XX4584 Educational technology research
(Last Updated:08 April 2013)

Year  07/08

Total Credits: 20

Level: Level 4

Target Students:  Individuals with experience of work in any areas in the areas of Information Technology and Learning, particularly those who have an educational or training role. There is a limited number of places on this module. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice.

Taught Semesters:

Prerequisites: None.

Corequisites:  None.

Summary of Content:  

• Traditions and media of academic communication
• Practitioner and action-based research
• Relationships between research and policy
• Methods: natural history, observation, ethnography, accounting
• Methods: surveys and psychometrics
• Experimental methods
• Quantitative techniques of description
• Quantitative methods of inference
• Qualitative methods
• Attainment and intervention research examples

Method and Frequency of Class:
Specific Activities are not listed
Further Activity Details:

• 20 hours contact tiem including small group work and discussion
• 30 hours VLE engagement
• 50 hours structured study
• 100 hours preparation of assignment/e-portfolio and ocmmentary

Method of Assessment: 

Convenor: 

Education Aims:  To develop in participants an understanding of the tools, methods, and culture characteristic of current research on educational technology; to develop a critical understanding of how developments of ICT for learning can be evaluated; to enable students' understanding of the process of research design; to recognise ethical issues that arise in reserach conduct.

Learning Outcomes:  

Knowledge and understanding

This module develops knowledge and understanding of:

A1 the relevant genre of research dissemination;

A2 the dominant methodologies recruited to study impacts of educational technology;

A3 qualitative and quantitative techniques appropriate to the analysis of educational reserach data;

A4 representative findings from attainment and intervention research involving ITC

Intellectual skills

This module will develop:

B1 critical thinking in relation to analysis necessary for the development of credible theory and practice;

B2 the capacity to select investigative techniques appropriate to solving particular problems of educatinal practice;

B3 the ability to communicate research findings in a clear and accessible manner

Professional/practical skills

This module will develop:

C1 the ability to execute the central methods appropriate for educational research questions;

C2 confidence and proficiency in the oral and written presentation of research findings;

C3 familiarity with modes of dissemination and discourse characteristic of the educational research community.

Transferable/ke skills

This module will develop:

D1 effective use of general ICT facilities;

D2 the ability to critically analyse practice;

D3 the ability to carry out research and evaluation;

D4 the ability to search and scrutinise the published literature of educational research.

Teaching and learning methods that enable the learning outcomes to be achieved:

• direct teaching to the group
• direct teaching/tutorial work with individuals
• engagement with virtual learning environments (VLEs)
• individual critical evaluation of relevant literature
• group analysis, evaluation and critical discussion of relevant literature
• group analysis, evaluation and critical discussion of relevant practice
• individual problem solving
• triads and small group work

Offering School:  Education



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