Utilizing ICT for Didactics of Social and Experimental Sciences

Utilizing ICT for Didactics of Social and Experimental Sciences
Author: Delgado-Algarra, Emilio José
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2024-10-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Technological advances allow for improved immersion experiences using information and communication technologies (ITCs) and their respective didactic possibilities. On the other hand, with the expansion of internet, mobile applications, and video games, they have become common use in student educational environments. By integrating digital tools and resources into the curriculum, teachers can create interactive and immersive learning experiences that cater to diverse learning styles and foster critical thinking skills. Harnessing new technology may allow educators to enrich their classrooms while preparing students to navigate the digital world, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application in social and experimental sciences. Utilizing ICT for Didactics of Social and Experimental Sciences explores the benefits of using information and communication technology in social and experimental sciences. It includes strategies and resources such as virtual reality, augmented reality, videogames, and virtual classrooms that can transform social sciences, teaching and learning, and society. This book covers topics such as digital technology, virtual reality, and gamification, and is a useful resource for computer engineers, scientists, sociologists, education professionals, academicians, and researchers.

El Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje

El Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje
Author: Carmen Alba Pastor
Publisher: Ediciones Morata
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018-02-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8471128306

Una de las paradojas más evidentes respecto al nuevo campo científico llamado Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje, DUA (Universal Design for Learning, UDL), es que de ningún modo ha alcanzado ese carácter universal. El DUA nació como un experimento educativo en el contexto del sistema escolar norteamericano y cobró cuerpo como movimiento para abordar las barreras a que se enfrentan los escolares en los Estados Unidos para acceder al aprendizaje. Sin embargo, los principios y prácticas del DUA tendrían que ser realmente universales y globales, porque proporcionar educación asequible y eficaz para cualquier alumno y alumna es una necesidad humana que transciende límites nacionales, culturales, políticos, lingüísticos o étnicos. Este nuevo libro de la profesora de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid Carmen Alba Pastor constituye sin duda una excelente introducción al DUA para el extenso mundo hispanohablante. El DUA trasciende lenguas y culturas, porque donde quiera que haya quien intente aprender, puede encontrarse con barreras para hacerlo. Nuestra tarea como educadores es limitar o eliminar tantas de esas barreras como resulte posible. Vamos comprobando que el DUA es una vía eficaz para lograrlo.

Handbook of Research on Promoting Social Justice for Immigrants and Refugees Through Active Citizenship and Intercultural Education

Handbook of Research on Promoting Social Justice for Immigrants and Refugees Through Active Citizenship and Intercultural Education
Author: Barreto, Isabel María Gómez
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2021-06-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1799872858

Migration movements have been a constant in the societies of the past, as well as in postmodern society. However, in the past ten years, the increase in political, economic, and religious conflict amongst nations; the increase of the poverty index; and many and various natural disasters have duplicated the forced displacement of millions of people across the seven continents of the planet. This situation brings important challenges in terms of the vulnerability, inequity, and discrimination that certain peoples suffer. Professionals from the fields of the social sciences, education, psychology, and international law share the fact that education represents an opportunity for children and young migrants to become members with full rights in the societies they arrive in. Empirical studies show that that the implementation of the right to education for migrants presents some challenges and dilemmas to the governments of host countries and more specifically to the education centers, NGOs, universities, and the professionals working in them, hence the need for more research on these issues of immigration, refugees, social justice, and intercultural education. The Handbook of Research on Promoting Social Justice for Immigrants and Refugees Through Active Citizenship and Intercultural Education provides visibility to issues such as the increase in migration and displacement and the difficulties in political agreements, educational contexts, and in cultural issues, stigmatization, vulnerability, social exclusion, racism, and hatred amongst host communities. This book gives possible solutions to this current complex situation and helps foster and promote sensitivity, perspective, and critical thinking for a respectful and tolerant coexistence and promotion of equity and social justice. The chapters promote cultural diversity and inclusion in classrooms by offering knowledge, strategies, and research on organizational development for educational institutions and multicultural environments. This book is essential for administrators, policymakers, leaders, teachers, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the promotion of social justice in education for immigrants and refugees.

El Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje

El Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje
Author: Sergio Sánchez Fuentes
Publisher: Narcea Ediciones
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2023-06-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8427729944

Este libro es un texto que sirve de guía para el profesorado sobre la aplicación del paradigma del Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje (DUA) en la programación docente. Consta de diversas partes donde se explican aspectos sobre cómo atender a todos los estudiantes bajo la premisa de la educación inclusiva. El libro comienza con un importante prólogo de Gerardo Echeita, autor referente en temas de inclusión, que sitúa y enfatiza la importancia de este texto en el momento actual. La obra, con un lenguaje claro y sencillo, presenta el modelo del DUA en base a un componente fundamental, la contextualización. Seguidamente, describe los principios del DUA desde la realidad docente que vive cada educador o educadora en sus aulas. Posteriormente, ofrece una amplia y pormenorizada serie de pautas y ejemplos de cómo aplicar el DUA en el quehacer educativo cotidiano; y lo hace en base a la evidencia de la investigación y con el compromiso de presentar modelos que se puedan adaptar a la realidad de cada escuela, de cada docente y de cada contexto. De esta manera lo que se intenta es proporcionar las herramientas necesarias para aplicar DUA en el aula, en los distintos niveles educativos, con un formato sumamente fácil de manejar. Para concluir, el autor expone su reflexión sobre la relación y la importancia de atender a la diversidad del alumnado desde el modelo del DUA.

Educational Innovation to Address Complex Societal Challenges

Educational Innovation to Address Complex Societal Challenges
Author: Segarra, Jacobo Roda
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2024-02-26
Genre: Education
ISBN:

In modern education, students and teaching methodologies face many challenges that hinder smooth development. The digital age presents students with information overload, impeding the cultivation of their critical thinking skills. Traditional language teaching methods must be revised to prepare students for the intricacies of a globalized, multilingual world. The rise in academic demands contributes to heightened stress levels among students. Despite the urgency of environmental challenges, educational systems need a cohesive focus on eco-conscious practices. The abrupt transition to virtual learning during crises has exposed challenges in adapting to and fully realizing the potential of virtual environments. These interrelated issues underscore the imperative for a comprehensive solution that aligns pedagogical practices with the demands of contemporary society. Educational Innovation to Address Complex Societal Challenges begins by dissecting pedagogical renewal and educational innovation, illustrating their expansive reach and adaptability in addressing the diverse educational challenges of our time. It emphasizes that these innovative elements extend beyond mere educational enhancements, presenting many opportunities to catalyze substantial societal change. A crucial aspect highlighted is the reciprocal relationship between educational practices and social reality, creating a symbiotic circle that adds meaning to the educational process.

Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom

Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom
Author: Tracey E. Hall
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2012-07-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462506313

"Clearly written and well organized, this book shows how to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) across all subject areas and grade levels. The editors and contributors describe practical ways to develop classroom goals, assessments, materials, and methods that use UDL to meet the needs of all learners. Specific teaching ideas are presented for reading, writing, science, mathematics, history, and the arts, including detailed examples and troubleshooting tips. Particular attention is given to how UDL can inform effective, innovative uses of technology in the inclusive classroom. Subject Areas/Keywords: assessments, classrooms, content areas, curriculum design, digital media, educational technology, elementary, inclusion, instruction, learning disabilities, literacy, schools, secondary, special education, supports, teaching methods, UDL, universal design Audience: General and special educators in grades K-8, literacy specialists, school psychologists, administrators, teacher educators, and graduate students"--

Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning
Author: Anne Meyer
Publisher: CAST Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2015-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781930583542

Anne Meyer and David Rose, who first laid out the principles of UDL, provide an ambitious, engaging discussion of new research and best practices. This book gives the UDL field an essential and authoritative learning resource for the coming years. In the 1990s, Anne Meyer, David Rose, and their colleagues at CAST introduced Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework to improve teaching and learning in the digital age, sparking an international reform movement. Now Meyer and Rose return with Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice, an up-to-date multimedia online book (with print and e-book options) that leverages more than a decade of research and implementation. This is the first significant new statement on UDL since 2002, an ambitious, engaging exploration of ideas and best practices that provides the growing UDL field with an essential and authoritative learning resource for the coming years. This new work includes contributions from CAST's research and implementation teams as well as from many of CAST's collaborators in schools, universities, and research settings. Readers are invited to contribute ideas, perspectives, and examples from their own practice in an online community of practice. --