/ Level 8 / Part-time
This unique course allows educators to engage with material that will provide them with confidence and technical skills to deliver ICT in schools for the 21st Century. The certificates have been carefully crafted to ensure that educators will be given opportunity to gain proficiency and to derive tangible elements for their own classrooms.
Each certificate is worth 10 ECT credits and is at level 8. Educators can take as many or as few of the certificates are they wish but completing 6 certificates will enable the participant to convert their 60 credits into a Higher Diploma in Computing for Educators.
Certain semesters of this course are taken in common with other courses.
Minimum Entry Requirements
A full level-8 qualification or equivalent or B.Ed. Preference will be given to professionals working in the education sector.
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I wanted to upskill in coding to gain a solid undedstanding of the concept of computational thinking and coding (python) so that I could implement these skills in my classroom. With the many demands on my personal and school life, Coding for Teachers (Concept to Syntax) was offered perfectly; a flexible mode with face-to-face workshops supplemented by pre-reading on the VLE. I found the course interesting, challenging at times but very manageable; it is a practical course, I set aside time each Wednesday night to engage with the VLE and enjoyed the interactions with other teachers, it created opportunities for me to build a network with others and to share good practices. The face-to-face workshops allowed us to be more ‘hands-on’ and the facilities offered by LYIT ensured everyone was supported throughout. The workshops were very well structured and led by a very helpful lecturer. I now feel much more confident adopting many of the concepts learned on this course such as my ability to formulate problems logically; to design, write and test code and I look forward to implementing these skills in my own classroom. I am more able to cater for the needs of my students as computing is an everyday part of modern society and that I am now able to offer them real insight into possible future studies in computer science. I had confirmation from the Teaching Council that this course is accredited making it very worthwhile
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Lecturer Dr Gary Cullen Email: gary.cullen@atu.ie Telephone: +353 (0)74 9186337
School and Department Faculty of Engineering & Technology Department of Computing