ICT in Secondary Education (EDUC90410)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this teacher candidate, the student should:

The subject will contribute to students attaining the following National Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Teachers):

2.6 ICT: Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students.
3.4 Select and use resources:
Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.
4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically:
Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant issues and the strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.

• Have an appreciation of the educational possibilities and opportunities of Information and Communication Technology;
• Understand the contribution ICT can make to supporting a range of different learning styles and abilities;
• Use generic software packages and apply common work-style procedures to new software;
• Evaluate and justify uses of ICT in a range of discipline areas and classroom situations.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, teacher candidates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
• Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their practices as knowledgeable agents of changes.
• Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence;
• Use generic software packages in a variety of situations;
• Evaluate ICTs in a range of educational and discipline areas;
• Effectively articulate and justify their classroom use of ICT.