New editions of Externadista MOOCs
To start off the year, the Virtual Education Center offers the following Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
– Teachers who teach, teachers who learn (second edition)*
Language: Spanish
Registration opens: January 13, 2020
Course starting date: February 3, 2020
Course duration: 4 weeks
Previous knowledge required: None
*This course is part of the Digital Teaching Route training program
From their experience in the classroom and pedagogical practice, four Externado de Colombia Education Sciences Faculty professors want to share, with those taking this course, some tips and reflections on what is involved in being a better teacher. This course is a practical guide to improving classroom teaching processes and reflecting on the educator’s work.
– Financial criminology (third edition)
Language: Spanish
Registration opens: January 13, 2020
Course starting date: February 3, 2020
Course duration: 4 weeks
Previous knowledge required: None
This course seeks to discuss the evolution of a new field of knowledge that has been growing worldwide in the prevention and investigation of financial crimes. In light of the post-conflict challenges facing the country today, teaching financial criminology becomes a viable alternative to training, in Colombia and throughout the world, of professionals interested in effective solutions for dealing with financial crimes in a global society.
– Journalism in Magical Realism (third edition)
Language: Spanish.
Registration opens: January 20, 2020
Course starting date: February 10, 2020
Course duration: 5 weeks
Previous knowledge required: None
As stated by the author of the course, this MOOC offers the tools to learn about the journalistic work of Gabriel García Márquez – to whom, on several occasions, we refer to as Gabo – and his worldwide influence on the profession. His influence, due not only to the transcendence of his character, his technique, and his example but also for the creation of journalistic enterprises and the Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for the New Ibero-American Journalism (FNPI), with international impact.
The course is free of charge. However, the official certificate, issued by the University, will incur a cost.