Course Title: Teaching the Technologies

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Teaching the Technologies

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

In 2023 this course is titled 'Design and Digital Technologies'

From 2024 this course will be titled 'Teaching the technologies'

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2615	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	UGRDFx2020 (ZZZZ), UGRDFx2020 (All)
TCHE2615	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex21 (ZZZZ), UGRDFlex21 (All)
TCHE2615	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex22 (XXXX), UGRDFlex22 (PRI2), UGRDFlex22 (All)
TCHE2615	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex23 (PRI2), UGRDFlex23 (XXXX), UGRDFlex23 (HPE3), UGRDFlex23 (All)
TCHE2615	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex24 (XXXX), UGRDFlex24 (PR34), UGRDFlex24 (ZZZZ), UGRDFlex24 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dr Thembi Mason

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 99257729

Course Coordinator Email: thembi.mason@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course introduces you to contemporary teaching and learning approaches that foster design thinking and digital technologies. You will develop your own skills in applying design thinking to solve problems. You will develop your understanding of computational and systems thinking through practical, hands-on workshops. You will critically evaluate practices and research in the use of digital technologies and design thinking in the primary classroom, to understand how to purposefully and creatively integrate digital technologies to support student engagement and learning. You will also develop your understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and core learning concepts that lie at the heart of design and digital technologies curriculum. You will develop your understanding about the safe, responsible and ethical use of digital technologies.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

For those of you in BP320, BP320PDI or BP320PEC, this course will help you develop the program level outcomes:  

• Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in education
• Critically analyse and apply theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to your professional practice in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment across a range of disciplines, reflecting a graduate level of proficiency in teaching
• Consolidate and synthesise expert content and pedagogical content knowledge and develop highly effective classroom teaching skills in an area of specialisation 

 

For those of you in BP320PPE this course will help you develop the program level outcomes:  

• Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in education
• Critically analyse and apply theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to your professional practice in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment across a range of disciplines, reflecting a graduate level of proficiency in teaching 

 For those of you in BP319, this course will help you develop the program level outcomes:  

• Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in practical applications in Health, Physical Education and Sport
• Consolidate and synthesise expert content and pedagogical content knowledge and apply evidence-based high-impact teaching strategies in professional practice
• Apply initiative, curiosity, creativity, judgement, critical thinking and problem solving skills and demonstrate the capacity to work responsibly, both individually and collaboratively, to address challenges in local and global contexts
• Create a safe and engaging learning environment using inclusive strategies, sustainable practices and digital technologies for diverse audiences 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

	AITSL Standards
CLO1.Develop your own knowledge, understanding and skills in design and digital technologies and how to teach these	2.1
CLO2. Analyse, critically evaluate and reflect on research and current practice in the implementation of design and digital technologies curriculum	2.1
CLO3.Select and use digital technologies in purposeful and creative ways to engage students in their learning	3.4, 2.6
CLO4.Demonstrate an understanding of relevant issues and strategies to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of digital technologies in learning and teaching	4.5
CLO5. Demonstrate effective skills in communicating and collaborating in professional contexts

 

Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning in this course will involve a range of activities including online modules and assessments, workshops, practical activities, individual tasks, collaborative group work, discussion and individual reflection. In this course you will choose from a variety of projects and workshops related to design and digital technologies as well as draw on your professional experience and make links between your experiences and contemporary practices in design and digital technologies teaching.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT University will support your access to learning resources for this course. Readings from current educational literature will be provided through your online course site and will be drawn from highly regarded academic journals, books and conferences as well as reports, websites and other online resources.

The University Library provides extensive scholarly resources to supplement your suggested readings and research and is able to request books or articles from any library in the world. Guides to the literature in your discipline area are available from http://rmit.libguides.com/sb.php?subject_id=67929

Assistance with referencing and avoiding plagiarism is available here http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing

The Library and the Study and Learning Centre are also on hand to support and assist in the development of your academic skills to make best use of such resources within your academic studies. http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of your learning. You will be able to develop your work in relation to your own specific areas of interest in your professional practice.

 

Assessment Task	CLO
AT1. Digital  Literacy Quiz (10%)	CLO4
AT2. Successful completion of the Online U Cred (5%)	CLO4
AT3. Digital Technologies Portfolio (45%) Drawing from your professional experience, participation in online modules and workshops, or as negotiated with your teacher, you will develop two portfolio artefacts.	CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4
AT4. Design Thinking Project (40%) In groups you will design and build a solution to an authentic problem, using a design thinking approach, and reflect on pedagogical implications for implementing design thinking in the classroom.	CLO1, CLO5

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment.