Module EFPM294 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM294: Technology and Education Futures
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written assignment | 1,000 words | 1-8, 9, 11, 13 | Written tutor feedback |
| Critical reflection and discussion | Throughout the module (500 words) | 2-3, 7, 9, 11-12 | Written and oral peer feedback and oral tutor feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital portfolio | 70 | 5,000 words | 1-13 | Written summative feedback |
| Video blog (vlog) | 20 | 10 minutes (1,000 words) | 2-3, 6-7, 11, 13 | Written summative feedback |
| Reflective summary of contributions to online discussions | 10 | 500 words | 2-3, 6-13 | Written summative feedback |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital portfolio | Digital portfolio (5,000 words) | 1-13 | 6 weeks |
| Video blog (vlog) | Video blog (10 minutes /1,000 words) | 2-3, 6, 7, 11, 13 | 6 weeks |
| Reflective summary of contributions to online discussions | Essay (500 words) | 2-3, 6-13 | 6 weeks |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Craft, A. (2011), Creativity and Educational Futures. Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books
Craft (2012) Childhood in a digital age: creative challenges for educational futures. London Review of Education. Vol. 10, No. 2, July 2012, 173–190
Facer, K., Craft, A., Jewitt, C., Mauger, S., Sandford, R., Sharples, M. (2011). Building Agency in the Face of Uncertainty. Outcome of ESRC Seminar Series on Educational Futures http://richardsandford.net/edfutures/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Building-Agency-in-the-Face-of-Uncertainty-Thinking-Tool.pdf
Gee, J. P., & Hayes, E. R. (2011). Language and learning in the digital age. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Gillen, J. & Barton, D. (2010). Digital literacies. https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/33471/1/DigitalLiteracies.pdf
Inayatullah, S. (2015). What works: Case studies in the practice of foresight. Taipei: Tamkang University Press.
Inayatullah, S. (2008). Mapping Educational Futures. In Bussey, M., Inayatullah, S., Milosevic, I. (eds). (2008). Alternative Educational Futures: pedagogies for emergent worlds. Rotterdam/Taipei: Sense Publishers
Pegrum, M. (2019) Mobile lenses on Learning: Languages and Literacies on the move. Singapore, Springer.
Selwyn, N. (2019). Should robots replace teachers? : AI and the future of education. Cambridge, Polity Press
Shaffer, D. W. (2007) How computer games help children to learn. New York: Palgrave/MacMillan
Steinkuehler, C., Squire, K. & Barab, S. (Eds) (2012). Games, learning, and society : learning and meaning in the digital age. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Wegerif, R. (2012) Dialogic: Education for the Internet Age. London, Routledge
