Teacher in service training in Estonia Anne Villems, University of Tartu Computer Science Department
Background info Manual: Quality e-learning Cource (in Estonian) Manual: Quality Learning Object (in Estonian) ope.ee/docs/juhendkvaliteetseopiobjektiloomiseks?e=0/ http://issuu.com/e- ope.ee/docs/juhendkvaliteetseopiobjektiloomiseks?e=0/ Manual: Quality Digital Learning Materials (in Estonian) Quality lable for the E-learning courses. Course of the year – best course among applicants of the e-course quality lable.
Background info (2): School robotics FLL (First LEGO League) Estonia: 3 semifinals, >80 groups 2015/16 study year is 5th year of FLL in Estonia Junior FLL (students age 6-9) Estonia 132 groups 2015/16 study year is 3rd season Many ohter local contests: RoboMiku, Roboti Tsõõr
HITSA- Information Technology Foundation for Education Supports all levels of formal education in Estonia, From kindergardens to universities. Organises national conferences every year, with foreign guests. Issues e-learning newsletter Runs Moodle server for all educational organizations Supervises many working groups (digitaal learning materials, quality of e-learning, etc.) Contests in creative products of ICT usage (embroidery, music, 3Dprinting, etc.)
Systematic in service training courses, organized by HITSA „ Teacher of the Future “ modules, a 1,2 ECTS each. Learning in the Digital Age Shaping the Learning Environment and Assessment in Digitaal Age Learning process. In Digital Age Learning Process in the Digital Age Teacher in the Digital Society Teacher’s Professional Development in Digital Age Plus compulsory self-study pre-module: „Teacher’s Competences in the Digital Age“
Programming courses Programming at school (Python, Scratch) Robotics Programming Arduino 3pi and C programming Programming LEGO Mindstorms NXT, EV3
Our Department: for schools Teacher training courses (Python, Scratch) 1 day hobby camps (usually in Saturdays Linux, Web-design,syber security, building computer-cluster using Raspberry Pi, etc. MOOCs: „Down to Earth Programming“, The course of the year 2016 Basics of Programming. A.Annamaa Thonny environment: beginners Python users.
MOOCs Down to Earth Programming, 1 ECTS, created Hava run 4 times (first with test group) Participants: Gaduates: Basics of the Programming Is running just now 2nd time Participants: Graduates: ??? Participants are in the age 9 – 80, course is designed for adults, part of them are teachers.
More info CS Department: for schools Repositories of leaning materials: For schools: Koolielu For uniersities and vocational schools: with 4621 courses, learning objects and learning materials. Learning software suggested to Estonian teachers: