Unit of Study TCHR2020 Post Digital Childhoods: Pixels, Play and Possibilities (2027)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

This unit explores the role that digital media and technology play in the lives of children. Students will learn to identify opportunities to engage children in digital experiences and learn to develop learning experiences based on children’s everyday media experiences, including popular culture. Students will also consider frameworks for learning with, about and through digital media technologies while also developing an understanding of how to effectively communicate with parents and families about their child’s digital media use for play, learning and leisure.

Unit content

Module 1: Digital play and popular culture.

Module 2: Digital media literacy.

Module 3: Digital and information literacy.

Module 4: Intersections with digital citizenship.

Module 5: Digital controversies.

Module 6: Digital communication.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

design learning experiences for children related to children’s everyday media experiences

examine a range of digital media that children are engaged with and discern appropriate resources for children’s play and learning

understand and communicate the role of digital media in children’s lives

identify and critically reflect on specific controversies/issues related to children’s use of digital media

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Creative work	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Creative work	50%

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