Media systems of distance-learning
[COMU2602]
[30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
This two-yearly course is taught in 2008-2009, 2010-2011,...
Teacher(s): Daniel Peraya
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
Main themes
1. give students a theoretical and methodological framework that addresses the wide range of discourses of mediatised communication used in the field of total or part distance-learning;
2. introduce analytical tools to evaluate the relevance of mediatised communications and training discourses in the light of pedagogical constraints and of those relating to education systems;
3. introduce students to the real practice of distance-learning technology.
Content and teaching methods
1. from a theoretical point of view: concepts of mediatised educational communication, of mediation and mediatisation, and of educational media discourses, including a longitudinal approach to relationships between the field of education science and communication. The basis of distance-learning compared with media discourses and the way they develop: links with virtual campuses and Web-based learning environments;
2. from the point of view of discourses and practices: various discourses of mediatised training and communication (learning activities, the tools of synchronous and asynchronous communication, and collaboration tools). The methodological principles of selecting, using and evaluating the various discourses presented;
3. from the research point of view: forms of semio-cognitive representations in electronic publications in the Webatture;
4. from a technological point of view: skilled use of the communications tools needed for education and distance-teaching activities.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Assessment: Students will be assessed on the basis of individual or group work presented in the form of a website.
Supervision: An Assistant for the supervision and monitoring of students work. A classroom with Internet connections and large-screen projection. An IT room equipped with the software needed for distance-learning (mainly NetMeeting and a QuickCam camera).