EDF5767 Leading educational technology change
Faculty of Education
EDF5767 Leading educational technology change is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs EDF5610 and EDF5611.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5767
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After EDF5767
No unit lists EDF5767 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Overview
In this unit you will learn the skills required to implement and lead educational technology change in a workplace setting at both the organisational and personnel level. Through engagement with conventional and unconventional theories of adoption, change, transformation and disruption, you will learn how to evaluate technological innovations, understand pedagogical reasoning and to judge the impact of interventions within the workplace.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Critical analysis (1600 words or equivalent)40%
- Leading technology change: an action plan (2400 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate an understanding of an advanced body of knowledge that is contemporary and context-specific within an aligned professional practice and scholarship
- 2
interact with the significant theories and contemporary debates in the field through independent study and application of this interaction
- 3
utilise your knowledge to critically evaluate and analyse research, literature and knowledge in the field, and demonstrate this through independent judgement
- 4
communicate your understanding and awareness of contemporary debates through coherent, sustained and informed dissemination of knowledge, through academic writing for a particular audience, context and purpose
- 5
demonstrate an understanding of theoretical methodologies within specific professional contexts
- 6
generate your own ideas on an abstract level, as they apply and interact with complex concepts and ideas in the field.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:
- 12 contact hours and 12 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester; or
- 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester*
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester.
*International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this contact hour delivery mode.
For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.
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.
Where it fits
EDF5767 is part of 1 area of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Michael Phillips
Common questions
When is EDF5767 offered?
In 2021, EDF5767 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5767?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5767 have an exam?
No. EDF5767 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5767?
EDF5767 is part of Digital learning.