Teaching Responsibility

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Education

Learning Methods

Lecture
Practical

Module Offerings

6203EDSTUD-SEP-MTP

Aims

To use, examine and evaluate a range of technologies and conduct a review and analysis of educational issues raised by technology use. To develop an awareness and understanding of the implications of technology use in current educational practices and the future of education itself.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critique the conceptual, technical and social development surrounding the integration of technology in educational settings
2.
Integrate a set of tools/technologies effectively in a given learning task
3.
Evaluate educational technologies

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:What do we mean by ‘educational technology’? Learning Theories in Educational Technology Technology Use in Education Digital Literacy (is the Internet changing the way we think and learn?) Online and distance education Attitudes and perceptions towards educational technology Provisions and Global Perspectives (equality; issue of digital divide – whose perspective?) Internet Culture (issue of governance; cyber-bullying; user safety and security, particularly children and youth)
Module Overview:
This module will provide you with a critical perspective of the role technologies play in educational settings. You will use, examine and evaluate a range of technologies and conduct a review and analysis of educational issues raised by technology use. The module enables you to develop an awareness and understanding of the implications of technology use in current educational practices and the future of education itself.
Additional Information:This module will provide students with a critical perspective of the role technologies play in educational settings.

Assessments

Report
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