EDST241 Notes for the semester

Description

Weekly summary from weeks 2-11 (No summaries for 1 + 12 as they were explaining the unit/summarising the unit) Topics: Study of relevant national, state and systemic policy and curriculum statements to set the context for the Australian Curriculum: Technologies within the Foundation to Year 6 context  Study of the aims, objectives, outcomes, content and assessment requirements of the relevant Australian Curriculum: Technologies  Examination of a range of theoretical frameworks relating to teaching of and with technologies  Approaches to planning and development of project-based teaching and learning strategies  Teaching and learning strategies, that include the general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities, to meet a range of student learning styles and prior experiences  Digital Technologies processes and production skills – defining and solving problems through using digital systems, critical and creative thinking and applying computational thinking  The language and literacy of the technologies  Ethics, values and contemporary influences involved in the teaching of the technologies subject. No readings covered. Just lecture and tutorial summaries.