Module: Visions for Emerging Technologies

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Visions for Emerging Technologies
Module Code	EDU1101 (ITS: ES515)
Faculty	STEM Ed, Innov, Global Studies	School	DCU Institute of Education
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10

Description

In this module participants will learn how to critically reflect on their own professional practice, beliefs and values and prepare an action plan for their own professional development. Participants will experience a range of approaches to teaching and learning including group ice-breakers, enquiry learning, interactive multimedia tutorials, live webinars and online collaboration. The module content emphasises the importance of having a vision for the creative use of technology in education and training contexts. There will be an opportunity for each participant to carry out independent research and present their findings on the topic of teaching and learning and how it can be transformed through the use of technology.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically reflect on professional practice.
2. Articulate own professional values and motivation.
3. Facilitate learning in online learning environments.
4. Examine ways of using social media to enhance teaching and learning.
5. Discuss how social media can promote innovation in learning and teaching.
6. Plan learner support and online activities.
7. Implement visual design for online learning
8. Conduct a small scale research project.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Teaching and Learning methodologies. Reflective Practice. Real World Research. Using Story. Visual Design for learning. Educating educators with and for social media.
Online activity	8	Adobe Conect Class sessions
Online activity	24	Reflective Journals
Independent Study	60	No Description
Total Workload: 116

Section Breakdown
CRN	10549	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Yvonne Crotty	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Project	n/a	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Teaching and Learning.
A range of teaching methodologies will be explored.

Teaching and Learning Online.
Plan for learning, facilitation and support of learning, design of activity, assessment.

Reflective Practice.
Journal writing, Articulating educational values and motivation. The Reflective process. Forms of reflection. Multimodal.

New Media
Social Media.

Educating educators

Social networking.

Interactive media.

Visual Design of Online Learning.
Creative narratives with new media. Power of visual storytelling

Forms of representation. Digital Interactive Media.

Practitioner Research.
Plan for data collection. Carry out data collection. Analyse data. Reflect on process.

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Bolton, Gillie: 2014, Reflective practice: writing and professional development Bolton, Gillie, Los Angeles: SAGE,
Thomas, G.: 2009, How to do Your Research Project, Sage Publications,
Moon, J.: 2010, Using story: in higher education and professional development, New York: Routledge,
Miller, Michelle D: 2016, Minds online: teaching effectively with technology, Cambridge: Harvard University Press,
Miller, Kyle; Wankel, Charles; Marovich, Matthew; Stanaityte, Jurate: 2011, Educating educators with social media, Emerald, Bingley [U.K.] :,
Williams, R.: 2008, The Little Mac Book, PeachPit Press.,
Hunsinger, Jeremy; Senft, Theresa M.,: 2014, The social media handbook, New York: Routledge,
Kelsey, T.: 2010, Social Networking Spaces: From Facebook to Twitter and Everything In Between., Apress,
Alexander, B: 2011, The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media., Praeger.,
MacDonald, Janet: 2011, Blended learning and online tutoring: planning learner support and activity design, Aldershot: Gower,
Munn, Pamela: 1995, Using questionnaires in small-scale research: a teacher's guide, Edinburgh: Scottish Council for Research in Education,
Davis, Torria,: 2015, Visual design for online learning, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, California,

Articles:
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Other Resources

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