EDTC 111 2021

EDUCATIONAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

Welcome!

AIMS

To establish the competencies the beginner teacher will need in order to achieve the teaching-learning objectives that are required by diverse education-related contexts.

•Achieve this by:

•Developing the awareness needed to identify resources from the environment as appropriate teaching-learning media;

•Reflecting critically on the suitability of teaching and learning media;

•Applying theoretical principles to the creation, integration, and evaluation of teaching-learning media;

•Developing the skills needed to create and integrate teaching-learning media; and

•Developing teaching-learning media from recycled material.

RATIONALE

MODULE OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this module, you, the student should be able to demonstrate:

• Knowledge of the teaching-learning strategies related to active learning and sharing of information by means of digital technologies and application software;
• The ability to evaluate, select, create and implement digital technologies to manage the sharing of information and to enhance the effectiveness of the teaching and learning situation;
• Awareness of the use of a coding application to enhance problem-solving skills;
• The ability to identify, select, create and integrate suitable digital and non-digital media in order to enhance the effectiveness of the teaching and learning situation with comprehension of the place of media within lesson design; and
• The ability to distinguish and evaluate the use of digital and non-digital material for teaching and learning purposes while exploring the environment as a rich source of creative media suitable for the educational context.

GETTING HOLD OF ME

My contact details: 

My Name:                   Dr. S. Mlambo

Office:                         A2G-G03 Base Building, Faculty of Education

Telephone:                018 389 2882 (For general and specific academic queries/enquiries - may not be reachable during lockdown)

EMAIL:   shepherd.mlambo@nwu.ac.za 

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