1. MOTIVATOR FOR MODERN EDUCATION Assoc. Prof. Diana Popova, Ph.D.
ICT
MOTIVATOR FOR MODERN EDUCATION
Assoc. Prof. Diana Popova, Ph.D.
Project No LVO2-KA

2. How do you feel about using ICT tools and software in your teaching?

3. ICT in Education

4. Bulgarian ICT National Strategy
Strategy for Development and Effective Implementation of ICT in Education and Science – ;
Ambitious goals for educational institutions;
Over 70 concrete measures;
Developed by experts from universities, schools, businesses, NGOs and government administration.

5. Main focuses
Infrastructure/Hardware
Teaching/Learning
Content (mostly digital)
Changes in the regulatory framework and implementation of management systems

6. Stages and Results
First stage (short-term goals – ) – Key Investments
Network linking regional inspectorates, universities and research centers;
National cloud ICT infrastructure for education and science;
Backup center for data storage, processing and provision of services;
WiFi infrastructure in educational institutions and research centers;
National e-learning platform for learning and content management;
Regulatory framework for digital content and ICT competences;
Piloting an integrated management system in schools and universities;
Educational portal and electronic handbooks for all natural sciences.

7. Stages and Results Second stage (medium-term goals– 2016- 2017)
Sustainable optical or high-speed connectivity to educational institutions;
Teaching/learning with mobile devices – m-learning
Integrated national educational information and management system;
Digital platform for video learning, teleconferencing and research;
Regional resource centers for data and content;
Electronic handbooks with interactive content for all comprehensive subjects.

8. Stages and Results Third stage (long-term goals – 2018-2020
Unified learning environment (u-learning);
Transition to electronic textbooks in all subjects;
Virtual classrooms and laboratories;
National system for online exams and external evaluation;
Automation of quality assessment in education and research;
Open and universal access to educational and scientific resources.

9. Good Practices at BFU
Blended Learning (BL)– a combination of traditional and e-learning.

10. Definition of BL
Formal education programme in which students learn:
At least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path and pace;
At least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home;
And have integrated learning experience.

11. Characteristics & Advantages of BL
Traditional classroom activities combined with online activities through Internet-based learning platforms;
Learning content on the Internet;
Remote interaction with learners;
Forums;
Exchange of digital content;
Integrative, interactive and holistic approach;
Develops personal and social skills;
Develops skills for life-long learning.

12. Characteristics & Advantages of BL
Affirms learning as a social activity;  
Creation of learner communities;  
More time for interactive classroom activities;
Self-learning skills and autonomous learning;
Addresses learners’ individual characteristics – pace of learning, cognitive abilities, preferred learning styles, etc.
Optimizes the use of ICT.

13. ICT at BFU ICT Courses: Information Technologies
Multimedia technologies
All courses taught at BFU are on the Moodle platform.

14. The 'Flipped Classroom'

15. What is it?
A reversal of traditional teaching where students gain first exposure to new material:
outside the classroom,
via reading or lecture videos,
and classroom time is used for problem-solving, discussions or debates.

16. Increases student engagement; Enhances the use of technology;
The Flipped Classroom
Increases student engagement;
Enhances the use of technology;
Provides greater opportunities for active learning in the traditional classroom.

17. ICT and the Flipped Classroom
Technology supports the Flipped Classroom through:
Capture content (scanning a document and saving it as a digital image) for students to access at their own convenience and to suit their pace of learning (lectures, readings, interactive multimedia, etc.);
Curate content (finding, grouping, organizing and sharing relevant content online) for students to gather their own resources.
Present learning materials in a variety of formats to suit different learner styles and multimodal learning (e.g. text, videos, audio, multimedia)

18. University Center for Distance Learning
Course category: Continuing Education
Course title: Business Correspondence
Course author: Assoc. Prof. Diana Popova, Ph.D.

19. The Future…?