Creating and Designing Digital Multimedia Content for Inclusive Classrooms: A Deep Dive into Multimedia Space
Course Summary
This comprehensive course is designed for teachers, professional associates, principals, and other school staff of pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools. It aims to equip participants with the skills to create, redesign, and effectively utilize digital materials and multimedia content in the classroom.
Participants will begin by learning the fundamentals of digital content creation, progressing from the initial concept to the publication of the final product. They will gain hands-on experience with various content creation tools and approaches, emphasizing the principles of design thinking to adapt and revise materials as needed.
The course also delves into multimedia learning, a rapidly growing trend in education, highlighting the importance of integrating ICT and multimedia to create student-centered learning environments. Participants will explore the basics of multimedia, learning how to use and adapt existing resources and create their own to enhance and stimulate student learning.
By the end of the course, participants will have a theoretical and practical understanding of the most effective free software and applications for producing multimedia content in education, empowering them to transform their teaching practices and better meet individual learning needs.
Price:
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5-day course: 400 €
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6-day course: 480 €
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7-day course: 560 €
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Course Detailed Description
In the past decade, the use of technology in education has significantly increased, with teachers utilizing digital classroom technology to streamline learning and assessment processes. This course addresses the essential need for teachers to create and redesign digital materials, fostering a compelling and challenging digital learning environment.
Participants will develop digital literacy and digital competence for learning, understanding the importance of selecting stable and effective digital tools. The course emphasizes curating digital materials to ensure their continued access despite changing technologies, equipment, and software. Teachers will learn to navigate these challenges, staying at the center of the digital ecosystem by following digital trends and integrating innovative design thinking into their practices.
The course also explores multimedia learning, which integrates text, video, sound, graphics, and animation into the learning environment. Participants will understand the significance of multimedia technologies and applications in education, learning how to use these tools effectively to enhance teaching and learning.
By mastering multimedia learning strategies and digital tools, participants will be able to design and create engaging multimedia content. The course combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications, empowering teachers to use multimedia elements in pedagogically sound ways to achieve the best learning outcomes.
The main goals of this course are to:
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Create and redesign learning materials using the latest knowledge in educational digital design.
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Familiarize participants with multimedia and multimedia learning strategies.
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Use digital tools to design and produce effective multimedia content.
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Equip teachers to meet the challenges of maintaining and updating digital materials.
Other course goals:
By the end of this course, participants will:
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Develop the ability to select appropriate digital resources and tools for content creation, tailored to student needs.
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Gain proficiency in redesigning digital materials and preparing Micro-lessons using various digital tools.
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Understand the fundamentals of multimedia learning and its pedagogical approach.
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Learn to create multimedia content effectively and evaluate Course projects for instructional alignment.
COURSE SCHEDULE (Day by day):
*Please note that the course schedule provided on this website for the 6-day course is intended as an example only. The actual schedule may vary according to the needs and preferences of the group attending the course.
Upon registration for the course, attendees will be provided with a finalized schedule tailored to the specific course they have booked. This schedule will include details such as session times, topics covered, and any additional activities planned.
For any questions or concerns regarding the course schedule, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Day 1
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Introduction to the course and course outline
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Ice-breaking activities and participant introductions
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Presentation of participating organizations
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Exchanging good practices in digital learning and multimedia content design
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Identification of participant needs and goals
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Guided city tour
Day 2
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Exploring digital materials and resources
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Digital literacy skills and small project on digital materials
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Introduction to multimedia in education and its pedagogical approach
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Advantages and disadvantages of multimedia in education
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Multimedia learning strategies and collaborative learning
Day 3
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Digital tools for material design and creation
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Design thinking principles and methods for digital content
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Preparing for the final activity - Micro-lesson or Learning scenario
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Pedagogical scenario models for using multimedia in education
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Learning strategies with multimedia and course project introduction
Day 4
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Digital design thinking and its application in education
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ICT and digital tools in multimedia space
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Networking and collaborative projects
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Creating educational multimedia content and course project development
Day 5
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Critical and reflective use of educational multimedia
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Designing multimedia educational content for classrooms
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Final activities - presentation of the Course project
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Course evaluation and feedback discussion
Day 6
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Course evaluation and certificate awarding
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Excursion and other external cultural activities
Note: The program will be dynamic and interactive. The schedule may change based on the issues posed by the participants and the real resolution processes in which we engage. Excursion plans for any given course may also affect the agenda.
Course outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Explore the features of digital materials and different sources of digital learning materials.
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Enhance digital literacy competence and proficiency in using digital tools for content creation.
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Design Micro-lessons or Learning scenarios with consideration of digital design thinking principles.
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Analyze and evaluate project works created during the course.
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Understand the importance of multimedia in education and its pedagogical approach.
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Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of multimedia in education with critical thinking.
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Utilize multimedia digital tools effectively to create course projects.
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Prepare and create course projects with multimedia content, and evaluate their effectiveness.