Module manager: Dr Bronwen Swinnerton
Email: B.J.Swinnerton@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Normally, at least two years relevant postgraduate professional experience. Ability to use basic digital technology (email, www, office software).
| EDUC5263M | Digital Learning in Practice |
EDUC5263M Digital Learning in Practice
This module is not approved as an Elective
In this online distance learning module you will be introduced to digital strategy and policy, and discuss current digital technologies in use within education settings. You will also explore potential future digital technologies on the horizon for use in education. You will practice collaborative group-working using digital tools and produce a multi-modal group-based assessment.
To enable students to consider, explore and discuss current and future digital technologies in use within the education sector and informal learning settings. Students will become aware of the wide range of digital technologies and pedagogic approaches to integrating technology into education settings.
-Interpret and begin to devise digital strategies and policies for use with digital technologies in educational and/or professional learning settings
-Critically assess current digital technologies in use in the education sector at school, FE and HE level, in professional learning settings and in informal learning settings
- Critically reflect on future potential digital technologies that may be used in the education and professional learning settings, and issues with embedding these in pedagogical approaches
Indicative syllabus:
The module content will be continuously updated to reflect developments in this fast-changing field. Weekly units will cover such topics as developing digital strategy and policy; factors affecting technology adoption; open education; audio, video and mobile learning; immersive technologies; gamification.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-line Learning | 11 | 5.5 | 60.5 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Private study hours | 222 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 78 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Please note, this module is delivered entirely online, there is no requirement for students to be physically present on campus. The teaching is based on a 'flipped learning' model, whereby each weekly unit comprises asynchronous pre-seminar tasks, a synchronous online seminar and asynchronous post-seminar tasks.
Each participant will be expected to make a contribution of between 500-1000 words per unit, about a specific topic, in the asynchronous discussion. Each person will be expected to actively contribute to the weekly synchronous online seminar. Each student will have two tutorials to discuss progress.
There will be opportunities for students to submit and receive feedback on a plan and draft of their final assignment.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Reflective log | Individual component equivalent to 1500 words (multimodal or text) | 30 |
| Group Project | 4500 words | 70 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
For the Individual component - this will be a reflective task. Each individual must develop an independent reflective journal of the task and the process of working collaboratively as it progresses and analysing the pros and cons of the multimodal strategy, the extent and the quality of team-work in the group, and any educational or technological issues pertaining to your topic of choice. 1500 words or equivalent (multimodal or text).
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Last updated: 07/11/2023
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