.
- Identify and review games useful for educators and their students.
- Identify and review rich news and media applications useful for educators and their students.
- Identify and review dedicated educational applications.
The participants will work with their iPads at home, to develop their skills in using the iPad applications.
Doug Reid, Wayfinder Education Group, Canada; Nathaniel Ostashewski,(2011) iPads in the Classroom – New Technologies, Old Issues: Are they worth the effort? Athabasca University, Canada.
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