EDN205 ICT in the Classroom

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EDN205

ICT in the Classroom

Unit Information and Learning Guide

Semester 2, 2014

This information should be read in conjunction with the online learning materials which can be found on your MyUnits page.

Unit coordinator

Dr Pauline Roberts

School of Education

Email:

[email protected]

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Revised by Jan Herrington, 2010.

Revised by Jan Herrington and Jenni Parker, 2011, 2012 Revised by Jenni Parker and Jan Herrington, 2013, 2014

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You will be given the opportunity to consider a variety of educational questions related to the use of ICT in schools and other educational or training institutions, as well as the opportunity to develop some expertise with basic practical teaching skills in this area. The unit is not intended to concentrate on technical matters of how to use particular computer systems, either at home or at school. It is not aimed specifically at those who wish to teach primary or secondary school ICT units, but instead aims to provide an introduction to the use of

technologies as powerful tools for learning every day in all subject areas.

The unit may also be of relevance to undergraduates in other areas, such as those interested in developing websites for educational use. However, the primary orientation of the course will be towards those who are, or intend to be, teachers in schools. The unit is not

appropriate as the first Part II unit in education for intending teachers. Students interested in ICT, but not interested in the study of education or the practice of teaching, are unlikely to find the unit suitable for their study.

Prerequisites

You will need to have completed at least one Part II education unit, or equivalent. There are no other unit prerequisites. In particular, the unit assumes no formal background in

computing. We assume that you are already familiar with your own computer system, as we are unable to provide detailed technical support or advice about particular configurations of computer hardware and software. (You will of course have access to the University IT Help Desk.)

Aims of the unit

The main purpose of the unit is to give initial teacher education students in the primary, secondary and post-secondary programs the opportunity to consider critically a range of issues of concern to all teachers who use ICT in their classrooms, such as:

• What are some appropriate uses of ICT in our classrooms? • Who has access to ICT in the classroom?

• In what ways does a use of ICT require us to reconsider curriculum issues?

• What are the educational implications of technologies such as online learning and the Internet?

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Learning outcomes for the unit

On successful completion of the unit you should be able to:

1. Identify some of the key issues in the design, implementation and evaluation of ‘e-learning’ environments.

2. Explain some of the major issues in ICT in education;

3. Use major applications such as word processing, presentation or web tools to design a significant and authentic unit of work for education;

Graduate attributes developed in the unit

This unit will contribute to the development of the following Graduate Attributes. • Communication

• Critical and creative thinking • Social interaction

• Independent and lifelong learning • In-depth knowledge of a field of study

Contact details

Unit Coordinator / Online Tutor contact details Name: Pauline Roberts

Location: School of Education, Murdoch Room: EH3.010

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 0419 447 832

Skype ID: paulinekroberts443 Administrative contact details

If unable to contact your unit coordinator, please contact Ms Tania Corbett in the School of Education.

Email: [email protected] Phone: (08) 9360 2958

Technical assistance

For technical difficulties contact the IT Service Desk: Email: [email protected]

Phone: (08) 9360 2000

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How to study this unit

The unit is task-based, so by completing the tasks, you complete the unit. The LMS provides valuable online resources, together with links to other sites and services needed to complete the tasks. To access LMS, first you will need to access My Units through

http://www.murdoch.edu.au/students.

The online support in the LMS has several purposes:

• Facilitate student-student and student-tutor communication. The online support will help overcome communication difficulties, and so we urge you to take advantage of it, particularly the discussion, mail, Skype and chat facilities.

• Provide access to a range of up-to-date and relevant resources.

• As a future teacher, provide you with direct, personal experience of Internet-based learning.

We strongly advise you to spend some time early in the unit exploring the many learning opportunities provided by the LMS site, so that you can use them efficiently later. If you have difficulties connecting the first time, after consulting the online help, please call the IT

helpdesk on (08) 9360 2000, not your tutor or coordinator. Please be aware that the LMS allows the Unit Coordinator to monitor the extent and nature of your participation with LMS.

Computing resources

To undertake study in this unit, you will need access to a computer and the Internet. In particular, you will need:

• PC or Mac computer (or access to one), • Internet access

• Web camera and audio (or access to a computer with these facilities) • A suite of software programs including word processing, spreadsheet and

presentation programs, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)

Time commitment

This is a 4 credit point unit with an average student workload of 50 hours per one credit point, a total of 200 hours overall (Units Policy, clause 7). Therefore, we expect you to spend on average 16-17 hours per week for the 12 weeks of this teaching period working on this unit.

