Teaching Technologies
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 12 hours Face to Face+Blended Swinburne online - Nil
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
This unit focuses on preparing pre-service teachers to plan, teach and assess digital technologies and design and technologies within in the primary classroom. In this unit pre-service teachers will gain knowledge of the principles, practices and curriculum content and key concepts of teaching digital technologies and design and technologies. Contemporary issues when teaching digital and design and technologies will also be considered.
2. Evaluate pedagogical approaches in teaching and learning of digital technologies in the Primary classroom, including cross-disciplinary approaches.
3. Evaluate and generate learning experiences that reflect relevant National and/or State or Territory curriculum documentation and reflect contemporary pedagogical approaches.
4. Evaluate digital technologies and design and technology resources with a focus on student engagement.
5. Evaluate a range of assessment and reporting strategies and record keeping instruments within digital technologies and design and technologies in terms of their purpose, benefits, limitations and implementation constraints.
6. Analyse how the broader theoretical and societal context impacts upon the teaching of digital technologies and design and technologies.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture |
1 |
12 |
12 |
On-campus Class | 2 | 12 |
24 |
Specified Activities Various |
4 |
12 |
48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Various |
5.5 |
12 | 66 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact | N/A |
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Online Contact | N/A |
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Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 12 | 72 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Case Study | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 5 |
Folio | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Content
• Contemporary pedagogical approaches and methods of teaching the technologies.
• Technologies concepts.
• Principles of teaching, planning and assessing within the technologies.
• Resources in the technologies.
• Strategies for assessing student learning, including the importance and functions of moderation and providing feedback to enhance learning.
• Contemporary issues in Technologies teaching.
• Cross disciplinary learning experiences.
• 21st Century skills.
• Futures thinking.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Outline.