{"id":239,"date":"2014-10-18T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2018-09-04T15:19:01","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T22:19:01","slug":"edcp-371","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec\/courses-2\/edcp-371\/","title":{"rendered":"EDCP 371"},"content":{"rendered":"

Design & Technology (Across the Curriculum)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This course provides educators with fundamentals for teaching design and technology at elementary (K-5) and middle (6-8) school levels. Our Summer 2014 session includes make and share activities with iPads, cameras, and robots for teachers and learners. Along with hands-on activities and skills, we will examine benefits and problems associated with design and technology in the school curriculum. This overview involves: developing an online collection of instructional strategies for social media; analyzing design processes and pedagogies; and creating technology-supported learning environments.<\/p>\n

This course is designed to provoke critical understanding of our complex relationships to teaching and learning with\/against technology (both digital and non-digital) from cultural, personal, and cognitive perspectives. Four main themes will be explored: 1) understanding technology as a process, an artifact, and an environment that we are part of; 2) thinking about identity and how it is both shaped by and shaping technology; 3) investigating the use of technology in educational settings across the curriculum; and 4) examining the dynamic relationships between technology, teaching, and learning.<\/p>\n