Attendance requirements

Being an external unit no on-campus attendance is required. However, you are expected to access the unit via MyUnits on a regular basis and participate in the live online lectures (schedule on the LMS) and contribute to the discussion forums. Your tutor will post announcements and new resources to the unit throughout the semester and it is your responsibility to check for new and updated information on a regular basis.

Unit changes in response to student feedback

Your feedback is important to us. Please take the time to complete the Unit Survey issued at the end of the semester, as the information you give us helps us to improve the unit.

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Study schedule

Because of the authentic nature of the unit tasks, you will work largely to your own schedule. However, the schedule below provides an indication of the weeks you might devote to the unit tasks, to help you meet the assignment deadlines.

Week Date Activities (see LMS for full details) Due Dates 1 21/7 EDN205 Getting started activities

2 28/7

3 4/8

Task 1: Website considerations report

Online lectures & pre-recorded videos

Reading and discussion forums Task 1 Due 9am Monday Week 4 4 11/8

5 18/8

Task 2: ICT trends and issues online video

6 25/8 Break week

7 1/9

8 8/9

Reading and discussion forums Task 2 Draft due 9am Monday Week 8 _{Task 2 Final due 9am Monday Week 9} 9 15/9

10 22/9

Task 3: Authentic learning unit of work

11 29/9 Break week

12 6/10 13 13/10 14 20/10

Reading and discussion forums

Task 3 Draft due 9am Monday Week 13 Task 3 Final due 9am Monday Week 14

15 27/10 Study Break

View 2014 Academic Year Calendar

Teaching period dates

The teaching period follows the Semester 2 term. Teaching periods, including withdrawal dates can be found at: http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Student-life/Get-organised/Important-dates-and-events/

Getting Started

Please complete the activities in the Getting Started section on the LMS. Download and install software (if required) and join the EDN205 online groups for this unit.

Some of the technologies we will be using throughout the semester include: • Google Drive: An online collaboration tool

• Skype: A versatile communication tool for live chats (text chat) • Diigo: An online social bookmarking tool for sharing resources

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Resources

You can access the EDN205 online unit from your MyUnits page

http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Students

Support resources on the LMS

There are a number of resources on the EDN205 unit website on the LMS that will assist you with your learning and help you complete the assignment tasks.

• online lectures and videos explaining the key concepts covered in this unit • unit readings and discussion forums for sharing ideas with your peers

• dedicated communication and collaboration groups (Google Drive, Skype, Diigo) • assignment marking rubrics

• examples of completed tasks (from previous students)

• links to the Technology Toolbox for Educators wiki which contains instructions, resources, and tutorials to help you complete all assignment tasks.

Essential textbook

There is no essential textbook for this unit.

Library resources

The following key journals are available electronically: • Australasian Journal of Educational Technology:

http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet.html

• Educational Technology Research and Development. Available through the Murdoch Library through Proquest.

• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) journals:

http://www.editlib.org (Full text available via EdIT on Murdoch Library database)

Endnote

In studying this unit, you may also find it useful to use EndNote, a bibliographic referencing tool that you use on your computer. Correctly referencing your books and papers is essential when you study at University, and EndNote helps you do it! More information about Endnote is available from the Murdoch Library at http://libguides.murdoch.edu.au/Endnote.

Murdoch University staff and students can request and download a free copy of the EndNote software from the Murdoch University website under a campus-wide site licence agreement:

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Assessment

Assessment for this unit is conducted in accordance with Murdoch’s Assessment Policy. You can find important and up-to-date information about grades, assessment policies, plagiarism, equity, conscientious objection and more on the What you need to know site. Please make sure you look at this site before commencing the unit.

Schedule of assessment items

The tasks in this unit build on each other and culminate in the creation of a single product, an educational website, that is assessed at three points. You will be assessed on the basis of:

Item Description Value Due

Task 1 Website considerations report:

Research website design and implementation issues

Format: Website, typed report and self-evaluation

20%

Final: week 4 Monday 9am Task 2 ICT trends and issues video:

Research pedagogical use of technology in your area of teaching

Format: Website, video script, narrated online video, and 2 peer reviews

35%

Draft: week 8 Monday 9am Final: week 9 Monday 9am Task 3 Authentic learning project website:

Plan and present a unit of work for your area of teaching

Format: Finished website and 2 peer reviews

45% Draft: week 13 Monday 9am Final: week 14 Monday 9am Exam There is no examination for this unit

Assignment submission

For this unit all students must submit a completed marking rubric (in Word format) for each assignment through the EDN205 online unit. Do NOT mail or email assignments to your tutor. The due date and time indicates the last date and time of online submission. By

submitting online you accept the declaration that the assignment is your own work. Feedback about your work will be returned through the online unit (this is not possible if it has not been submitted through the online unit).

Because your work in this unit is on or linked to your website, you only need to submit a completed marking rubric on the online unit. There is a specific marking rubric in the online unit for each assignment task. Download and read the marking rubrics carefully before commencing each task to ensure you understand all essential requirements for the

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Determination of final grades

In order to pass this unit, you must submit all assessable work; and achieve a satisfactory performance (normally 50%) on the combined assignment marks. If you fail an assignment task and are invited to resubmit the maximum mark you can attain for a resubmission is 50%. Your final result for the unit will be reported by the following letter grades. Note that marks may be moderated to ensure equity of marking by different tutors and across assignments of different difficulty.

Notation Grade Percentage Range

HD High Distinction 80 – 100% D Distinction 70 – 79% C Credit 60 – 69% P Pass 50 – 59% N Fail Below 50%

DNS Fail Fail, the student failed to participate in assessment components that had a combined weighting of 50% or more of the final mark

Assignment details

The assignments for this unit centre around the topic: Teaching and learning X with current and future ICTs where X might be (for example):

• primary school reading or • secondary school history or • middle school science or

• undergraduate nurse education or • early childhood creative arts or • any area of professional interest.

Make sure you choose a teaching area that is relevant to your interests in teaching and learning.

Overall context

Imagine your school is preparing to integrate ICT more fully in the classroom and you have been asked to create a website to present an authentic learning unit of work to your

colleagues describing how you would implement ICT in your classroom for your area of teaching.

You will begin by researching web design and implementation issues and create a website (Task 1). You will then research how other teachers are using ICT in their classrooms for your selected teaching area (Task 2) and finally you will develop an authentic unit of work (an overall learning task using ICT) that students can complete over a 2-3 week period (Task 3). Information for all three tasks will be presented on the website you create in Task 1.

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Assignment Task 1: Website considerations (20%)

Due date: 9am Monday week 4

Format: Website, typed report (2,000 words) and self-evaluation (marking rubric) Further details, support resources, and marking rubrics are available on the LMS.

Task context

Immerse yourself in the overall context (page 10) and imagine your colleagues will visit your website and read your report to gather ideas for setting up their own, class, or school

websites.

Task description

Investigate the affordances of free web creation technologies to determine which technology best suits your needs and create a website to display your work for this unit. Research key design and implementation issues you will need to consider for developing a professional website. Reflect on and share your learning with your colleagues.

Specifically, you need to:

1. Research key design and implementation issues for developing a website: • Key issues include: accessibility, copyright, credibility, online safety, privacy,

website navigation, layout, readability, typography etc.

2. Investigate the affordances of at least three free web creation technologies and determine which technology best suits your needs

• Free web creation technologies include: Google Sites, Jimdo, Webnode, Weebly, Wix etc.

• Affordances include: ease of use, range of features, technical support, etc. 3. Create a website using your preferred website technology, and add the following

pages and information:

• Home page – Brief introduction about the purpose of your website • About page – Bio, photo, contact email

• EDN205 page – Add a brief description about your report and add a link to an online version or attach a PDF version of your research report (point 4)

• Include hyperlinks to resources and images where relevant

4. Write a report (max. 2,000 words excluding references) describing the key design and implementation issues. Explain how you addressed the key issues in creating your website. Finally provide recommendations for other teachers about the key issues they need to consider when creating their own class, or school website

• Follow the Task 1 report guidelines

• Use correct APA style referencing to acknowledge where you sourced your information and ideas

• Convert your report to a PDF file and attach it to the EDN205 page on your website (see point 3) or publish your report online and add a link to it on the EDN205 on your website

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Assignment 2 – ICT trends and issues (35%)

Due date: Draft: 9am Monday week 8 and Final: 9am Monday week 9

Format: Website, video script, narrated online video (5-10 minutes), and 2 peer reviews (peer review rubric)

Further details, support resources, and marking rubrics are available on the LMS

Task context

Immerse yourself in the overall context (page 10) and imagine your colleagues will visit your website to view your video to gather ideas for implementing ICT in their own classrooms.

Task description

Research how other teachers are using ICT in your area of teaching, develop a video script and create a 5-10 minute video report summarising your research findings and publish your video on the web. Reflect on and share your learning with your colleagues.

