Deepened topics of School, Democracy and Digital Technologies

Code:

DE340

Acronym:

QAEDTD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Educational Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S (since 07-02-2022 to 28-05-2022)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Educational Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCED	17	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	12	98	324

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The Course intends to problematize and deepen concepts and practices that associate learning, democratic participation and digital technologies. It also aims to contribute to the development of reflective practice. Students will be given the opportunity to contact and develop research and/or intervention projects in different educational contexts, with decision-making and monitoring processes.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning Outcomes

•  Analyse policies related to learning processes and democratic participation mediated by digital technologies


• Problematise concepts of digital citizenship, in its relation with the European reference of digital citizenship


• Critically analyse situations considering different contexts, processes and conditions in terms of being online, online well-being and the guarantee and exercise of rights online


• Recognising the role of subjectivity in relational processes in digital contexts


• Design research and/or intervention projects in the field of Digital Technologies to be developed in different socio-educational contexts

Skills

• Deepening of theoretical and practical knowledge about research projects and/or intervention and digital communication processes developed in different socio-educational contexts, problematizing teacher training and professional practice in these contexts


• Development of small exploratory studies


• Construction of internship/dissertation projects based on the knowledge produced

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

1st cycle degree
Specific curricular units 1 and 2

Program

1. School, democracy and digital technologies: national and international policies, programmes and action plans


2. The articulation between policies, practices and research in the fields of Education and Digital Technologies


3. Towards a conceptualization of Active Digital Citizenship


4. Education for Digital Citizenship: European framework


5. Analysis and preparation of research projects and/or intervention in the field of Education and Digital Technologies

Mandatory literature

Choi, M.; A Concept Analysis of Digital Citizenship for Democratic Citizenship Education in the Internet Age, Theory and Research in Social Education, 44(4), 565-607., 2016
Council of Europe; Handbook of Digital Citizenship Education: Being online, Well-being online, Rights Online, Council of Europe Publishing, 2019
Finish Education Evaluation Center ; Comprehensive Schools in the Digital Age II: Key results of the final report for 2020 and an overall picture of digital transformation in comprehensive school education, online, 2020

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures
Debate
Participation of experts and invited professionals with intervention in the field
Group work
Guided field work
Presentation of students' work
Work elaboration and organization
Tutorials

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	36,00
Estudo autónomo	154,00
Frequência das aulas	98,00
Trabalho de investigação	36,00
Total:	324,00

Eligibility for exams

The student obtains the frequency of the curricular unit if, having been regularly enrolled, he/she does not exceed the limit number of absences corresponding to 25% of the scheduled classes

Calculation formula of final grade

The assessment will be distributed with final exam, having as components the presentation and discussion in class of a proposal of an internship and/or research project (20%) and the final draft of the project (80%). All assignments will be graded on a scale of 0 to 20.

Examinations or Special Assignments

n.a.

Internship work/project

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who by law are excused from class attendance should prepare the project and discuss it with the teachers of the course. Students in this situation must contact the teachers of the Course during the first 3 weeks of the semester to define the necessary forms of support and follow-up.

Classification improvement

The improvement of the classification supposes the reformulation of the final project of internship/research, classified on a scale of 0 to 20 points.