Introduction to Digital Thinking (EDUC90973)

This subject is offered to Master of Teaching (Secondary) students who wish to have some generalist understanding of the Australian  Curriculum: Digital Technologies. This subject will provide students with knowledge and skills to teach the Digital Technologies curriculum in secondary schools. It will have a strong focus on computational  or algorithmic thinking, and develop digital solutions to complex problems. These skills are internationally and nationally recognised as significant learning areas for Teacher Candidates in schools. 

This subject will familiarise students with key state and national curriculum policy statements and guidelines. This subject is open to Master of Teaching (Secondary) students from all learning areas.  Students will design solutions and critically evaluate their own, and their peers', work. They will analyse data to create information that supports a solution to a problem.