Technologies in STEM Education III
Code
11390
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
Credits
9.0
Teacher in charge
António Manuel Dias Domingos
Total hours
74
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Knowledge of policies and studies related to the teaching of STEM with
TIC:
Guidelines of the main documents published about teaching STEM.
Methodologies and results of international comparative studies (PISA , TIMSS, etc.).
Knowledge:
Organizing spaces for teaching STEM.
Planning of teaching activities.
Preparing professional documents (tests, presentations, etc.) for teaching activities.
Understanding the modes of knowledge production and its influence on teaching STEM.
Skills:
Identify relevant literature on teaching STEM.
Use at a professional level word processing and imaging tools.
Using scientific software and data logging systems.
Read, interpret, criticize and systematize the literature on teaching STEM.
Create documents for use in the classroom, in a structured, coherent and concise manner.
Subject matter
Basic use of simulators for Astronomy (Celestia, Stellarium and Astro UNL). Astronomy interdisciplinary using simulations.
Interactive whiteboards in teaching STEM.
Use of reference packages in teaching STEM (Phet, GeoGebraTube, Wolfram Demonstrations, etc.).
interdisciplinary use of GPS in teaching STEM.
Java application development with Easy Java Simulations.
Plate Arduino, sensors and data acquisition systems. Programming in Processing.
Planning teaching units with digital educational resources.
Bibliography
Barton, R. (2004). Learning and Teaching Secondary Science with ICT. Open University Press.
Black, Paul, & Atkin, J. M. (Eds.). (2005). Changing the Subject, Innovations in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education. Taylor & Francis e-Library.
Di Justo, P., & Gertz, E. (2013). Atmospheric Monitoring with Arduino, Building Simple Devices to Collect Data About the Environment. O''Reilly.
ESRI. (2012). Advancing STEM Education with GIS. esri.com.
Johnston-Wilder, S., & Pimm, D. (Eds.). (2005). Teaching Secondary Mathematics with ICT. Open University Press.
Martin Evans, J. N. A. J. H. (2013). Arduino in Action. Manning Publications Co.
Nemirovksy, R., Rosebery, A. S., Solomon, J., & Warren, B. (Eds.). (2005). Everyday Matters in Science and Mathematics, Studies of Complex Classroom Events. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Sang, D., & Frost, R. (2005). Teaching Secondary Science Using Ict. Hodder Murray.