EDF4115 - Information, communication technologies and new media

Leader: Dr Bernard Holkner

Offered

Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Gippsland First semester (Open Learning) 2008 (Open Learning)

Synopsis

The unit provides students with the opportunity to apply and assess appropriate educational applications of technology across the secondary school curriculum. A particular focal point addresses the use of technologies in order to represent understandings, conceptualise and manage ideas. A second focus of the unit is to engage critically with the impacts of technology in society and education in ways that can impact the broader school curriculum. Students will gain familiarity with the information resources and facilities available to teachers, and gain experience with the different ways in which information technology can be structured in schools.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. understand and appreciate the various applications of technology in learning and teaching;
2. critically evaluate the impacts of information and communication technologies in education and society;
3. apply their skills in using suitable technologies to manage teaching and learning;
4. understand and appreciate practical issues in implementing information technology programs into school settings; and
5. explore and develop strategies for collegial cross-curriculum teaching using information and communication technologies.

Fieldwork

25 days shared across this unit, Core Education Units and students' selection of Core Curriculum/Curriculum Elective Units.

Assessment

This unit is graded Pass Grade Only (PGO); Assessment task 1: A resources database (3,000 words, 70%); Assessment task 2: Written assignment (1,000 words, 30%)

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Level 3, an undergraduate degree

Co-requisites

EDF4410

Prohibitions

EDF5456