Course: ICT in Teaching Geometry

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Course title ICT in Teaching Geometry
Course code KMA/ITG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bizzarri Michal, Doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Výrut Radek, Mgr.
Course content
Introduction to computer visualization of curves, surfaces and solids. ICT in teaching geometry, using for training of imagination and experimentation. Creative and inventive application of programs of variational and dynamic geometry or further geometric SW (especially suitable 3D modellers). Solving classical geometric problems using computers.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, E-learning, Multimedia supported teaching, Task-based study method, Individual study, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 36 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
understand basic elementary geometry, trigonometry and analytic geometry in plane and space
understand the principles of the selected projection method
understand the representation of geometric objects and control their manipulation
Skills
apply learned procedures to elementary geometric problems
analyse and make appropriate use of selected geometric properties
work in suitable geometric SW
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
understand the computer representation of curves, surfaces and solids
understand the importance of incorporating appropriate dynamic geometry software for modelling structures and geometric objects
understand, with all its implications, the properties and relationships within well-known basic geometric objects
to be familiar with the possibilities of incorporating ICT into geometry teaching
Skills
use appropriate dynamic geometry software to perform constructions and visualizations of geometric objects (curves, surfaces, solids), perform appropriate measurements and subsequent calculations
discover properties and relationships of basic geometric objects
start your own exploration of geometrically oriented topics using the computer
recognise and analyse the use of geometry and its methods in a variety of disciplines
apply appropriate geometric models to solve simple real-world problems
use appropriate geometry software for training imagination and experimentation
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Individual study
Skills
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Individual study
Competences
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Project
Skills
Test
Seminar work
Project
Competences
Test
Seminar work
Project
Recommended literature
  • Bainville, E. CABRI II Plus manuál (překlad A. Vrba). 2003.
  • El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb. Interactive multimedia learning : shared reusable visualization-based modules : with 60 figures and 16 tables. Berlin : Springer, 2001. ISBN 3-540-41930-6.
  • Farin, Gerald. Curves and surfaces for computer-aided geometric design : a practical guide. 4th ed. San Diego : Academic Press, 1997. ISBN 0-12-249054-1.
  • Piegl, Les; Tiller, Wayne. The NURBS book. 2nd ed. Berlin : Springer, 1997. ISBN 3-540-61545-8.
  • Vaníček, Jiří. Počítačové kognitivní technologie ve výuce geometrie. V Praze : Univerzita Karlova, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7290-394-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Mathematics (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Mathematics (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Mathematics (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter