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Rationale

High quality STEM education is critical for Australia鈥檚 future. It鈥檚 been predicted that 75 per cent of all jobs will require STEM skills over the next decade. Digital Technology is pervasive and an integral part of our lives. Both STEM and technology learning provide learners with the opportunity to gain transferable skills and is suitable for learners of all ages. This course complements other STEM content and teaching and learning courses but explores STEM education through the lens of digital technologies. It builds on the knowledge and skills gained in the Foundations of STEM education course. The course provides students with the opportunities to contextualise the course assessment for their work environment. In the education sector STEM education has gained in importance because the economy, future innovation and general well-being are reliant of STEM jobs.. This unit will build capacity in the purposeful and creative use of digital technologies in STEM education along with exposure to relevant contemporary research.

Synopsis

Technological innovation and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) are everywhere: in homes, businesses, and educational institutions. This course builds on knowledge and skills developed in the Foundations of STEM education course. Students will be exposed to and investigate theory and practice related to the integration of digital technologies into STEM education. In this course students will explore a range of digital technologies which support STEM learning, both in the individual disciplines and in an integrated manner. As they design strategies for the integration of technology into STEM education students will consider how these align with the formal curriculum in their context. Students will develop a STEM PLN and explore digital pedagogical frameworks and a range of thinking frameworks related to STEM. Students will work both collaborative and undependably. Students will have the opportunity to engage with the course context, their peers and the teaching team through synchronous and asynchronous manners. Those students who are Australian Teachers will have the opportunity to demonstrate the relevant Australia Professional Standards.

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Important assessment information

1. Attendance requirements:
   
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them, to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
   
   
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   
   Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), and have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the marks available for that assessment item.
   Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.
   
   
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   
   There is no examination in this course.
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   
   There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.
   
   
8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
   
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
   
   

Assessment notes

1. Referencing in assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library's referencing guide. This guide can be found at .