ISEL, in partnership with the University of Lisbon and the Polytechnic of Lisbon, announces the opening of registrations for the online course PRODIGI: Towards the Future – Training Program in Programming, Information and Digital Citizenship, which will start in March 2025.
Mainly aimed at young people and adults with basic training in non-CTEAM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) and professionals with the same training, interested in teaching in elementary and secondary education in the area of ICT - Information Technologies and Communication. Candidates who have basic training in the scientific areas mentioned (e.g. social sciences, business and law, humanities, education, health and social protection) are considered a priority. Other professionals and students may apply, and your position is subject to availability.
The course will be offered in an online format, based on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), allowing flexible organization of learning time. Although it is possible to complete the training entirely remotely, students have the option of attending practical classes in person.
The program is flexible in nature. Includes 22 modules, distributed in several areas:
Computational Thinking: Programming Fundamentals, Data Structures, Autonomous Systems Programming, Algorithms and Complexity
Artificial Intelligence: Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Data Science, Fundamentals of Information Retrieval
Systems and Security: Fundamentals of Operating Systems, Fundamentals of Communication Networks, Fundamentals of Security
Software Engineering: Database Fundamentals, SW Development Techniques, Web Programming, Mobile Programming
User Experience: Web Design, 3D Modeling and Virtual Reality, Multimedia
Ethics: Technology and Society
Computer Didactics: Principles of Computer Didactics, Computational Thinking and Educational Robotics, Digital Educational Environments in Elementary and Secondary Education, ICT Applied to Elementary and Secondary Education.
Integrative Project, to be carried out at the end of the training.
Trainees can choose between individual modules, according to their interests and previous training, in a micro-credential logic, or follow the complete program, ensuring robust training in digital skills. The certification will refer to the ECTS obtained.
PRODIGI is funded by the PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan, with teachers from ISEL and the Lisbon School of Education (ESELx), IPL, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Faculty of Sciences (FC), Institute of Education (IE), from ULisboa.
Scientific coordination is the responsibility of professors and researchers from ULisboa and IPL, in particular Professors Cláudia Antunes (ULisboa/IST), Isabel Nunes (ULisboa/FC), João Piedade (ULisboa/IE), Cátia Vaz (IPL/ISEL) and Cátia Rigid (IPL/ESELx).
More information can be found here. To register, you can sign up here.
