ED5812 - Teaching and Learning with New ICTs

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education students.

The subject provides a theoretical and productive outcome approach to learning and teaching with new Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in schools, higher education, and/or industry workplaces. The subject includes the design, production, and use of Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, Learning Management Systems (e.g., Blackboard), educational online games and simulations, IMMEX (Internet Multimedia Exercises which track students' progress during complex problem solving), interactive whiteboard, handhelds, and/or uploading sound and video. Other areas examined include the links among ICTs and various learning and teaching theories (e.g., objectivist, constructivist, connectivist, and post structuralist theory) as well as inclusive issues of gender, culture, and disability. The subject is designed to provide relevant, individualised and/or collaborative situated learning activities that take into account current and intended work contexts.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate effective information literacy skills with new ICTs;
• utilize and critique pedagogic/andragogic teaching and learning theories;
• design, produce and implement a variety of new ICTs in educational contexts;
• demonstrate an in-depth, critical, and reflective understanding of relevant literature applicable to your portfolio.

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 6
Census Date 29-Jun-2007
Face to face teaching 02-Jul-2007 to 06-Jul-2007
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Lynette Henderson.
Assessment:	presentations (25%); assignments (50%); activities (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Three assessment tasks combine to represent portfolio (100%)

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.