Postgraduate Course: Information literacies for online learning (EDUA11152)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course covers the challenges of the ever-growing electronic information world and aims to help you develop your own understanding of information literacy. Knowing how to find, evaluate, use and 'remix' information in an ethical way are essential aspects of learning and working in the digital age. This course will enable you to develop your own information literacies, and help you to foster them in your own learners, colleagues and clients.
Students from outwith the Digital Education programme wishing to enrol for this course or take it on a 'class only' basis must liaise directly with the course secretary before enrolling. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
An introduction to digital environments for learning (EDUA11110)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. Broadband is recommended. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 26 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
11/01/2016 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment will have two parts:
1) Courswork design (50%)
Participants will design a piece of coursework in any subject area, aimed at a group of students/co-workers. The coursework must require students to use and develop their information skills in the context of the subject of study. This assignment should be of 2,000 words and submitted at the end of week 6.
2) Essay (50%)
This assignment should be submitted at the end of the course. The format of the essay is optional - it can be a word-processed document, a web essay or a video essay (which should be submitted online or on DVD and with a transcript). The finished assignment should be equivalent to 2,500 words. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically engage with the concept of 'information society' and its implications for learning and social engagement
- Examine and develop both your own information-handling practices and those of your students, clients or co-workers
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of issues related to publication and use of information
- Support students, learners and clients in the context of the 'information explosion'
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course will be delivered flexibly and online. |
| Keywords | e-learning, information skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Marshall Dozier
Tel: (0131 6)50 3688
Email: Marshall.Dozier@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Angela Hunter
Tel: (0131 6)51 1196
Email: Angela.Hunter@ed.ac.uk |
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