Educational Digital Transformation: New Technological Challenges for Competence Development


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The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to examine our understanding of the opportunities and challenges that ICTs offer to support the functioning of all aspects of education. The closure of educational institutions has forced a radical change in the practices of teachers and societies regarding the use of ICT to support teaching, learning, social relations and work in many sectors. In the training of digital skills, the instrumental mastery of ICT continues to outweigh the preparation of citizens to make constructive and safe use of technologies. After two decades of educational policies, we continue to reduce digital literacy to instrumental skills. That is, you do not learn why to use educational technologies and how, or to be critical of their use. Education 4.0 seeks to develop and enhance the digital skills of students and teachers in digital teaching environments, through the creation of a line of academic training programs for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education. This article collection welcomes contributions to improve training policies and practices in Educational Digital Transformation for educational development (strategies, activities, proposals for assessment and certification of skills).




Integrando las TIC a la escuela de la sociedad del conocimiento


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Desde el comienzo del siglo XX la educación fue declarada en muchos países como un derecho humano ineludible para toda la población. Por este aspecto la escuela entra a ser considerada el mejor escenario, donde los sujetos continuarán extendiendo el proceso de enculturación iniciado por su núcleo familiar. Ahora bien, la escuela del siglo XX se interesó por emular los principales elementos de la sociedad industrial. Así, su plan de estudio estuvo configurado por disciplinas que representaban las diferentes expectativas que caracterizaron a esta sociedad. A pesar del éxito relativo que se alcanzó por aquella época, el siglo XXI trajo consigo un nuevo conjunto de desafíos y presiones propio de la sociedad del conocimiento. En esta la producción y diseminación del conocimiento como un capital individual y social son mediadas por las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC), aspecto que ha generado el surgimiento de las nuevas alfabetizaciones a ser tenidas en cuenta por la escuela en los diferentes currículos disciplinares. Por todo esto, se considera que la escuela tiene como tarea central asistir a los estudiantes no solo en el desarrollo de los conocimientos y habilidades disciplinares, sino también en la adopción de estos elementos epistémicos como el medio a través del cual desarrollan un pensamiento de nivel superior junto con las nuevas alfabetizaciones que demanda la sociedad del conocimiento. Esta situación está imponiendo a los profesores en formación y en ejercicio la necesidad de identificar y desarrollar el conocimiento tecnológico y pedagógico del contenido (CTPC) a lo largo de los programas de formación y desarrollo profesional. Estos deben brindarles la oportunidad de aprender a entretejer las bases del conocimiento del contenido, la pedagogía y la tecnología con el fin de fundamentar el diseño, la implementación y evaluación de ambientes de aprendizaje potenciados por las TIC.




Digital Turn in Schools—Research, Policy, Practice


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This volume is a compilation of selected papers that were presented at the annual conference of the International Council of Educational Media (ICEM) in Tallinn, Estonia, on September 5 - 7, 2018. The book reports on recent interdisciplinary research and innovative practices regarding school-wide implementation of digital innovation and connects it with recent developments in the field of educational media. The key concept is “Digital Turn,” which is understood as a socio-technical transition towards next-generation digital learning ecosystems in education. Although Digital Turn can also be implemented at the classroom or national levels, most of the contributions in this volume take a whole-school perspective on the policies and practices regarding digital innovation, educational media, e-assessment, digital competences of teachers and students as well as learning design and learning analytics.










Web 2.0 How-to for Educators, 2nd Edition


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Ignite creativity by weaving Web 2.0 tools into the classroom. In this expanded and fully updated edition, the authors of the best-selling Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools introduce you to more collaborative tools and expertly lead you through classroom and professional applications that help expand student and teacher learning.







Comparative Perspectives on the Archaeology of Coastal South America


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Thirteen papers by archaeologists from North and South America on the archaeology of coastal Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The authors have all emphasized comparative approaches to prehispanic societies along the Pacific coast. They give preference neither to high theory nor to case-specific empirical details, but rather attempt to answer theoretically important research questions with appropriate methodologies and empirical datasets--ones that are amenable to a broad comparative view.




Flip Your Classroom


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Learn what a flipped classroom is and why it works, and get the information you need to flip a classroom. You’ll also learn the flipped mastery model, where students learn at their own pace, furthering opportunities for personalized education. This simple concept is easily replicable in any classroom, doesn’t cost much to implement, and helps foster self-directed learning. Once you flip, you won’t want to go back!




Reinventing Project-Based Learning, 2nd Edition


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Lead students through powerful learning experiences with Reinventing Project-Based Learning, a guide for educators, administrators and professional development specialists who want to make the shift to a more student-driven learning model. Explore proven strategies for overcoming the limitations of the traditional classroom, including a wealth of technology tools for inquiry, collaboration and global connection to support this new vision of instructional design.