Computers in education 4
Mr G I Romeo
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
*
Prerequisites: EDN3325 or EDN4422 or equivalent
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to identify and discuss the major legal, ethical and cultural issues currently impacting on computing and 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.
Synopsis This subject is designed to provide students with an opportunity to examine recent developments in the use of computer technology in the classroom, to develop the student's personal computer literacy and awareness, and to advance the student's awareness of the pedagogical issues surrounding computers in education. Students will explore a range of issues and practices in, and attitudes towards, computers in education as well as developing advanced skill in the use of databases, multimedia, communications and adventure game software. The subject will include reference to ongoing research in the field and students will be expected to complete a research essay, practical work and an examination.
Assessment Folio of practical work (1500 words) 20%
* Research essay
(2000 words): 30%
* Examination: 50%
Recommended texts
Downes T and Fatouros C Learning in an electronic world Primary English Teaching Association, 1995
Merrill P F and others Computers in education 2nd edn, Allyn and Bacon, 1992
Neely M Australian Beginners guide to the intern Maximedia, 1995
Sharp V Computer education for teachers Brown and Benchmark, 1993
Simonson M and Thompson A Educational computing foundations Part 1, Macmillan, 1994
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