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Focuses on the use of the Internet and the World Wide Web as tools for teaching, learning, and research. Examines how teaching resources can be searched, gathered, and evaluated on the Internet. Ethical issues relating to use of the Internet are also discussed. The Internet is used as the delivery system.
The Internet is an integral part of our everyday lives, as well as our education system. In this paper you will learn more about how to make best use of the Internet to support, enhance and deliver education to your students/colleagues and how to use it for your own professional development needs.
Appropriate for anyone who has had two years of experience with some form of teaching and learning – formal or informal - this paper focuses on how to effectively use the Internet and the World Wide Web as tools for teaching and learning. It is 100% internally assessed, with students able to tailor assignments to ensure they are useable in their context.
| Paper title | Introduction to Internet-based Learning |
|---|---|
| Paper code | EDUC435 |
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,174.57 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 300-level EDUC or EDUX points
- Restriction
- EDUC 317 and EDUX 317
- Notes
- (i) Students who have not passed the normal prerequisite may be admitted with approval from the Dean of the College of Education. (ii) Not available to students who have already completed EDUX 413, which is an advanced paper that follows on from EDUX 435.
- Eligibility
- To successfully complete this paper, students will need either a background in education studies or teaching experience.
- Contact
- postgrad.education@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Dr Keryn Pratt
- Paper Structure
- This paper is divided into three main areas:
- Using the Internet to support teaching and learning
- Locating and using web-based resources in teaching and learning
- Using the Internet to deliver teaching and learning
- Teaching Arrangements
- This paper is taught online, with students not required to be online at set times. It is fully internally assessed.
- Textbooks
- Students will be expected to access required readings via the library and the Internet and to source their own relevant readings.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy,
Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to
- Critically review the literature on the use of the Internet in an educational setting
- Develop skills to search and gather educational resources from the Internet in a variety of ways
- Critically evaluate educational resources available on the Internet
- Develop skills to use the Internet as a tool for personal and professional learning
