Technology & Enterprise
Technology & Enterprise Learning Area Outcomes
The Technology and Enterprise Learning Area Statement and the Outcomes and Standards Framework focus on the need for students to:
- Apply a technology process to create or modify products, processes, systems, services or environments to meet human needs and realise opportunities.
- Pursue and realise opportunities through the development of innovative strategies designed to meet human needs.
- Apply organisational, operational and manipulative skills appropriate to using, developing and adapting technologies.
- Understand how cultural beliefs, values, abilities and ethical positions are interconnected in the development and use of technology and enterprise.
- Select and use materials that are appropriate to achieving solutions to technology challenges.
- Design, adapt, use and present information that is appropriate to achieving solutions to technology challenges.
- Design, adapt and use systems that are appropriate to achieving solutions to technology challenges.
Learning Technologies and the T&E Learning Area
The Technology & Enterprise Learning Area plays a key role in the development of technological literacy.
In the context of the learning area students will become aware of technology, be capable of using technology, and be able to critique technology in a range of contexts. Included in this concept is knowledge about technologies, how they work, how to work with and create technologies, and the confidence to control technologies rather than being controlled by them.
In the context of the learning area students will develop the skills of communication, as selecting, using, adapting and developing technologies requires extensive interaction for both the users and the developers
A successful teaching and learning program in an outcomes focused environment integrating technologies in Technology and Enterprise would also need to:
- Promote innovative and student-centred approaches to learning.
- Develop individual and group learning programs as a consequence of recognising the diversity of students needs and learning styles.
- Develop a balance of specific focused and open ended tasks.
- Embed the use of technology in the learning outcomes for students.
- Provide opportunities for integrated learning or cross curricula links.
- Ensure that the technology improves the teaching and learning program and learning effectiveness.
- Take an enquiry-based and problem solving approach to learning.
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