Learning Area Information Technology 1

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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The Information Technology Learning Area Study prepares graduates with an IT background to become effective teachers of both ICT and IT in secondary schools. Becoming an ICT/IT teacher involves learning about teaching the ICT-related knowledge, skills and processes that are designated parts of curriculum and examination syllabuses for ICT and IT. It also involves learning how to incorporate ICT-related knowledge, skills and processes into other subject areas in secondary schools.

Throughout this subject there is an emphasis on personal learning through critical reflection and discussion with colleagues. This distinctive approach to the subject models the way that teachers will encourage school students to think when they are analysing ICT-based questions and problems. This approach should enable teacher candidates to apply personal, developing understanding of teaching to assist them to think about practice.

On completion of this subject teacher candidates will be able to:

• Comprehend the application of various facets of ICT in a variety of secondary school settings;
• Locate relevant curriculum planning material for teaching with and about ICT;
• Design and implement lessons and activities following a constructivist approach;
• Include appropriate assessment methods for the evaluation of lessons and activities;
• Explain the statutory professional standards relating to ICT that are required of all Victorian Secondary teachers.

There are 3 assessment tasks:

• Social issues lesson plan (400 words) due early semester (10%)
• Essay (1600 words) due mid semester (40%)
• Unit of work for VCE or VET (2000 words) due end of semester (50%)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their practices as knowledgeable agents of changes.
• Be flexible and able to adapt to change through knowing how to learn;
• Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence;
• Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation;
• Be independent of mind, responsible, resilient, self-regulating;
• Have a conscious personal and social values base.