DIGITAL LITERACIES

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Overview

In this subject, preservice teachers will develop skills and knowledge related to digital literacies in the curriculum and society at large. Preservice teachers will analyse personal digital literacies and technical skills within the expertise of their discipline. Knowing that the characteristics of digital literacies are ever evolving, preservice teachers will … For more content click the Read more button below.

In this subject, preservice teachers will develop skills and knowledge related to digital literacies in the curriculum and society at large.

Preservice teachers will analyse personal digital literacies and technical skills within the expertise of their discipline. Knowing that the characteristics of digital literacies are ever evolving, preservice teachers will research digital literacy education policies, data analysis and the impact of digital literacy on teaching and learning. Developing the capacity to interact and collaborate with an online community of peers, preservice teachers will efficiently exchange ideas and work together to develop valuable construct and co-create professional learning resources that embed the cross curricula priorities and capabilities.

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Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Alexia Maddox

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 5 - Masters

AQF level

Level 9 - Masters Degree

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

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Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Analyse educational theories, frameworks and policies, specifically those that relate to the application of digital literacies in secondary school environments.

Examine trends in digital literacies and their deployment in education and society at large, embedding considerations of the capabilities and cross-curricula priorities.

Demonstrate and apply practical skills in designing digital technology tools and innovations for effective engagement in the classroom, including teaching resources that develop students' sense of digital citizenship and digital literacies in effective and ethical ways.

Appraise digital devices or systems, learning to make the most of the available technologies, adapting to new ways of doing things as technologies evolve and protecting the safety of self and others in digital environments.

Research and critically select effective and engaging teaching strategies to create, manage, communicate and investigate digital literacies across disciplines.

Collaboratively synthesise and develop teacher professional development resources to address the complex issues that impact on effective and ethical digital literacies.

Learning activities

You will engage in a range of activities including lectures, workshops, online learning, quizzes, and problem based learning designed to achieve and assess your performance in alignment with the subject’s intended learning outcomes. You will receive timely feedback (formal and informal) about your performance on these activities to support your learning.

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: EM002, EM002B, EM002M, EM002S, EM002W, EMTCS, EMTCSB, EMTCSW, EM003, EM003B, EM003M, EM003S, EM003W, EMTCP, EMTCPB, EMTCPW.

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