Designing Smart Tech for Little Learners
About This Course
Today’s digital world, technology is transforming how young children learn, providing many opportunities to spark curiosity and foster greater learning engagement. For Early Childhood professionals, this shift calls for the ability to design intentional and developmentally appropriate digital learning experiences to complement teaching and learning in the classroom.
This programme enables participants to explore current trends and practices in the use of educational technology in early childhood education. The programme introduces frameworks and e-Pedagogy principles as foundational models for incorporating technology meaningfully into teaching and learning.
Through demonstration and use case, participants will develop a simple educational technology tool which they can use in their classroom. This course takes into account ECDA's Code of Practice for Early Childhood Development Centres.
What You'll Learn
1. Recognize the role of technology in enhancing early childhood learning experiences, with reference to current trends, best practices, and the evolving digital landscape in early childhood education.
2. Identify principles and considerations for using technology with young children, aligned with national early childhood frameworks and developmentally appropriate practices.
3. Understand and apply the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR) framework to design lesson plans that purposefully integrate relevant content, pedagogy, and technology. The trainer will present an example of TPACK and SAMR in action within early childhood settings.
4. Apply e-pedagogy principles to develop an interactive activity using educational technology tools/platforms including Generative AI, anchored in a specific learning objective for young children. The trainer will demonstrate sample tools and guide participants in their creation process.
Entry Requirements
Diploma in Early Childhood