180 hours (self-study: approx. 80 hours; learning activities: approx. 80 hours; participation: approx. 20 hours)

mtl100 Principles, Theory, and Practice of Technology Enhanced Learning

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Define learning with digital media and open educational resources (OER).
2. Describe the development of media in the history of technology enhanced learning (TEL) as a function of interaction and independence.
3. Identify the basic psychological processes involved in TEL.
4. Explain design principles for TEL.
5. Explore various models and pedagogical criteria in evaluating learning materials.
6. Apply an instrument to evaluate the quality of digital educational resources.
7. Develop a proposal for designing and implementing a TEL project.

This course provides an overview of the use of digital media in a variety of educational settings, designed to identify properties, strengths, and weaknesses of digital media in different learning contexts. The basic psychological processes of perception, understanding, and learning with educational media will be introduced, with a focus on instructional design for technology enhanced learning environments and stand-alone learning objects. Students will identify and explore a variety of digital learning materials and apply instruments to evaluate them. Topics will include collaborative learning technologies, open educational resources, the impact of media on learning outcomes, methods of evaluation, quality assurance, and project management of TEL initiatives.

All course materials will be provided as open education resources (OER).

https://uol.de/mtel/content

At the end of the semester

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