Unit Overview
- Description
In this unit, pre-service teachers learn about the content of the Western Australian Technologies learning area and the General Capability, Digital Literacy. The
Technologies learning area focuses on nurturing students' curiosity, creativity, problem solving, project management skills and ethical understanding to address complex challenges and actively engages students in analytical, critical, creative and design thinking. In this learning area, students are encouraged to consider the social and equity implications of technological solutions, including their impact on personal and community values. In this unit, pre-service students learn to investigate problems, generate ideas, experiment, develop and manage projects to create practical, real-world solutions and develop knowledge of, and hands-on experience with, traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies that shape our world. Pre-service teachers connect theory to practice through learning to plan, teach, assess and integrate the Technologies learning area (F-6) and its two distinct, but related, subjects of Design and Technologies, and Digital Technologies. They will develop knowledge and understanding about how technologies, including digital technologies, can be integrated to support learning across the curriculum and will explore a range of technologies and digital tools that are relevant to primary education, with a particular focus on relevant pedagogical approaches. Pre-service teachers will also learn the relevant issues and strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching and how to use technology to broaden teachers' professional knowledge and practice .
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 1 UWA (Perth) On-campus -
The timetable for this teaching period is not currently available. Please see the Important Dates page for the timetable release date and other key date information.
- Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 3 core unit in the Primary Education major sequence
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) demonstrate understanding of the relevant issues and strategies to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.; (2) plan learning experiences to teach the Technologies curriculum that incorporate a variety of teaching strategies, a focus on design thinking skills and assessment; (3) identify teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students across the curriculum; (4) demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.; and (5) demonstrate knowledge of the role of external
professionals and community
representatives in broadening teachers'
professional knowledge and practice..
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) planning task and (2) digital artefact. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Maree Whiteley
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Enrolment inBH020 Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)
- Contact hours
- 30 hours
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.