1. Select a teaching area of interest to you (e.g., Art, English, Maths, Science, etc.) 2. Add your Task 2 details to the Google Drive file: EDN205-2014 Teacher Projects

3. Research how other educators are using ICT in your teaching area (E.G., if your teaching area is secondary school maths, what technologies are other teachers using in their maths classrooms and how are they using these technologies?). Use one of each of the following resources to research your teaching area:

• A scholarly journal article or conference paper - Use the library’s

databases, such as ERIC and ProQuest, to find an education journal article or conference paper, dated 2000 or later, on the teaching area you’ve chosen • A website, wiki, or blog post - Use a search engine such as Google to find a

website relevant to the teaching area you’ve chosen

• An audio podcast or video file - Use a site such as YouTube, TeacherTube, iTunes or the ABC’s EdPod site to find a relevant audio or video file

4. Add the 3 resources you find to the unit Diigo group. Make sure you add tags to identify what teaching area they relate to

5. Develop a script for a 5-10 minute video to summarise your research findings. Identify appropriate content and visual images and document your narration for each visual (use the video script template provided on the LMS)

6. Create a 5-10 minute narrated online video using your video script and publish it online (hyperlinks to appropriate technologies and example video on the LMS)

• Your video must include: video footage of yourself introducing your

presentation and an audio narration that runs for the entire length of the video 7. Add a brief description of your video to your EDN205 web page (created in Task 1)

• Your webpage must include: hyperlinks to your 3 resources, a hyperlink to an online version of your video script or an attached PDF file, and a hyperlink to /or an embedded copy of your online video

8. Submit your website URL for peer review (Draft Task 2 details on LMS) 9. Review two of your peer’s Task 2 work and provide constructive feedback 10. Reflect on your work and modify your website if desired

11. Submit your completed Task 2 marking rubric on the LMS

Assessment criteria:

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Assignment 3 - Authentic learning project (45%)

Due date: Draft: 9am Monday week 13 and Final: 9am Monday week 14 Format: Website and 2 peer reviews (peer review rubric)

Further details, support resources, and marking rubrics are available on the LMS

Task context

Immerse yourself in the overall context (described on page 10) and imagine your colleagues will visit your website to gather ideas about authentic learning projects they could implement in their own classrooms.

Task description

Prepare an authentic learning project to demonstrate to your colleagues how you would use ICT as cognitive tools in your classroom for your area of teaching. Reflect on and share your learning with your colleagues.

1. Refer to the relevant curriculum for your teaching area (E.G., WA Curriculum, VET Standards, etc.) and select a topic and year level for your chosen teaching area (E.G., English: Year 2 Creating texts, History: Year 5 Australian Colonies, General Mathematics: Year 11-12 Measurement, TAFE: Business law, etc.)

2. Add your Task 3 details to the Google Drive file: EDN205 2014 Teacher Projects 3. Draw on your background research (Task 2) and your understanding of the unit

readings and lectures to plan an authentic learning project for your area of interest • Identify a meaningful real-life task (based on the principles of authentic

learning) that students could complete to learn about and demonstrate their understanding of the concepts for your chosen topic

• Focus on students using technology as cognitive tools (as discussed in the unit readings), rather than solely the teacher using the technology

4. Plan work to engage students over a period of 2-3 weeks, not a single lesson • Plan the tasks, resources and supports required to deliver your project • Include sufficient details resources and supports to allow another teacher to

implement your project in their own classrooms

• Write to suit your target audience; teachers and ensure your plans and instructions are clear and easy to follow

• Provide example resources that the teacher would provide to students to complete the authentic unit of work

5. Add your unit of work to your website (created in Task 1)

• Add as many pages as you need to ensure your plans, instructions, resources and supports can be easily identified and accessed by other teachers

• Reformat your website if necessary to produce a polished and professional looking teacher website

6. Abide by copyright laws and acknowledge all third party resources and information using hyperlinks and APA 6th_{Style in-text and end-text references}

EDN205 ICT in the Classroom

EDN205

ICT in the Classroom

Unit Information and Learning Guide

Semester 2, 2014

Unit coordinator

Dr Pauline Roberts

School of Education

Email:

[email protected]

Contents

Unit information

Information about the unit

Unit description

Prerequisites

Aims of the unit

Learning outcomes for the unit

Graduate attributes developed in the unit

Contact details

How to study this unit

Computing resources

Time commitment

Attendance requirements

Unit changes in response to student feedback

Study schedule

Teaching period dates

Getting Started

Resources

Support resources on the LMS

Essential textbook

Other recommended reading

Library resources

Endnote

Assessment

Schedule of assessment items

Assignment submission

Determination of final grades

Assignment details

Overall context

Assignment Task 1: Website considerations (20%)

Task context

Task description

Assignment 2 – ICT trends and issues (35%)

Task context

Task description

Assessment criteria:

Assignment 3 - Authentic learning project (45%)

Task context

Task description