SED7263 - New Technologies in Education

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, participants will be able to:
Critically discuss and reflect on their own professional practice in relation to new technologies in educational contexts;
Identify and define from the research literature the key theories, ideas, models and frameworks for the use of new technologies in educational contexts;
Analyse and judge research findings and other evidence to inform their practice in the use of new technologies in educational contexts;
Synthesise research findings to compose a reflective account in relation to the use of new technologies that assesses the impact of their learning on professional practice.

Content:

Students will:
- Critically examine the use of new technologies in their own professional context, and devise appropriate individual learning and development needs;
- Evaluate recent and current trends, policy and practice in the use of new technologies;
- Make use of recent and relevant research in order to identify enablers and barriers to the introduction and use of new technologies and so critically evaluate national, regional and school-level initiatives in this field;
- Apply the key principles of the effective use of technology (in or out of the classroom) to inform own practice in the use of new technologies;
- Critically evaluate the implications of the use of new technologies for e-safety and pupil safeguarding and evaluate ethical considerations;
- Create a reflective practice assignment informs future professional practice in the field of new technologies in education.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Learning will include tutor input, group discussions, workshops, presentations, case studies, seminars, and independent study as appropriate. Reflective practice will be facilitated in taught sessions, and supported by tutorials and online forums on Moodle. Support will be available for the preparation of the summative assignment through individual and group tutorials.
Participants will be expected to draw on their own professional experiences and relevant research in order to contribute to, and lead, group activities.

Seminars and workshops
Hours: 24
Intended Group size: 20

Tutorials
Hours: 20

Guided independent study Hours: 256

Further details relating to assessment
Assessment is through a negotiated reflective practice assignment. The Module Tutor will ensure that the agreed assignment will address the module and programme learning outcomes, and is directly related to professional practice. As such, students will evidence professional practices, and evaluate and reflect upon them within the assignment. It provides opportunities for participants to reflect upon, critique, and investigate research, policy and practice as it impacts on their professional context.

Other relevant matters
It is not expected that students on this module will be engaging in empirical research. As a part of the process of negotiating the focus for the assignment, the Module Tutor may require the student to complete the Leeds Trinity Research Ethics Self-Assessment Form to as a way of checking that an application for ethical clearance is not required, or may require the student to make an ethical clearance application if needed.