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ED5893:03

Technology Across the Curriculum

Townsville, Cairns, External

HECS Band 1

20 hours lectures, 10 hours tutorials (Townsville campus); 30 hours reading, 30 hours tutorial activities (External). Semester 2. December/January block mode (Townsville and Cairns campus).

Available ONLY to students enrolled in the Master of Teaching.

Staff:

Mr M Lenoy.

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;

make appropriate use of electronic tools for effective learning and teaching at your teaching level;

evaluate educational software and Web documents relevant to your teaching level or teaching subjects.

Assessment by end-of-semester examination (60%); ICT projects (40%).