Transformative Technologies in Education
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Aims and objectives
This unit focuses on the role that current and emerging technologies play within education contexts. Pre-service teachers will explore the changing nature of transformative technologies and be able to reflect on the social, ethical and professional expectations that the rise of technology brings to the classroom and to the nature of learning. Pre-service teachers will examine contemporary educational practices, and develop their own views and visions about curriculum and education appropriate for the digital age. In this unit pre-service teachers will reflect on, discuss and produce multimodal online educational resources and consider their use within a school curriculum and within broader society.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Examine contemporary educational practices and the curriculum in the global context
2. Justify an understanding of societal and professional expectations of education in an era of rapid change
3. Analyse the role of emerging technologies and their impacts on the nature of learning
4. Categorise and evaluate a range of multimedia resources, including emerging technologies and use them to produce authentic learning experiences
5. Apply ICT to facilitate learning and provide opportunities for engagement in self-regulating and cooperative activities
6. Summarise and evaluate viewpoints to reflect on the social and ethical issues associated with responsible, safe and legal use of learning technologies
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Examine contemporary educational practices and the curriculum in the global context
2. Justify an understanding of societal and professional expectations of education in an era of rapid change
3. Analyse the role of emerging technologies and their impacts on the nature of learning
4. Categorise and evaluate a range of multimedia resources, including emerging technologies and use them to produce authentic learning experiences
5. Apply ICT to facilitate learning and provide opportunities for engagement in self-regulating and cooperative activities
6. Summarise and evaluate viewpoints to reflect on the social and ethical issues associated with responsible, safe and legal use of learning technologies
Courses with unit
This unit will be offered for the final time Semester 2 2021Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This Unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Workshop | 3 | 8 | 24 |
Online Contact | N/A | ||
Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 8 | 48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, readings | Recommended | 78 | |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Essay* | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3 |
Folio | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Teaching Resource | Individual with a group component | 30% | 3, 4, 5, 6 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit, students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently
Content
Global and local demands on knowledge, skills, values and beliefs in emerging educational contexts
The globalized learning environment
The role of the teacher in an era of rapid change
Current and emerging learning technologies
Analysis of criteria for selecting and determining quality in multimedia educational resources
Multi-literacies, social futures and communities of practice
Shaping and making effective teaching resources
The globalized learning environment
The role of the teacher in an era of rapid change
Current and emerging learning technologies
Analysis of criteria for selecting and determining quality in multimedia educational resources
Multi-literacies, social futures and communities of practice
Shaping and making effective teaching resources
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Outline.