LL109V IT for Technology Teachers 7.5 credits

IT för tekniklärare

Educational level First cycle Academic level (A-D)
Subject area Techonology
Grade scale P, F

Course offerings

Spring 13 for single courses students CANCELLED

Periods Spring 13 P3 (4.0 credits), P4 (3.5 credits) Application code 20023
Start date 07/01/2013 End date 2013 week: 21
Language of instruction Swedish Campus KTH Campus
Number of lectures Number of exercises
Tutoring time Daytime Form of study Normal
Number of places * 10 - 20
*) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.
Course responsible Stefan Stenbom <stkn@kth.se>
Teacher Stefan Stenbom <stkn@kth.se>

Autumn 13 for single courses students - To application

Periods Autumn 13 P1 (4.0 credits), P2 (3.5 credits) Application code 10025
Start date 02/09/2013 End date 2013 week: 51
Language of instruction Swedish Campus KTH Campus
Number of lectures Number of exercises
Tutoring time Daytime Form of study Normal
Number of places * 10 - 15
*) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.
Course responsible Stefan Stenbom <stkn@kth.se>
Teacher Stefan Stenbom <stkn@kth.se>
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Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

- Identify aims from the curriculum of the school and the course syllabus in technology that include IT and learning, and suggest methods that give preconditions for pupils to achieve them.

- Relate to how computers and Internet influence the development in society in general and at school in particular.

- Create digital objects of learning and use his/her own or others' digital objects of learning in his/her own teaching.

- Seek information and relate to copyright in the field of technology.

- Explain how computers and network are built-up on a general level.

- Describe how personal computers and embedded systems are programmed to be able to carry out a certain job.

- Give examples of several digital tools common at school and describe their advantages and disadvantages

Course main content

The course deals with informatics and its location in the field of technology in the primary and lower-secondary school, above all in upper compulsory school. In the course, we discuss learning in an environment of which computers are a natural part and how the teacher can relate to that development. How computers and network function are also included on a general level. The course also deals with production and use of digital objects of learning.

Eligibility

General entry requirements.

The course is meant for professional teachers in technology in primary and lower-secondary school, above all in upper compulsory school. The course assumes that the student has good knowledge of the use of computers and access to computer and Internet connection during the course.

Literature

Scientific articles, extracts from books, curriculum and course syllabi for the primary and lower-secondary school and several web resources. Literature list is available two weeks before the start of the course at the latest.

Examination

  • INL1 - Written Assignment, 4.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • LAB1 - Laboratory Tasks, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • SEM1 - Seminars, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F

The course is examined through active participation in all course meetings. We apply continuous examination where the student will be assigned larger and smaller written assignments between the course meetings. In the course there is also a laboratory part where the student should create digital objects of learning in technology.

Requirements for final grade

The course is examined through active participation in all course meetings. We apply continuous examination where the student will be assigned larger and smaller written assignments between the course meetings. In the course there is also a laboratory part where the student should create digital objects of learning in technology.

Offered by

Teacher Education

Contact

Stefan Stenbom, stkn@kth.se

Examiner

Per Norström <perno@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 13.
Examination information valid from: Spring 12.