DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS AND INNOVATIONS
EDU5DEI
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject Pre-service teachers will develop core knowledge and skills required to learn through and in digital environments. The formation of knowledge and the theories that underpin learning in the digital world will be explored. Foundational understandings of digital competencies, digital literacy, creativity and collaboration skills will be addressed through a variety of applications and platforms. Pre-service teachers will learn how to work in the digital space in a safe, ethical and responsive manner as citizens of learners in the global space. Concepts of multimodality, visual literacies and literary practices will be examined to better understand how knowledge structures are configured through digital platforms.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Scott Alterator
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Examine policies that legislate, safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT for learning and how these policies better position effective engagement with new digital literacies in educational contexts.
- Activities:
- A series of readings and collaborative reflections. Engage with a series of film resources.
02. Develop and synthesise teaching resources to address the complex issues that impact on effective and ethical digital literacies.
- Activities:
- Individual research and focused collaboration in small groups.
03. Demonstrate an awareness of recent trends in digital education environments.
- Activities:
- Collaborative evaluations in response to examples of emerging modes of teaching and learning. Film productions of targeted evaluations.
Albury-Wodonga, 2017, Week 20-39, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Scott Alterator
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 20 - 31
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 20 to week 31 and delivered via blended.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 22 - 22
One 7.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period during the day from week 22 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bundoora Campus only"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital literacies and policy analysis report (3000 words) | Critical Analysis of a contemporary digital or innovation strategy in secondary or post-compulsory education | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Digging Deeper in Digital Learning: Designing teaching resources to address a digital learning Issue | 3000 words equivalent. This task will be scaffolded through the online learning materials using explicit teaching of necessary skills and relevant knowledge. The task will be further supported in the form of online tutorials and exemplars specific to the task. Feedback on the task will be provided in line with the rubric and the formative nature of the assessments renders this feedback particularly valuabl | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
Albury-Wodonga, 2017, Week 33-45, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Scott Alterator
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 35 - 35
One 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 35 to week 35 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bundoora Campus only."
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 33 - 45
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 33 to week 45 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital literacies and policy analysis report (3000 words) | Critical Analysis of a contemporary digital or innovation strategy in secondary or post-compulsory education | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Digging Deeper in Digital Learning: Designing teaching resources to address a digital learning Issue | 3000 words equivalent. This task will be scaffolded through the online learning materials using explicit teaching of necessary skills and relevant knowledge. The task will be further supported in the form of online tutorials and exemplars specific to the task. Feedback on the task will be provided in line with the rubric and the formative nature of the assessments renders this feedback particularly valuabl | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
Bendigo, 2017, Week 20-39, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Scott Alterator
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 20 - 31
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 20 to week 31 and delivered via blended.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 22 - 22
One 7.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period during the day from week 22 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bundoora Campus only"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital literacies and policy analysis report (3000 words) | Critical Analysis of a contemporary digital or innovation strategy in secondary or post-compulsory education | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Digging Deeper in Digital Learning: Designing teaching resources to address a digital learning Issue | 3000 words equivalent. This task will be scaffolded through the online learning materials using explicit teaching of necessary skills and relevant knowledge. The task will be further supported in the form of online tutorials and exemplars specific to the task. Feedback on the task will be provided in line with the rubric and the formative nature of the assessments renders this feedback particularly valuabl | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
Bendigo, 2017, Week 33-45, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Scott Alterator
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 35 - 35
One 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 35 to week 35 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bundoora Campus only."
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 33 - 45
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 33 to week 45 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital literacies and policy analysis report (3000 words) | Critical Analysis of a contemporary digital or innovation strategy in secondary or post-compulsory education | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Digging Deeper in Digital Learning: Designing teaching resources to address a digital learning Issue | 3000 words equivalent. This task will be scaffolded through the online learning materials using explicit teaching of necessary skills and relevant knowledge. The task will be further supported in the form of online tutorials and exemplars specific to the task. Feedback on the task will be provided in line with the rubric and the formative nature of the assessments renders this feedback particularly valuabl | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
Melbourne, 2017, Week 20-39, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Scott Alterator
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 20 - 31
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 20 to week 31 and delivered via blended.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 22 - 22
One 7.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period during the day from week 22 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bundoora Campus only"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital literacies and policy analysis report (3000 words) | Critical Analysis of a contemporary digital or innovation strategy in secondary or post-compulsory education | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Digging Deeper in Digital Learning: Designing teaching resources to address a digital learning Issue | 3000 words equivalent. This task will be scaffolded through the online learning materials using explicit teaching of necessary skills and relevant knowledge. The task will be further supported in the form of online tutorials and exemplars specific to the task. Feedback on the task will be provided in line with the rubric and the formative nature of the assessments renders this feedback particularly valuabl | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
Melbourne, 2017, Week 33-45, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Scott Alterator
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 35 - 35
One 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 35 to week 35 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bundoora Campus only."
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 33 - 45
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 33 to week 45 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital literacies and policy analysis report (3000 words) | Critical Analysis of a contemporary digital or innovation strategy in secondary or post-compulsory education | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |
| Digging Deeper in Digital Learning: Designing teaching resources to address a digital learning Issue | 3000 words equivalent. This task will be scaffolded through the online learning materials using explicit teaching of necessary skills and relevant knowledge. The task will be further supported in the form of online tutorials and exemplars specific to the task. Feedback on the task will be provided in line with the rubric and the formative nature of the assessments renders this feedback particularly valuabl | 50 | 01, 02, 03 |