| CODE | LLI5021 | ||||||
| TITLE | Reflection about Technology and the Internet | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Leadership for Learning and Innovation | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit promotes reflection about the use of technology and the internet in the life of citizens living in a knowledge society. Participants will learn about the notion of Web 2.0. They will be provided with a perspective about how diverse internet applications have influenced the way people think and act, provoking new modes of behaviour that include teaching and learning. The different dimensions of digital citizenship will be discussed focussing on the responsible use of digital tools and the Internet. Philosophical and ethical issues, together with key aspects of psychology of cyberspace will be considered. Study-unit Aims: The unit aims to: (i) Provide a critique on the use of technology in the hybrid reality of the 21st Century; (ii) Provide a critique on the use of digital technologies and resources in Education; (iii) Promote the concept of digital citizenship and its implications for the 21st century hybrid reality; (iv) Discuss key philosophical and ethical issues related to the use of technology and the internet; (v) Discuss key themes related to the psychology of on-line learners; (vi) Promote safe and responsible use of digital technologies and the internet. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (i) discuss key advantages and pitfalls of the use of digital technologies in everyday life, in teaching and learning; (ii) comprehend the concept of digital citizenship and its implications in the knowledge society; (iii) discuss key philosophical and ethical issues related to the use of technology and the internet; (iv) discuss the psychology of on-line users and learners; (v) discuss the major risks encountered when using technology and the internet; (vi) discuss key security strategies to be adopted on-line; (vii) demonstrate familiarity with netiquette. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (i) identify and manage Internet safety issues; (ii) manage multiple identities on-line; (iii) use effective protective and security measures for using digital technologies and the internet; (iv) practice netiquette when on-line; (v) respect and manage intellectual property rights. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Internet Society, (2012). Briefing paper: Children and the Internet. Downloadable from: https://www.internetsociety.org/children-and-internet - Johnson, S. (2015). Guide to Intellectual Property: What it is, how to protect it, how to exploit it. Economist Books series. PublicAffairs, New York, USA. - Luppicini, R. (2013). Moral, Ethical, and Social Dilemmas in the Age of Technology: Theories and Practice. IGI Global, 1st Edition.Hershey, PA, USA. - OECD (2015), Students, Computers and Learning: Making the Connection, PISA, OECD. Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264239555-en - Ribble, M. (2015). Digital Citizenship in Schools. International Society for Technology in Education, Third Edition. USA. - Selwyn, N. (2014). Distrusting Educational Technology: Critical Questions for Changing Times. First Edition. Routledge, New York. - Selwyn, N. (2011). Education and technology: key issues and debates. Bloomsbury Academic; 2 edition. London, UK. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite qualifications: Professional Teacher qualification | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||
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