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This document presents innovative best practice cases from Estonia, focusing on various educational programs at Tallinn University. It highlights successful pedagogical approaches and the use of technology in vocational education, organic chemistry, and informatics didactics. Key cases include a vocational pedagogy course emphasizing hands-on learning, a lab-oriented organic chemistry course, and a Master's course for informatics teachers utilizing competency-based assessments. Additionally, it discusses an Erasmus Intensive Programme aimed at enhancing international collaboration among PhD students.
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Best Practice cases from Estonia Mart Laanpere, martl@tlu.ee Tallinn University, www.tlu.ee
Cases collected in Estonia • Study Aids for Vocational Education (TLU) • Organic Chemistry (TLU) • Didactics in Elementary School (HC) • Didactics of Informatics (TLU) • Pedagogical and Technological Foundations of E-Learning Environments (TLU) • European Studies (TLU-UTA) • E-Learning in Higher Education (Erasmus IP)
Case 1: Study Aids for Vocational Education • Context: 4,5 ECTS course for BA (vocational pedagogics) students • Pedagogical approach: 1/3 of the time for F2F meetings (50:50 lectures and practicums), ‘learning by doing’, both reflective and productive assignments • Technology: IVA LMS, Audacity, HotPotatoes, Camtasia (http://lin2.tlu.ee/~heidi/HotPot/), streaming video
Case 2: Organic Chemistry • Context: compulsory 3 ECTS course for BA (biology) students • Pedagogical approach: course is heavily lab-oriented (1.5 hrs lecture, 3 hrs seminar, 34 hrs in laboratory) • Technology: IVA LMS (pdf resources, forum discussions, quizzes), CD-ROM with videos & MDL Isis Draw (free molecular modeling software)
Case 3: Didactics of Informatics • Context: MA course for informatics teachers and multimedia & learning systems design • Pedagogical approach: competency-based education, portfolio assessment, combined individual (reflective and productive) and group tasks • Technology: IVA LMS, Camtasia, Plone CMS, eFormular
Case 4: Erasmus Intensive Programme LEARN • Context: international summer school for PhD students (33 persons from 15 countries) • Pedagogical approach: introductory activities online, 10-days intensive workshops, working on full papers, peer review. • Technology: Plone CMS, Edublogs + Wikispaces, Flickr, videoconference
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