UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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 2022 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs EDF5610 and EDF5611.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Semester 1
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

After EDF5767

No unit lists EDF5767 as a prerequisite in the 2022 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 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonFlexible

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. 1

    demonstrate an understanding of an advanced body of knowledge that is contemporary and context-specific within an aligned professional practice and scholarship

  2. 2

    interact with the significant theories and contemporary debates in the field through independent study and application of this interaction

  3. 3

    utilise your knowledge to critically evaluate and analyse research, literature and knowledge in the field, and demonstrate this through independent judgement

  4. 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. 5

    demonstrate an understanding of theoretical methodologies within specific professional contexts

  6. 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 2022 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Michael Phillips
Unit Coordinators
Dr Michael Phillips

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF5767?

You need EDF5610 and EDF5611 before you enrol.

When is EDF5767 offered?

In 2022, 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.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027