Department of Education, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

ED30234 Subject didactics: Information Technology (SD1H - Sec)

Credits: 9

Level: Honours

Academic Year

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

Aims: Students will:
* Have an understanding of how their subject can be transformed so that it can be effectively learned by secondary age-pupils
* Understand the role of the subject teacher, and the place of their subject in the school curriculum
* Be aware of what is required to be an effective teacher of their subject and have an understanding of the theories and principles of pedagogy which underpin it.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to demonstrate:
* That they are aware of their strengths and challenges in their own subject knowledge and are actively developing it to ensure that they can teach it effectively to secondary age pupils
* That they have an understanding of the curriculum for their subject and how it fits into the broader school curriculum
* That they have an understanding of what makes good teaching in their subject based on observation, discussion with practising teachers and their own experiences of teaching
* An ability to be critical and reflective in their approach to teaching and understand how they will learn as teachers.
Skills:
Students will develop their skills in the following areas:
* They will improve their language and communication skills, particularly in relation to communicating their subject to young learners with interest and enthusiasm
* They will develop the necessary number and ICT skills required to teach their subject effectively
* They will develop their personal skills and qualities which enable them to work with others, relate to colleagues and to pupils.
* They will develop their understanding of they themselves learn and improve their own professional practice
* They will develop as autonomous learners, being able to identify and resolve personal and professional challenges themselves and through the support of other professional.
All the above skills are facilitated. In addition, ICT Skills sessions are offered to all students, based on an initial audit.
Content:
The unit will act as an introduction to the teaching of the subject in secondary schools. Through work in the University and in schools, students will:
* Observe and reflect upon the practice of teachers
* Make their own early attempts at teaching (planning, managing learners and learning activities, inclusion, assessment and evaluation) and reflect upon these
* Understand about how pupils learn their subject, and how they can transform their own knowledge into ways appropriate for young learners
* Understand how to develop their own subject knowledge so that they have confidence in all that they need to be able to teach and to have begun this process.

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