Melbourne Graduate School of Education Future Students

Study Digital Technologies with us

Digital technologies, including information and communications technologies, provide opportunities to teach and learn in ways that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. Whatever your subject area and at whatever level you teach, you must be capable and confident in understanding how digital technologies can support teaching and learning.
                                                                                       
This area option provides a balance between a broad critical perspective of educational uses of digital technology and the development of practical skills, in the context of your own teaching.

Developed by staff with many years of experience, it is highly relevant to the current education environment.

 

Programs in Digital Technologies

Download the course brochure to find out how you can specialise in Digital Technologies.

You can specialise in Digital Technologies by studying in one of the following programs (please note, handbook entries for these programs will be updated in late October 2011):

Program Part time Full time  
Postgraduate Certificate in Education 1 year 6 months
Master of Education (by coursework) 2 years 1 year
Master of Education (by coursework) 3 years 18 months
Master of Education (by research) (thesis and coursework) 3 years 18 months
Doctor of Education (by research) 6 years 3 years
PhD 6 years 3 years

(NB. The differing lengths of the Masters programs are based on the previous qualifications/work experience of the applicant)

Themes and subjects explored in Digital Technologies

Themes you can follow in this area option include:

Staff in Digital Technologies

You will be working with digital technology in education specialists who bring many years of professional experience as teachers and researchers.

The academics leading this area include Dr Tony Jones, Dr Dianne Chambers, Ted Clark, Dr John Murnane and Nick Reynolds.  Discover more about these experts and their research areas.

Who is this program suitable for?

This area option is suitable for early childhood, primary, secondary, and TAFE teachers, those working in educational and training software development and other professional educators.

Career Outcomes

In this area option you will benefit from hands-on experience in a variety of computer applications, as well as collaborative and multi-disciplinary approaches to research and teaching. 

You will acquire knowledge and skills that enable you to:

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