ED 350

Course Code & Number

ED 350

Course Title

21st Century Skills for Teachers

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

Key competences for 21st Century Students and Teachers. STEM and STEAM approaches. Evaluation of media quality in terms of teaching and learning. Discussion of online privacy, reliability, and security. Ways to improve educational practices through 21st Century skills.

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide tools and approaches to prepare teachers for the next generation of education. The content and activities has been developed considering the Key Competences for 21st Century Students and Teachers. Additionally, it provides a perspective on how to enhance ongoing traditional approaches with the help of Competences for 21st Century framework. The goal is to enable students to think, act, and guide students and parents according to the new standards of 21st century.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. evaluate the quality of different forms of media,
2. compare the role of traditional and digital media,
3. defend online reliability, privacy and security,  
4. criticize how to maximize educational innovation and stimulating the use of ICT in educational settings,
5. improve educational practices through a variety of communicational approaches,
6. promote interdisciplinary education through STEAM approach.

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Hilal Seda Yıldız