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Module Title |
Creating Learning Environments Using ICT
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Module Code |
ES318
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School |
School of Education Studies
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr Charlotte Holland | Office Number | CA106 |
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Level |
1
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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The module aims to enable students to design and publish an online learning activity and also to identify and analyse key issues in the use of ICT to create Learning Environments.
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Learning Outcomes
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| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to… |
- Identify the key elements of a technology-enabled Learning Environment
- Analyse the role of ICT in the creation of Learning Environments
- Examine and critically reflect on issues associated with using ICT to create Learning Environments
- Appraise and evaluate ICT tools used to create Learning Environments
- Design, develop and publish an online learning activity
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
12
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Tutorials |
0
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Laboratories |
24
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Seminars |
0
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Independent Learning Time |
39
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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Theme 1
Overview of Learning Environments What constitutes a Learning environment?What is the role of ICT in the creation of a learning environment? Why is ICT being promoted in Learning Environments? What are the key issues arising from the use of ICT in Learning Environments? What competencies do Learners/ Teachers/ Trainers need to perform activities or function within an ICT-enabled Learning Environment?
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Theme 2
Current Issues in creation of Learning Environment: Pedagogy, Accessibility, e_Safety, Digital Natives versus Digital Immigrants, Flexibility, Interactivity
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Theme 3
How to design and implement an online activity (such as WebQuest) - Planning site Overview - Story boarding the website - Selecting Tool, Deciding on Content, Implementing your design, Testing and evaluation.
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Theme 4
Focus on Pedagogy in technology-enabled Learning Environments (Constructivism/ Collaborative Learning/ Independent Learning/ Multiple Intelligence Theory/ Communities of Practice and Communities of Learners)
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Theme 5
Focus on Aesthetic in technology-enabled Learning Environments - Graphic Design - Principles of Graphic Design in online medium (Balance and Emphasis/ Simplicity/ Alignment/ Contrast and Consistency)
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Theme 6
Multimedia - Exploring the use of Video/ Animation/ Audio/ Graphics/ Images in online Learning Environments
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Theme 7
Practical Skills Training - Workshops on use of Microsoft Publisher/ Frontpage/ QuarkExpress8/ Hot Potatoes and use of file transfer protocol software (such as WINSCP)in the formation and publication of an online learning activity (such as WebQuest)
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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Indicative Reading List
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| Recommended Book Resources |
- Holland, C 2009, Lecture Notes Creating Learning Environments using ICT, DCU
- Collis, B. and Moonen, G. 2001, Flexible Learning in a Digital World, Kogan
- Joliffe, A; Ritter, K and Stevens, D. 2000, The Online Learning Handbook: Developing and Using Webbased Learning, Kogan Page London
- Lockwood, F and Gooley, A. 2001, Innovation in Open and Distance Learning: Successful Development of Online and Webbased Learning, London: Kogan Page
- Long, L and Long , N. 2002, Computers, New Jersey: Prentice Hall
- Seely Brown, J. and Duguid, P 2000, The Social Life of Information, Boston: Harvard Business Press
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