Unit Overview
- Description
In this unit, pre-service teachers will learn about the Western Australian Technologies Learning Area which is comprised of two subjects: Design and Technologies, and Digital Technologies. The Technologies Learning Area focuses on nurturing students' curiosity, creativity, problem solving, project management skills and ethical understanding to address complex challenges. The learning area ensures that students develop both knowledge of, and hands-on experience with, traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies that shape our world. Students are encouraged to consider the social and equity implications of technological solutions, including their impact on personal and community values. The learning area actively engages students in analytical, critical, creative and design thinking. Using an agile and systematic approach, students learn to investigate problems, generate ideas, experiment, develop and manage projects to create practical, real-world solutions. Pre-service teachers use curriculum knowledge of the Technologies Learning Area and assessment to plan learning and teaching sequences that engage students with authentic problems and have a focus on design thinking skills, incorporate a range of teaching strategies and resources, identify opportunities for curriculum integration and ways to address the General Capabilities. Pre-service teachers will also explore current theories and research relating to teaching children digital technologies and the relevant issues and strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode Not available in 2027 UWA (Perth) On-campus -
The timetable for this teaching period is not currently available. Please see the Important Dates page for the timetable release date and other key date information.
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) articulate current theories and research relating to teaching children digital technologies; (2) demonstrate understanding of the relevant issues and strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.; (3) plan teaching and learning experiences for teaching and assessing The Technologies curriculum that incorporate a range of teaching strategies, design thinking skills and a variety of resources; and (4) plan teaching and learning experiences that identify opportunities for curriculum integration, and teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning for students and links to the General Capabilities.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) planning tasks and (2) digital artefact. Further information is available in the unit outline.
To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the planning tasks and digital artefact components.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- EDUC5510 Professional Practice A
- Contact hours
- Total workload: 150 hours
contact hours: 30 hours. Further information is available in the unit outline
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.