This course introduces educators to the operation and philosophy of the digital portfolio development as a self-evaluation and self-improvement tool in order to promote their personal career. The participants receive a list of required material to bring with at the course such as course work, CV elements, teaching material, photos, videos etc as they relate to their everyday work. Participants receive the user manual before they come to the course and they are advised to do some reading prior to the course. Educators will receive a hands-on experience for the development of their personal digital portfolio and by the end of the training course all participants complete a first draft of their personal digital portfolio. Even though the instruction is done in the English language the software menus are available in five different language options such as English(en), Spanish(es), German(de), Dutch(nl) and Greek(el). Each participant receives a free stand alone version of the EDIPED software and free access to the online software for life. Detailed information about the EDIPED course and background can be found on the web-site www.ediped.com or www.ediped.com.cy .The organizers provide some continuous support for the completion of the DP and completed portfolios are invited to be published on the EDIPED web-site. Participants are required to have basic IT skills.
Dates of courses:
27.11.2008 – 4.12.2008
26.03.2009 – 2.04.2009
21.05.2009 – 28.05.2009
Location: CYPRUS
Target Audience: Teachers, teacher trainer, head teachers, inspectors, HE professors, career Officers, adult education trainers, education policy makers
Course Learning Outcome
Educators/teachers of all types and levels can now organize their experience and work in Digital Form and use the semi-structural approach of the EDIPED Digital Portfolio in order to save and retrieve information in text form, photo form and video form on a horizontal structure divided into five major categories, General, Mission, Competencies, Feedback and Reflections. These horizontal categories are sub-divided into 60 sub-categories allowing the user to upload data from their everyday work and experience. In addition, the EDIPED DP could easily be used by an educator as a teaching tool in organizing his/her teaching material within the Digital Portfolio. The DP facilitates the mobility of those educators interested to work in different European countries.
Course coordinator: Dr Gregory Makrides (makrides.g@ucy.ac.cy)
Funding - Registration and other information:
Funding available trough your LLP National Agency
http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/
www.ediped.com, www.ediped.com.cy
For pre-registration write to makrides.g@ucy.ac.cy
F: +357-22894483, T. +357-22894288