James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023

ED1441 - Technologies for Primary School

Townsville Mixed attendance available only to RATEP students. JCU Online campus mode is available only to Online B Ed primary students enrolled in the carousel offering. Cairns Mixed attendance available only to Future Teachers Program.

Subject Description

The primary goal of this subject is to provide pre-service teachers with an introduction to the Australian Curriculum Technologies subjects (Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies); Digital Literacy as a general capability. Students will develop and demonstrate an introductory understanding of the content and processes of technologies education including 'thinking in technologies' (design, systems and computational thinking), coding and robotics. Students will investigate and develop strategies for the safe and ethical use of technology in learning and teaching. Students will examine online and digital learning theory and pedagogies through introductory planning experiences that provide primary students with authentic opportunities to create learning solutions.

Learning Outcomes

• reflect on how play and design thinking supports children to use their imagination and creativity to create design solutions
• examine online and digital learning theory and pedagogies to inform and design experiences that provide primary students with authentic opportunities to create safe and ethical learning solutions
• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the key ideas in the Australian Curriculum: Technologies learning area and Digital Literacy
• implement understanding of the content and processes of technologies education including 'thinking in technologies' (design, systems and computational thinking) and how Digital Literacy is safely and ethically used in learning and teaching, with an emphasis on Indigenous education, education for sustainability, rural and regional education in and for the tropics
• employ an understanding of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies learning areas, two distinct but related subjects: Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies

Subject Assessment

• Written > Critical appraisal/review - (50%) - Individual
• Written > Poster - (10%) - Individual
• Written > Reflection/reflective task 1 - (40%) - Individual

Note that 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.

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