Universität Wien

590004 SE Current debates in education (2024W)

Research Topics in Digital Education and Learning

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 59 - Doktoratsstudium Bildungswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Tu 10.12. 11:30-14:45 Seminarraum 3 Porzellangasse 4, EG05

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 15.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Porzellangasse 4, EG05
  • Tuesday 29.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Porzellangasse 4, EG05
  • Tuesday 26.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Porzellangasse 4, EG05
  • Tuesday 07.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Porzellangasse 4, EG05
  • Tuesday 21.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3 Porzellangasse 4, EG05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Contents:
The seminar explores current substantive debates in the field of digital education and learning. Topics include the role of emerging technologies in education, challenges related to digital equity and equal access, and participation in ethical and societal discourse. Participants will engage in critical discussions, analyze key research findings, and identify avenues for future inquiry to advance the field of digital education and learning.
Aims:
The seminar aims to convey an overview and critical understanding of the current state of the art in research topics from digital education and learning relevant to the participants. They should be able to critically examine key research findings, identify and assess opportunities and challenges, engage in ethical and societal discourse and identify gaps in current research to sketch future directions for the field.
Methods:
The seminar will comprise some of the following methods:
- Lectures, for foundational knowledge and theoretical frameworks
- Discussion sessions, to encourage critical reflection and to share perspectives
- Analysis of research findings, to identify key topics / findings and to understand the current state of knowledge in the field
- Case studies and group activities, to facilitate practical application of theoretical concepts, encourage collaborative problem-solving, and promote deeper insights into real-world challenges and opportunities
Project work, undertaking individual or group projects to explore specific research questions

Assessment and permitted materials

- Active participation during the seminar
- Participation in group/project work and presentation of results
- Seminar papers

Students’ use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) to support the production of texts and media is permitted while ensuring their written works remain authentically their own. Usage of AI tools must be documented and cited appropriately to maintain academic integrity and acknowledge the contribution of these tools to the students' work.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

No prior technical knowledge required. Seminar and texts mostly in English language. Attendance with active participation, timely submission of seminar paper(s).

Attendance is compulsory for 'pi' courses. Absences will only be excused in justified cases, e.g. illness (only with a doctor's certificate), conflicting examination dates, compulsory participation in an excursion, care obligations, etc. (only with confirmation).

Minimum requirement:
- Compulsory attendance (see above).
- Compulsory presentations.
- Seminar papers: In order to ensure good scientific practice, the
course instructor may invite students to a grade-relevant discussion after submission of the seminar paper, which must be completed with a positive grade.

Assessment criteria:
The grade is awarded subject to attendance and holding the presentations on the basis of the quality of the seminar paper(s) (specified/agreed submission deadline must be met). Active participation and the quality of the presentations can improve or worsen the grade by one grade.

Examination topics

There will be no exam (see modes of assessment above).

Reading list

Exemplary collection, which will be expanded as part of the seminar:

Barbara Göbl, Elisabeth Anna Guenther, Fares Kayali, Christopher Frauenberger, Situating computational empowerment in formal education: A multi-perspective view, International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction,
Volume 38, 2023, 100604, ISSN 2212-8689, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2023.100604. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212868923000417)

Iversen, O. S., Smith, R. C., & Dindler, C. (2018). From Computational Thinking to Computational Empowerment: A 21st Century PD Agenda. In Participatory Design Conference. Association for Computing Machinery.

Blossfeld, H., Bos, W., Daniel, H., Hannover, B., Köller, O., Lenzen, D., McElvany, N., Roßbach, H., Seidel, T., Tippelt, R., Wößmann, L. (2018): Digitale Souveränität und Bildung Gutachten 2018. Vereinigung der Bayrischen Wirtschaft. Waxmann Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-8309-3813-2.

Kayali, Fares, Gerhard Brandhofer, Martin Ebner, Naemi Luckner, Sandra Schön, and Christine Trültzsch-Wijnen. 'Distance Learning 2020Rahmenbedingungen, Risiken und Chancen.'Nationaler Bildungsbericht(2021): 337-373.

Association in the course directory

DSE

Last modified: Fr 11.10.2024 11:07