Unit name | Learning, Community and Identity in Digital Spaces |
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Unit code | EDUCM5809 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Sue Timmis |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit builds on the theoretical perspectives of Teaching and Learning with ICT 1 to review, analyse and critique current research and practice in the use of digital technologies that support learning. Major national and international research and evaluations will be reviewed. Innovation in policy and practice will guide the selection of themes in any year. Eg Current themes in 2006/7 will include personalised learning, mobile learning and learning in games. Models of evaluation, assessment and the national and international evidence bases will be considered.
Aims:
By the end of the module the students will be able to demonstrate:
The course will be taught face-to-face, but will be supported by a virtual online learning environment. All students will be required to use the VLE as standard, to communicate with fellow students, with the lecturing staff, to obtain administrative details about the course, to access course materials and, in some instances, for submission of coursework. Students will be encouraged to work in groups to support collaborative learning and to provide user feedback on design ideas. The principle teaching and learning methods will include the following:
Engagement with online resources: to reiterate face-to-face activities, to supplement and support, to provide revision or associated materials and resources, and to offer extension activities and links to further sector-specific information.
The assignment will be in two parts:
Currency of sources is key to this unit so many of the sources will be web based e.g.
Journals used will include: