Program Overview

Designed for educational practitioners, in-service teachers, educational administrators and other education professionals, this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to be a successful leader in the field of education.

In this 3-semester course, you’ll explore critical issues in educational practice, policy and research strengthening your professional learning, and enhancing you career pathway.

As part of the course core, you’ll complete a research-based project in addition to units such as Introduction to Research for Educators, Workplace Policy and Practice, and Pathways to Understanding Education.

Major: E-Learning

The E-Learning Major aims to meet the professional needs of educators wishing to upskill in a specialisation of emerging technologies and to discover the place technology has taken across the curriculum in primary, secondary and postsecondary education.

Educators across educational sectors are exploring and sharing innovative ways to use technology to foster interaction, collaboration, and increased engagement with learning.

This course addresses practical and theoretical issues related to the use of digital technologies and innovative pedagogies and students are invited to engage with the pedagogical issues facing educators in the eLearning environment, reflect on their practices and develop strategies for effectively integrating new technologies at their own institutions.

Assessments will include the completion of group presentations, individual research projects tailored to their own working environment.

3 reasons to study E-Learning at Murdoch University

• Our part-time, on-campus or online options help you fit study into your working life.
• You’ll have dedicated Student Success Advisors to help you along your postgraduate journey.
• Be mentored by our experienced teaching professionals who are here to support you in becoming a confident, creative and flexible educator.

What you’ll learn

• New technologies, including mobile and apps, for learning and teaching
• Teaching models and pedagogical strategies: TPACK, SMAR, R2D2 and TIM
• Trends and issues related to an educational technology
• The theory and practice of authentic learning with technology
• ICT as cognitive tools in classrooms and other educational contexts
• Develop a project within a chosen context to gain an in-depth knowledge of a specific curriculum, learning theory or practice in the context of innovative technology
• Create an ePortfolio/eBook to integrate your new knowledge and undertake a critical reflection of your professional practice