ED5820:04
Learning Technology in Schools
Townsville
Inadmissable Subject Combination: ED4916
Flexible delivery via WWW. First and second semester. This subject requires access to Web-based material. Students wishing to study this subject off-campus should ensure that they have access to the World Wide Web. Information on requirements is available from the School of Education.
Available to Bachelor of Education (Professional Development), Postgraduate Certificate and Master of Education students.
Staff: Dr J King.
This subject will consider some of the practical, theoretical and research issues related to the use of learning technology in schools. These will include cognitive, curriculum, social and equity aspects of learning technology use. Students will relate these issues to the educational environment in which they are situated.
Learning Objectives:
- make informed judgements regarding the place of learning technology in educational environments;
- evaluate learning technology materials in terms of their motivational and other characteristics;
- analyse evidence regarding the efficacy of learning technology for effective learning and teaching;
- critically examine models of use of learning technology in educational environments.
Assessment by essay (50%); software report (20%); projects (30%).