EDSE20016 - Digital Learning and Teaching

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit explores the technological competencies required within a 21st Century digitally connected society. In this unit you will explore the theoretical underpinnings of e-learning and how technology provides a platform for inclusivity, creativity and innovation with a particular focus on Web 2.0 interconnectivity. This unit is both theoretical and practical and provides opportunities to develop, refine and reflect upon skills and literacies associated with e-learning. While providing opportunities to expand and enhance the existing repertoire of technological competencies of pre-service teachers, the unit also encourages you to continue to reflect upon the cultural and critical dimensions of technological literacies.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 50%
2. Portfolio 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 16.67% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Content and assessment.
Recommendation
Review of materials to identify essential learning.
Action Taken
The unit materials have been reviewed to ensure essential learning is clearly identified.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Support materials for assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Create and embed targeted assessment videos to ensure clarity of requirements.
Action Taken
Additional online sessions were offered, recorded and posted to clarify requirements of the open-ended tasks.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
There is a need for more clarity in the expectations of the assessment.
Recommendation
Continue to make assessment videos and overviews accessible for both tasks.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback; Personal reflection
Feedback
Timely response to student questions
Recommendation
Continue communicating the relevant platforms for student communication with the Unit Coordinator to facilitate a timely response to student questions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Multiple platforms for communication, study and assessment need to be streamlined.
Recommendation
Reduce the number of platforms offered for coordinator/student and student/student communication, unit materials and task completion.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Develop and evaluate strategies to differentiate learning in ICT-rich learning environments to meet individual learning needs
  2. Design and create learning plans in which learner engagement is transformed by the use of ICT
  3. Propose learning strategies that are inclusive and learner-centred
  4. Model and support legal, safe and ethical practice in learners
  5. Participate in and contribute to the development of a professional online learning community.

Successful completion of this unit provides opportunities for students to demonstrate the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers focus areas of:

1.2 Understand how students learn

1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the learning needs of students across the full range of abilities

2.6 Information and Communication Technology

3.4 Select and use resources

4.1 Support student participation

4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically

6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice

7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Knowledge • • • • •
2 - Communication • • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • • •
4 - Research •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • • •
7 - Leadership • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8