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Digital Technologies
Postgraduate | TAS-EMT603 | 2021
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Digital Technologies
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Evaluate the implications of legislation and professional teacher standards that relate to inclusive education
- Analyse the diversity of students’ needs and abilities
- Design learning experiences that cater for student diversity and exceptionality
- Critically engage with content to create knowledge, and to communicate concepts and ideas to an intended audience
- Contribute to a professional learning community
- Introducing inclusive education
- Legislation and standards for inclusive education
- Universal Design for Learning and Inclusive Technologies
- Understanding learners who are gifted
- Differentiation and acceleration for learners who are gifted
- Learning Plans and partnering with parents/carers
- Education for students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Physical and Sensory Disabilities
- An introduction to School Psychology, Speech and Language Pathology and Social Work
- Education for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties
- Student Wellbeing and Mental Health
- Supporting successful student transition
- Unit review and reflection
EMT608 Teaching Digital Technologies is designed specifically for pre-service teachers undertaking a Master of Teaching. It will analyse the distinctions between ICT and Digital Technologies and explore how computers can be used, with a major focus on ICT General Capability or the Digital Technologies subject of the Australian Curriculum. This subject also provides opportunities for you to demonstrate your practical usage of ICTs or Digital Technologies. In addition, you will demonstrate your capacity to design good teaching and assessment strategies, and ethically apply contemporary and emerging computer technology in your professional practice.
- Contributing to this professional learning community (10%)
- Inclusive education and learners who are gifted (40%)
- Inclusive practices for learners with a disability (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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