Module EDUS3411: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 3

Department: Education [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

EDUS3411: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 3

Prerequisites

• EDUS2451 Information and Communication Technology 2.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• This module builds upon the skills introduced and the knowledge gained at Level 2.
• It further develops skills in the creation of educational CAL packages relevant to the primary classroom.
• It further develops knowledge and understanding of the educational implications of the uses of Information and Communication Technology as revealed in the research and other appropriate literature and it introduces students to the implications for the management and leadership of Information and Communication Technology within the professional context of the primary school.

Content

• In this module students will work with a range of research and other appropriate literature to develop an understanding of the implications of the use of Information and Communication Technology for the management, leadership and change of the curriculum and of educational institutions.
• Students will develop previously acquired skills to create an educational CAL application relevant to a specified area of the curriculum in the primary school which will demonstrate their understanding of key elements of the management and leadership issues involved and will also analyse this in a written assignment.

Learning Outcomes

• a range of contemporary issues realtating to ICT and primary education;
• the role of ICT within the primary learning environment;
• detailed knowledge of a range of appropriate software and its application;
• the role of the curriculum leader for ICT in the primary school.

• critically analyse literature on a variety of contemporary education issues relating to ICT in primary education;
• critically understand the role of the ICT coordinator in primary school
• critically analyse development plans for communities of practice in ICT and learning technology within school
• critically analyse resource development and deployment strategies for ICT and learning technology in school

• develop ICT environments for use in the primary classroom;
• communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively in a variety of ways;
• use Information and Communications Technology in a variety of ways;
• manage time and work to deadlines;
• evaluate and make use of information from a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Basic facts will be explained in lectures and practicals.
• Concepts and the study of research and other literature will be introduced in lectures and also worked through in seminars.
• Independent learning will be facilitated by asking students to prepare for lectures, seminars and also by working in small groups to produce presentations which will be delivered to the rest of the class and subsequently analysed and discussed and demonstrated in the presentation and report assessment6.
• Independent learning will also be facilitated by allowing students time, resources and support to develop an essay plan and completed essay which will demonstrate this.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Formative -Presentation and Report 1000 words equiv, essay 1000 words

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University