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ICT: learning more than just the basics

ICT: learning more than just the basics. G. Melançon, P. Séébold Maths & Computer Science Dept. Montpellier 3 University. ICT at UPV. Computer science taught since many years at UPV “Hard core computing” as part of different disciplines Formal languages, document structures

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ICT: learning more than just the basics

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  1. ICT: learning more than just the basics G. Melançon, P. Séébold Maths & Computer Science Dept. Montpellier 3 University

  2. ICT at UPV • Computer science taught since many years at UPV • “Hard core computing” as part of different disciplines • Formal languages, document structures • Algorithms, computing and programming • Linguistics, quantitative geography and sociology, …

  3. ICT at UPV • Computer science also taught as part of methodology • How to achieve common tasks using the technology (bibliography, text search, …) • Unfortunately turns out as tutorial classes for specific software programs

  4. C2i: ICT for all • National program • Aims at giving all students the ability to • benefit from, use, exploit ICT • in all class scenarios and at all levels • keep and further develop these capabilities in future career To succeed in the development of e-classroom

  5. C2i: ICT for all • Goes far beyond than a simple tutorial class • Adaptability to ICT evolution (tools, data storage and processing, …) • Proficient use of ICT in a working or social environment • Broadcast and digest of information, collaborative work, etc. • Ethics

  6. C2i / ICT: the challenge • Adaptability / Proficient use of ICT • Much easier to teach “hard” science student • Ignore the technology and concentrate on its use • Assume the student will do whatever is needed to grasp the technology Actually not so true …

  7. C2i / ICT: the challenge • Make the student assimilate concepts and ideas without explicitly teaching them … • Data formats, conversion, storage, … • Interfaces (domains and limits; biases, incoherence, …) • Protocols (http ?, ftp ?, proxy ?, smtp ?, wifi ?, ssh ?, …)

  8. C2i / ICT: didactics • Overall goal requires close collaboration between core computer scientists and experts from other disciplines • Need to stay as close as possible to user tasks and transfer concrete abilities (“know-how”) • Need to diffuse as much as possible the abstractions underlying the technology

  9. C2i / ICT didactics • Need to avoid/overcome common mistakes • Stick with popular tools and technology: how is this related to adaptability ? • Organize self-tutoring: how is this related with the acquisition of a know-how ? Not optimal if concepts are to be discovered through practice … • e-students need to be closely managed • Run superficial and mass evaluation: how good is it at evaluating concrete abilities ?

  10. C2I / ICT : the UPV case • Close collaboration between the Maths/CS and other departments • More or less uniform class material available on-line • Reasonable size classes (2 students / computer) • Most classes on campus, few e-learning classes

  11. Classes organized into beginners, intermediate or skilled students Students experience different platforms: Mac, WinXP and Linux Students are required to use a collaborative environment Skilled students have specific material (more) related to their discipline Interfaces Data formats Protocols C2I / ICT : the UPV case

  12. e-Bibliography • c2i.education.fr • tice.education.fr/educnet/formation • www.univ-montp3.fr/miap/ens

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