James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

ED1441:03

Information Technologies in Education

Townsville, Cairns, External

HECS Band 1

11 World Wide Web lecture topics, 2 mass lectures, 13 hours tutorials and 10 troubleshooting workshops. Semester 2. This subject requires access to Web-based material. Students wishing to study the WWW lectures off-campus should ensure that they are able to access this material. Information on requirements is available from the School of Education. Flexible delivery in Semester 2 by RATEP and BEdServ (Community Support) students.

Available to undergraduate students. Core subject for BEd.

Staff: Dr L Henderson, Dr J King (Townsville campus); Dr N Anderson (Cairns campus).

This subject provides an introduction to the educational significance of current and future developments in information technologies as well as the evaluation, application, and instructional design of information technologies in education; media text analysis; the social and psychological effects of information technologies and their relation to schooling.

Learning Objectives:

  1. appreciate the important effects of information technologies on education and society;
  2. discuss learning theories underpinning educational software;
  3. describe aspects of computer assisted learning (CAL);
  4. discuss important social, gender and cultural issues relating to the introduction of information technologies;
  5. develop hands-on skills in the use of computer technology and the Internet.

Assessment by tutorial reaction papers (20%); workshop project (40%); examination (40%).