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Table 2 Curriculum organized around design challenges cultivating synthetic types of knowledge and prioritizing specific types of online presences

From: Learning design as a vehicle for developing TPACK in blended teacher training on technology enhanced learning

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Topic

Tasks/activities

Type of Knowledge

CoI Presence

1

Introduction to the Moodle VLE. Learning design for technology enhanced lessons: pedagogical & technological challenges

F2F workshop on the use of Moodle

Creation of individual profiles.

Introduction to learning design: structure of learning scenarios of various disciplines

Online: forum discussion: individually commenting on learning design examples

TK

PCK

TPACK

Teaching

Social

Cognitive

2

1st design challenge: Selecting the theme of the learning design and orchestrating group roles

F2F workshop: Web search on theme-related resources following the Greek curriculum

Online: Small group forum discussion aiming at  role allocation and a first draft of their learning design

Peer and instructor feedback on first drafts

TPK

PCK

Cognitive

Social

3

Educational & multimedia resources on the Internet. Editing multimedia resources and integrating them in the learning design

F2F workshop: Web search on educational & multimedia resources on the Internet to be used in the learning design project

F2F workshop on multimedia editing (picture, sound and video) for the learning design project

TK

TCK

Teaching

4

2nd design challenge:

Development of an activity (using the LbD framework) integrating the use of one or more Web 2.0 tools and web resources

F2F workshop on designing activities based on the LbyD framework using appropriate teaching techniques

F2F workshop on designing Web 2.0 objects for the learning design project

Online: Small group forum discussion aiming at the collaborative development of an artifact using Web 2.0 tools (such as prezi, glogster, pixton, video authoring) using the LbyD framework

PK

TCK

TPACK

Teaching

Cognitive

Social

5

3rd design challenge: Development of a learning design as a set of activities using the LbD framework and integrating the use of several Web 2.0 tools and web resources

Online:

Authoring and development of a full learning design using a dedicated learning design tool (Learning Designer, INSPIREus or LAMs)

TPK

TPACK

Cognitive

Social

Teaching

6

Reflecting on learning designs

Online: inter-group peer evaluation of learning designs

TPACK

Cognitive Social

7

Final presentation

F2F workshop: presentations of final learning designs by groups

TPACK

Cognitive

Social

Teaching