Learning Technologies:Databases and Multimedia (6 points)
(EDU)
Leader: Dr G I Romeo & Mr M Dyson
Offered:
Gippsland Second semester 2004 (OCL)
Gippsland Second semester 2005 (OCL)
Synopsis:
Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to identify and discuss the major legal, ethical and cultural issues currently impacting on educational computing; have developed an advanced understanding of how the computer and its applications can be used in the primary classroom as a catalyst for the development of children's thinking; have further developed advanced understandings and user skills necessary for the effective use of the computer; possess an advanced understanding of the concepts underlying flexible and inflexible databases, multimedia, communications and adventure game software and the rationale underpinning their use in the classroom; and have further developed a range of advanced procedures and practices for the effective use of the computer as a teaching and learning aid.
Assessment: Folio of practical work (1600 words): 40% + Essay (2400 words): 60%
Contact Hours: 2 hours per week
Prerequisites: Nil
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