Module EDUS1431: Computing 1

Department: Education [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

EDUS1431: Computing 1

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• This module introduces students to the world of multimedia.
• Emphasis is placed on multimedia design and application in the learning situation through the use of an authoring tool, currently 'Dreamweaver' for example.
• Students will also be introduced to the research literature on the educational implications of Information and Communication Technology.

Content

• In this module students will work with a range of research and other appropriate literature to develop an understanding of some of the implications of the educational uses of Information and Communication Technology.
• Students will also develop skills to create an educational CAL application relevant to the primary school which will demonstrate their understanding of the above and their ability to successfully use software and hardware and a range of resources.

Learning Outcomes

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

• think critically and independently;
• analyse, synthesise and evaluate primary and/or secondary data;
• critically analyse literature on a variety of contemporary education issues;
• construct and sustain a reasoned argument.
• develop ICT environments for use in the primary classroom;

• communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively in a variety of ways;
• work effectively on given tasks and activities;
• use Information and Communications Technology in a variety of ways;
• manage time and work to deadlines.

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 written assignment and/or the CAL application.
• Independent learning will also be facilitated by allowing students time, resources and support to develop a CAL package which will demonstrate this.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Seminar and presentation assignments.

■ 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