CONT490: Computer Technology Grades 9/10

Course Schedule

Course Description

In this course you will learn, through a variety of pedagogical lenses, theory and practical applications to use in your computer technology learning environment. You’ll apply strategies for supporting all learners in their discovery of coding, interfacing, and computer hardware. You will use experiential and self-directed learning to build and model computer technology projects. You will use cloud-based tools to simulate programmable circuit boards, coding environments, and networking simulations to develop and reinforce the skills required to effectively teach computer technology. An exploration of systems of power and oppression will prepare you to use culturally responsive pedagogy.

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course you’ll have the opportunity to

• recognize that computer technology is an open-level class encompassing many challenging topics
• support the success of all learners through a variety of pedagogical approaches
• design learning activities that align with the curriculum document
• plan culturally responsive activities for the computer technology learning environment
• consider the societal and environmental impact of computer technology on their community and the planet
• explore ways to provide descriptive feedback for learning tasks in the computer technology learning environment
• acquire a foundational understanding of the Computer Technology Grades 9 and 10 curriculum document
• reflect on how you can integrate current research-based strategies into your teaching
• develop strategies to create a welcoming and inclusive computer technology learning environment

Application Requirements

1) OCT MEMBERSHIP

We will use the OCT number you provide during online registration to confirm you are an OCT member.

2) WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Educators with existing technological education qualifications do not need to provide additional documentation.
• Educators without technological education qualifications need:
  • a Certificate of Qualification and Registration
  • five years of work experience, including business or industrial experience, or a combined total of five years’ post-secondary education and work experience, including:
    • at least two years’ business or industrial work experience, at least four months of which were continuous, and post-secondary education acceptable to the OCT consisting of:
      • an apprenticeship program acceptable to the OCT, and…
      • work experience demonstrating competency based on an assessment of advanced skills and knowledge, related to a technological education subject listed in Schedule B of the regulation.
  • *Experience teaching Computer Technology Grades 9/10 is accepted as part of the five-year requirement at a ratio of two years experience to one year of the required total e.g., four years teaching Computer Technology Grades 9/10 is equal to two years of the required five years experience.

• Eligible work experience must use skills and knowledge related to the subject and may include business or industrial experience in the following areas:
  • Computer Hardware & Systems (CPU, mainboard, disc drives, RAM, video and sound cards)
  • Computer Assembly (essential functions of operating system, upgrading, function of BIOS)
  • Network Assembly, Programming and Development (bandwidth, throughput, full/half duplex, TCP/IP addressing, firewalls, encryption)
  • Data Representation and Digital Logic (binary, hexadecimal numbers)
  • Installation and configuration of Windows and Linux
  • Programming (basic computer programming including variables, input-output, if-statements and loops)
  • Electronics (theory and construction of circuits, breadboarding, soldering)
  • Interfacing (connecting electronics to the computer and controlling it from software, input and output, such as switches and LED lights)

*One year of work experience can be interpreted as 1,700 hours of work experience.

**If you were self-employed, you must submit an affidavit, a business license, proof of income and a letter from a major supplier/customer to confirm years of work experience.

Course Materials

Accommodations

Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.

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Refund Schedule

If you drop a course:

1. by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee.
2. after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee.

For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.