Emergent+Technologies+Course

=Emergent Technologies in Education course= Dr Mark Pegrum Faculty of Education

Overview - a professional development course providing a theoretical and practical introduction to e-learning (http://e-language.wikispaces.com/emergent-technologies).

Details: This professional development course provides an overview of the rapidly changing forms and uses of new technologies, especially web 2.0, in the educational sphere. It is oriented around five thematic sessions which build progressively across a series of tutorials, with three accompanying tools sessions focusing in more detail on specific technologies. Each class concludes with a hands-on workshop in a computer lab, where participants receive guidance as they explore relevant technologies and begin work on their individual e-learning projects.

The course is relevant all those involved in education – teachers, lecturers, librarians, student services staff, academic support staff, or administrators – who wish to learn more about e-learning technologies; to understand the pedagogy underpinning e-learning; to begin making greater use of e-learning technologies in ways relevant to their professional contexts; and to engage in an exchange of practical ideas about the field. It is relevant to those who wish to deliver courses online or in blended mode, or to use e-learning technology in a supporting role, but also to educational leaders whose staff are in the process of integrating e-learning into their courses.

Technologies covered include: VLEs (virtual learning environments), asynchronous discussion boards, blogs, wikis, blikis, social networking, IM (instant messaging), microblogging, social sharing, search facilities, folksonomies, RSS (really simple syndication), podcasting, vodcasting, m-learning (mobile learning), digital storytelling, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), virtual worlds, MMOs (massively multiplayer online [games]), machinima, e-portfolios & PLEs (personal learning environments).

The course runs once or twice a year, depending on demand, in the Graduate School of Education at UWA.

Asst/Prof Mark Pegrum Assistant Professor Education, Graduate School of Phone 6488 3985 Fax 6488 1052 MBDP M428 Email mark.pegrum@uwa.edu.au