EDUC2151
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
In this course students will explore the social impact of technology; frameworks for thinking about the pedagogical use of new technologies and literacies; and the ways in which new technologies can be used to support and extend student learning. Through project-based tasks students will develop the capacity and confidence to employ digital devices and software applications to construct and communicate new knowledge in and beyond the classroom.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Ourimbah
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Display an understanding of critical, digital, visual, media, and information literacy.
2. Use technology as a tool to facilitate quality teaching and learning in light of wider literacy issues.
3. Construct and communicate new knowledge using digital devices and software applications.
4. Demonstrate a capacity to work collaboratively on a project-based learning task.
Content
This course will address:
- Digital, numerical and information literacy concepts and principles.
- The role of technology in knowledge construction and communication.
- Frameworks for the pedagogical use of new technologies to deal with wider literacy issues.
- Project-based learning of new technologies.
Requisites
Enrolment in this course is dependent on meeting the teacher education admission milestone of successful completion of
- Three HSC band 5s (including one in English) or
- 80 units of UoN courses or
- Regulatory authority approved comparable pathways
Teacher Education Milestone
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Essays/Written Assignments
Project: Interactive Digital Lesson Resources
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 10 hour(s) per term
- Course may be delivered on a weekly basis or in compressed delivery
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 9 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 2 - 2024 - Ourimbah
Lecture-1
- Online 10 hour(s) per term
- Course may be delivered on a weekly basis or in compressed delivery
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 9 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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