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Course syllabus - Preschool Technology Teaching - Digital Technology

Scope

2.5 credits

Course code

OAU320

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Organisation

Department of Educational Sciences and Arts

Ratified

2023-12-12

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2024-12-19
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Sundqvist, Pernilla

    Förskolans teknikundervisning

    ISBN: 9789147138234

    LIBRIS-ID: s5w6qr03q4rbk35s

    Första upplagan, Stockholm, Liber, 132 sidor

    Articles

    Axell, C.; Berg, A.

    You give a little bit more love to animals than to robots: primary pupils conceptions of programming and programmable artefacts.

    International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 34(2), 505-530,

    Campbell, C.; Walsh, C.

    Introducing the 'new' digital literacy of coding in the early years.

    Practical Literacy: The Early and Primary Years, 22(3), 10-12,

    Robertson, J.; Manches, A.; Pain, H.

    It's like a giant brain with a keyboard: Children's understandings about how computers work.

    Childhood Education, 93(4), 338-345,

    Su, J.; Zhong, Y.

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) in early childhood education: Curriculum design and future directions.

    Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3,

Examination

SEM1, Seminar, 1 credit, active participation in seminar concerning learning outcomes 1 and 2, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL1, Assignment 1.5 credits, oral and written assignment concerning learning outcome 3, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Two-grade scale