Key Question
How can I use technology to increase student engagement?

Overview
As schools continue to expand the use of technology in the classroom, it is imperative to learn how to leverage these tools in an effective way to enhance student learning.

Objective
In this module, you will learn how to use technology to increase student engagement and foster a learning environment that encourages students to discover, process, and apply their learning with the aid of technology.

Key Question
How can I use technology to personalise learning?

Overview
Now more than ever, teachers and students should be leveraging technology to identify gaps in prior knowledge, close those gaps, and more efficiently make connections between prior knowledge and current curriculum topics.

Objective
In this module, you will explore how to foster a student-centric learning environment that allows students to use technology tools to connect new information to their prior knowledge and develop their critical thinking skills.

Key Question
How can I use technology tools to link learning activities to the world beyond the instructional setting?

Overview
By making teaching relevant and providing a ‘real-world’ context, you can create meaningful learning experiences for your students. 

Objective
In this module, you will explore how to use technology tools to link learning activities to the world beyond the instructional setting and how to relate learning to students' aspirations and interests.

Key Question
How can I use technology to foster a collaborative learning environment?

Overview
Collaborative learning has been shown to not only develop higher-level thinking skills in students but also boost self-esteem and increase understanding of diverse perspectives.

Objective
In this module, you will explore how technology can be used to foster a collaborative learning environment which can facilitate, enable, or enhance students’ opportunities to work with peers and outside experts.

Key Question
How can technology be used to enable students to be truly independent learners?

Overview
Technologies have traditionally been used to support teachers’ goals, but not those of learners. 

Objective
In this module, you will explore how technology can be used to enable students to set their own goals, plan activities, monitor progress, and facilitate meaningful reflections.

A key aspect of the course is the implementation of the strategies covered in each module and participants will be expected to document this implementation.​

The final part of the course is a self-evaluation and assessment in the form of an e-Portfolio, personally assessed by experienced members of the TA Education team, using a rubric designed to support evidenced-based assessment.