EDF3070 Developing technological knowledge
Faculty of Education
EDF3070 Developing technological knowledge is a 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF3070
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
- EDF4091Teaching technologyNo reviews yet
- EDF3217Digital technologies: Teaching, learning and the curriculumNo reviews yet
- EDF1028Information and communication technologies across the curriculum
After EDF3070
No unit lists EDF3070 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit supports you to explore the Technologies learning area and provides opportunities for you to develop the knowledge and skills relevant to the evaluation, appropriate selection and creative use of digital technologies as part of the Technologies learning area. In particular, you will be encouraged to consider how digital technologies can be used to improve teaching, learning and assessment. You will also be encouraged to develop understandings of policy, research and broader influences such as the media as you engage with significant contemporary issues and debates in the Technologies learning area including ethics, design thinking, and computational thinking. While the unit requires you to learn how to use digital technologies, it has been designed to maximise learning for all, regardless of your familiarity with digital technologies.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for EDF3070.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the Technologies learning area
- 2
develop an effective learning and teaching sequence using digital technologies
- 3
implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students
- 4
demonstrate knowledge of strategies that can be used to evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning
- 5
demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities where learner’s time is spent on learning tasks
- 6
demonstrate knowledge of the relevant issues and select appropriate strategies to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.
Workload and teaching
You can expect to undertake a minimum total workload of 144 hours which may include:
- 24 contact hours comprising of lectures, workshops, tutorials and online activities/engagement and;
- 120 hours of self-directed/independent study.
Where it fits
EDF3070 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
- EARLYPRI01Parts B. and C. Integrated curriculum and discipline studiesEarly childhood and primary educationNo reviews yet
- PRISECIE01Part B. Curriculum studiesPrimary and secondary inclusive educationNo reviews yet
- PRIMARY01Part B. Curriculum studies and Part C. Discipline studiesPrimary educationNo reviews yet
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF3070?
EDF3070 has no prerequisites.
When is EDF3070 offered?
EDF3070 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is EDF3070?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include EDF3070?
EDF3070 is part of Early childhood and primary education; Primary and secondary inclusive education; and Primary education.