THE USE OF PORTALS AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN NON-ACADEMIC TEACHING
DOI: 10.34916/el.2019.11.17
Barbara Kołodziejczak Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland)
Abstract: Preparation of future teachers for the efficient use of technologies and their inclusion into the teaching process is one of the major educational objectives in the pedagogical field. The aim of the article was to evaluate the use of portals and educational environments in non-academic teaching. In particular, the research focused on the level and purposes of the use and utility of these types of tools in school education. The article presents the results of a pilot study conducted among second and third year students of Mathematics and Computer Science Teaching at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (AMU) and among experienced teachers. Research shows that teachers are increasingly willing to use IT tools to support teaching, but their knowledge of portals and ready-to-use learning environments is minimal.
Keywords: learning portals, learning environmets, ICT competences, teaching
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