EDF5647 Technology and education: Key issues and debates
Faculty of Education
EDF5647 Technology and education: Key issues and debates is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs EDF5610 and EDF5611.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before EDF5647
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After EDF5647
No unit lists EDF5647 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Overview
This unit offers a critical appraisal of the potential and realities of digital technology use in educational settings. You are introduced to key theories and debates from academic disciplines such as education, sociology, psychology, media studies and social policy. Through these, you will come to see a complex array of forces shaping everyday use through to education practice, policy and design. The unit raises key issues such as identity, cybersafety, globalisation, equity, and emerging forms of social practice. You will critically explore the discourse surrounding educational technology from mobiles to eLearning. The unit challenges thinking about how the educational technology of the near future may be more efficiently and equitably shaped. It is designed for all regardless of your level of familiarity with computers.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Structured essay (4000 words or equivalent)Written50%
- Essay (4000 words or equivalent)Written50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
recognise the current and emerging trends in digital technologies being used in education, and the social, political, economic, cultural and historical issues surrounding their adoption
- 2
grasp some of the theories, models and frameworks for understanding digital technology in education and society
- 3
develop evaluation skills to critically assess the value of technology use in educational settings
- 4
synthesise theory and practice in order to improve understanding of the roles digital technologies play in educational settings.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 36 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^
^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode.
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Selena Nemorin
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Selena Nemorin
Common questions
When is EDF5647 offered?
In 2027, EDF5647 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5647?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5647 have an exam?
No. EDF5647 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.