Literacy and New Technologies

Course aim

To engage practicing educators in considering the implications of contemporary communication technologies for the nature of literacy practice, learning and teaching.

Course content

Debates regarding new technologies in relation to literacy; policy and curriculum contexts for incorporation of ICTs into literacy teaching;  in and out of school contexts for literacy practice with new technologies; strategies for incoporating new technologies into literacy learning

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online Activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Discussion boards, Discussion paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.