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  • Level 6
  • 15 Credits
  • 0.125 EFTS
  • Delivery type:
    Online
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Course cost:
    $842 NZ Domestic
  • Workload - Approximately 10 hours per week
  • Prerequisites
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In this course, ākonga explore Technology in the New Zealand Curriculum critiquing how technology can be transformative in education with the design cycle empowering tamariki to think creatively.

Ākonga become familiar with the three strands, Technological Practice, Technological Knowledge and the Nature of Technology, which are embedded in the five technological areas and how the design process can be introduced to tamariki. They consider how this curriculum area particularly addresses the key competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum. A focus of this course is the new positioning of digital technologies in the New Zealand Curriculum ensuring all tamariki have the opportunity to become digitally capable.

Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  • Discuss how the achievement objectives and progress outcomes in Technology in the New Zealand Curriculum, encompassed in the five Technological areas, link to the key competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum.
  • Develop a sequence of lessons using the design for learning process outlined in the Technology curriculum.
  • Develop a unit of work that supports tamariki to create digital technologies for specific purposes.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed. 

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable internet and data plan.  

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol. 

Find out more about online learning 

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