DIGLEARN01 Digital learning
Faculty of Education
Digital learning (DIGLEARN01) is a specialisation worth 96 credit points, listing 9 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 1 course: Master of Education.
- Credit points
- 96
- Units
- 9
- Campus
- Clayton
- Offered in
- 1 course
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Overview
Designed for educators, learning designers and leaders with an interest in educational technologies, this specialisation will equip you to recognise the challenges and leverage the opportunities presented by the ever-evolving world of educational technology.
You will explore the key issues and debates surrounding digital technology in education and you will learn how to apply effective educational technology practices to enhance learning across diverse settings, including schools, tertiary institutions, workplaces, and community environments. You will learn about strategies for online teaching, enhancing learner experience, instructional media design, learning analytics, leading digital change, and emerging educational technologies such as social media, artificial intelligence, data mining, digital games, and extended reality.
Availability
Digital learning is listed in D6002 Master of Education at Clayton as a postgraduate specialisation.
Structure
Part A. Orientation to education24 credit points
Part B. Expert studies in education48 credit points
Note: EDF5766 must be completed during the final year of study, within the last two semesters of the course.
Part C. Professional inquiry24 credit points
Pathway to graduate research (optional)24 credit points
If you are completing this pathway, you will need to make the following unit substitutions:
EDF5613 Research approaches in education (12 credit points) to replace EDF5766 Shaping digital futures (12 credit points) (Part B)*;
EDF5614 Research project in education (12 credit points) to replace 12 credit points of approved Level 5 units from select Faculty of Education graduate coursework programs (Part C).
*If you have already completed EDF5766, your Part B elective will be replaced with EDF5613 Research approaches in education (12 credit points).
Note:
- this pathway is not available at the point of entry;
- your eligibility to undertake this pathway will be checked prior to the commencement of EDF5613;
- if you are commencing at entry level 1 or 2, you must take EDF5613 and EDF5614 in the final year or last two semesters of your studies; and
- if you are commencing at entry level 3, you must transfer into the general education studies specialisation.
If you are completing this pathway, you must complete the following units.
Courses that offer it
Notes
Faculty of Education graduate coursework programs: approved Level 5 units