| Unit name | New Technologies in Science Education |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EDUCM4005 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. McFarlane |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
EDUCM4000 |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Education |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will develop participants' understanding of the actual and potential roles of digital technologies within science education in relation to learning, teaching and curriculum issues. The roles and potentialities of the range of ways ICT can be used in science teaching and learning will be discussed with reference to seminal theoretical perspectives. Students will consider the following questions in relation to learning with new technologies: What's the same? What's different? Where might technology lead us? Where might the technology be used?
