Course Title: Designing Multiliteracies

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Designing Multiliteracies

Credit Points: 12

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2124	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009
TCHE2212	Bundoora Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007

Course Coordinator: Gloria Latham & Nicky Carr

Course Coordinator Phone: 9925 7827 (GL) 99257802 (NC)

Course Coordinator Email:gloria.latham@rmit.edu.au; nicky.carr@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 220.03.02 (GL) 220.04.13 (NC)

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

Pre-service teaches will be provided with the broad political, social and economic contexts of literacies and their role in new times. Expanded definitions involved with literacies/numeracies will be explored to meet existing and emerging needs in a multimodal learning environment. Students will explore some of the underpinnings of teaching literacy, multiliteracies and numeracy across the curriculum and investigate which kinds of curriculum perspectives best sustain teaching and learning in new times.

Pre-service teachers will also explore the role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in affording new modes of learning and communicating. How might learners choose from multiple modes to best communicate in terms of their particular purpose and audience?  Using knowledge gained from Understanding the Leaner and Introduction to New Learning and Professional Practice, pre-service teachers will also examine and critique a range of frameworks that have been developed for the teaching and learning of different fields of study. How are disciplines defined by the own grammar or discourse structure?

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

By the completion of this course it is anticipated that students will be able to:
• Understand the complex nature and range of influences upon the learner
• Understand emerging definitions of literacy and numeracy in a technology enriched world
• Develop theoretical conceptual and practical knowledge of ICT pedagogies and learning
• Identify some of the practical implications for their role as a teacher
• Make links between this course and other courses in the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education (Primary)

By the completion of this course it is anticipated that students will be able to:
• Understand the complex nature and range of influences upon the learner
• Understand emerging definitions of literacy and numeracy in a technology enriched world
• Develop theoretical conceptual and practical knowledge of ICT pedagogies and learning
• Identify some of the practical implications for their role as a teacher
• Make links between this course and other courses in the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Overview of Learning Activities

This course includes lectures, workshops, online components and observation and case study experiences in the field. Pre-service teachers will be expected to attend lectures and tutorials. Tutorials will provide a combination of practical, hands on sessions in computer laboratories in addition to discussion and small group activities in tutorials. Pre-service teachers are expected to attend and participate in tutorial activities to maximise their opportunities for learning in this course.

Overview of Learning Resources

There are no prescribed text for this course but relevant references will be made available to you during the course.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment incorporates two key tasks: i) discourse analysis and reflective thinking as well as ii) designing multimodal curriculum.