| CODE | EPE2027 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Using Technology in Primary School Settings | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Early Childhood and Primary Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | To succeed in a digital and information age, young learners need to develop 21st century competencies. These ensure that they are properly equipped with the competencies which enable them to fully participate in student-centred learning experiences and to become lifelong learners. Digital technologies can play a major role in the development of these competencies by offering a wide variety of affordances, including web 2.0 tools and mobile apps which promote and enhance communication, collaboration, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking. Digital affordances enable learners to engage in multimodal digital content creation. The use of digital technologies which is pervasive in the life of young learners also requires schools to help learners develop competencies in digital citizenship which will equip learners with the required competencies to interact in virtual environments. The implementation of project-based learning and flipped learning as teaching methodologies to help learners develop 21st century competencies in a cross-curricular manner will also be discussed. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are: - familiarise students with 21st century learner-centred classroom practices; - help students realise the importance of helping young learners develop competencies in communication, collaboration and critical thinking to promote active participation in the learning process; - assist students in integrating activities which promote the developmet of 21st century skills in a cross-curricular manner in classroom practice; - give students the opportunity to experiment with a variety of web 2.0 tools, mobile technologies and mobile apps which can promote the development of communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking; - familiarise students with issues in digital citizenship which help learners interact safely in online environments; - familiarise students with project-based learning initiatives in primary classrooms. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - demonstrate the use of a variety of digital affordances including mobile technologies to promote learner-centred pedagogy in their classroom; - evaluate the affordances offered by digital technologies to develop 21st century competencies in primary school classrooms; - create various learning opportunities to develop learner competencies in communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity through the use of digital technology; - design project-based learning initiatives aimed at promoting the development of 21st century competencies. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - use a variety of digital resources (including interactive flat panels and mobile technologies) and web-based tools which develop 21st century competencies; - prepare digital resources to promote project-based learning, flipped classroom methodology and digital citizenship initiatives in their classroom; - locate, select and evaluate web-based resources appropriate for primary school classrooms which develop 21st century competencies. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Bergmann, J., and Sams, A. (2016). Flipped Learning for Elementary Instruction. Eugene: International Society for Tech in Ed. - Caldwell, H., and Bird, J. (2015). Teaching with Tablets. Sage Publications, Inc. - Maloy, R. W., Verock, R.A., Edwards, S. A. and Woolf, B.P. (2014). Transforming Learning with New Technologies (2nd Edition). Pearson. Supplementary Readings: - Gallardo Fernández, I. M., Monsalve Lorente, L., Aguasanta Regalado, M. E. (2021). Primary educational strategies in times of digital curriculum. Digital Education Review. 2021(40):66-81. - Voogt,J., Erstad, O., Dede, C. & Mishra, P. (2013). Challenges to learning and schooling in the digital networked world of the 21st century. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 29, Issue 5, pages 403–413. - Ormiston, M., Hatlen, B., Hopkins, K., McGinnis, K., Blake, L. and Ring, N. (2017). Now Classrooms, Grades K-2: Lessons for Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (Supporting Iste Standards for Students and Digital Citizenship). Solution Tree Press. - Ormiston, M., DeCarlo, S., Raymond, S., Kowalski, G. and Gonzalez, J. (2017). NOW Classrooms, Grades 3-5 : Lessons for Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (Supporting ISTE Standards for Students and Digital Citizenship). Solution Tree Press. - Yu, S., Hannele, N. and Mason, J. (2019). Shaping Future Schools with Digital Technology. Singapore: Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2019. Perspectives on Rethinking and Reforming Education. - Barrett-Zahn, E. (2021). Digital literacy. Science and Children. 2021;58(5):6. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | James Callus Tania Gatt |
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