EDUC6127

Technology Education

Faculty of Education and Arts School of Education

10 Units 6000 Level Course

Available in 2013

WebLearn GradSchool	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

This subject provides an overview of technology education. It is designed to introduce students to the policy, practicalities and research which underpins technology education. The subject will also examine the ways in which technology education can be used to support and extend student learning. Attention is given to the integration of theory and practice, and in particular, the application of research findings to computer usage in art and design education.

Objectives

To provide students with the opportunity to explore the research underpinning technology education and the arts and the ways in which technology is employed in educational settings. To extend their fundamental understandings of issues which relate to its use.
To provide students with the opportunity to explore the distinctions between the notions of ?educational technology?, ?design based education? and ?technology education?.

Content

This subject will explore current issues in relation to technology, and relate this to wider educational research and practice.
Key content areas will include:
- Critical examination of issues related to technology education
- A consideration of the roles of policy in technology education
- Current issues in technology education
- Research underpinning technology education
- Depth study of a specific technology-computer technology in any given curriculum area.

Replacing Course(s)

N/A

Transition

N/A

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

Appropriate base degree

Modes of Delivery

External Mode
Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Essays / Written Assignments

Students are required to demonstrate their understanding of the subject through: Essay: This essay will critically examine the major roles that technology plays ina niminated curriculum educational setting, and require students to discuss, with reference to relevant research materials, how the use of current technologies might change the educative experience of the students. 1,500- 2,000 words Weighting: 35% Due Date: Week 5

Essay: This essay will require students to examine the importance of technology education in modern educational settings. Students will be expected to make reference to relevant research literature and policy documents and critically examine the use of specific technologies to justify the inclusion of technology education within a given context. 1,500-2,000 words Weighting: 35% Due Date: Week 9

Depth Study Resource This item will assess student's ability to use a given technology-computer technology-as an example of the value of technology in communication. Students will prepare any curriculum resource material which relates to an agreed section of the learning program. Weighting: 30% Due Date: Week 14

Contact Hours

Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 9 weeks
Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 9 weeks

Timetables