EDF5833 · Primary technologies

Overview

In this unit you will develop the technological, pedagogical, contextual and curriculum knowledge required to teach effectively using technology, particularly in primary schools. This includes the Technologies Learning Area of the Victorian Curriculum, the F-10 Australian Curriculum Digital Literacy General Capability, hands on activities designed to improve your skills and use of technology, and unpacking what it means to be digitally competent. The contextual factors that influence the use of technologies in education (for example: safe, responsible and ethical use; access and equity; practical implementation issues) will be explored. You will engage with the contemporary issues and debates surrounding the use of technology in education and think critically about the pedagogical value of technologies and the barriers to integration in schools. Through the hands-on tutorial activities, you will develop confidence with a range of ICT resources that engage students in their learning.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. critically assess the purpose and value of current and future technology use in educational settings
2. engage with the issues surrounding the use of technology in education
3. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of technologies in the curriculum as a stand-alone learning area and integrated across the curriculum
4. demonstrate competence and confidence with a range of technologies
5. identify relevant issues and strategies that support the safe, responsible and ethical use of technology in learning and teaching
6. implement teaching strategies using technologies that expand learning opportunities for students.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.