University Journal: Teaching and Professional Engagement (EDF5145)

This journal entry, created by a student for the EDF5145 course, serves as a reflective learning journal focused on digital technology in education. The journal begins with a mind map representing the Victorian Curriculum, highlighting the use of digital systems, data security, and ethical considerations. It then identifies areas for improvement, such as managing professional development and addressing resistance to digital technologies, emphasizing the importance of curriculum mapping to balance the advantages and challenges of digital integration. The journal explores various resources and learning opportunities, including texts, videos, and educational software, and discusses the impact of digital technologies on professional networks and student learning experiences. A critical reflection section discusses the benefits and limitations of digital technologies, proposes future plans for enhancing digital citizenship, and addresses challenges such as ensuring ongoing professional development and reducing the failure of personalized learning. The assignment adheres to APA 7th edition referencing style.

Running head: JOURNAL FOR TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
Journal for teaching and professional engagement
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Concept of the mind map...........................................................................................................2
Areas to improve and reflection:................................................................................................3
Resources and learning opportunities........................................................................................4
Critical Reflection......................................................................................................................5
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................8

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Concept of the mind map
The graphical way to represent any kind of concept is known as a mind map, this tool
is very much significant for the generation of new ideas in any commercial setting, such as an
education industry. The following mind map diagram, this diagram will be very much
significant to understand the key information of the Victorian Curriculum.
Figure 1: Mind map diagram
(Source: Created by author)
The notable determination of the diagram is to ensure secure and ethical data
communication in this educational environment. The above diagram was organized on the
basis of the different levels of the Victorian Curriculums. The use of the digital systems,
hardware software, maintaining the security of the data, data tramission are the factors which

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were considerded while creating the mind map. The mind map was organized from the
middle with the central motive and then new branches were created on the bais of each level.
Connection were made in some of the branches which signifies how ethical implications must
be maintained for each curriculum, significance of encourage descision making and the use of
digital systyems for the collaborative projects. Thus, the key information about the entire
curriculum of this educational institution can be understood from the above mind map
diagran.
Areas to improve and reflection
There are numerous areas associated with the incorporation of digital technologies
and it requires improvement in educational environments like Victoria. These improvement
are managing of the professional development of the academic students, selection of the
educational policies and theories from the perspective of the internal stakeholders of the
business, issues related with the personalized learning procedure and managing the
resistances which might occur while incorporating the digital technologies.
Curriculum mapping can be very much useful for the teachers of this educational
environment regarding the incorporation of digital technologies. All the advantages and the
challenges of digital technologies must be evaluated using the concepts of curriculum
mapping. The prime advantage of the curriculum mapping is that it can help the lecturers of
this educational environment to focus on the balance between the positives and the negatives
of curriculum mapping. The redundancy which can be created after the incorporation of
digital technologies can also be evaluated using the curriculum mapping. Thus, the learning
goals of this educational environment can be focussed using curriculum mapping
Implementation of the digital curriculum is very much significant to enhance
learning in influential ways, at the same time, it can also be said that reaching primary source

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learning materials can be very much easier for the academic students of this educational
institution. Students can share their learning experiences with the teachers using digital
technologies as well. The entire learning procedure can be personalized using digital
technologies as well. Flexibility in the innovative learning techniques can be enhanced using
these technologies as well. This study will be very much significant to understand the ways
by which digital technologies can enhance the teaching and the professional engagement of
the stakeholders of educational environments like Victoria.
 Strength: The grasping power of the students is expected to get enhanced due to the
incorporation of digital technologies. Huge amount of time can be saved by the
lecturers as most of the learning materials can be obtained by the students from the
online platforms connected to digital technologies. The concept of open learning and
distance learning has got the support of digital technologies as well.
 Weakness: On the other hand, additional infrastructure investments are required from
the investors of the business to enact digital technologies. Insufficient methods of
testing is the other weakness of incorporating digital technologies in this educational
environment. The other weakness is the distribution of irrelevant information, which
can lots of disruptions in the academic lessons.
Thus, in order to address these weaknesses, there are certain improvements that are
required as well, such as maintaining effective communication through the entire process,
critical thinking skills, and problem-solving skills. Collaborative learning space is created to
address these weaknesses as well. Hence, it can be said that the reinforcement and the
improvement of teaching and learning techniques of this educational environment can be
supported by digital technologies along with some essential skills like problem solving skills

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and critical thinking skills. Thus, the weakness and strength of the areas of improvement can
be understood from this section of the journal.
Resources and learning opportunities
There are diverse categories of teaching resources that are used in this educational
environment such as texts, videos, presentations, educational software to meet the
expectations of the curriculum of the institution. The introduction of digital technologies such
as digital simulations and models can be very much useful for the students to understand the
abstract concepts of academic assignments. All the links, contacts and activities of this
educational environment shall also be supported using digital technologies as well. The
improvement in the professional network can be useful to establish a positive relationship
among the resources of this institution. These resources and the learning activities can be
useful to address the common clinical problem faced by the students of this institution. The
professional behaviour of the students, as well as the teachers, can also be enhanced using the
training sessions which makes the most out of digital technologies. The incorporation of the
digital technologies can also support the professional learning network of this business and
help to maintain a spirit of collaboration between the lecturer and the students Creation of
podcast for the online classrooms using effective training sessions can be very much
beneficial for both the lecturers as well as for the students of this educational institution.
Critical Reflection
The significance and impact of incorporating digital technologies can be understood
using curriculum mapping. The drawbacks and the positives related to digital technologies
can be understood from the curriculum mapping as well. However, there are few limitations
related to curriculum mapping as well, such as it has to be aligned with the learning

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approaches of the lecturer of this institution. At the same time, sufficient resources were
required for the institutionalization procedure as well.
The resources, learning opportunities and the initial reflection are very much aligned
with the curriculum map of this assignment. The entire learning process of this institution can
be improved due to the incorporation of advanced digital technologies.
The digital technologies which can be very much useful to improve the learning
procedure of this education institution are augmented reality, virtual reality, gamification,
artificial intelligence. Along with these, there are other online digital technologies as well
such as social media platforms, online interactive classrooms, class blogs, wiki, podcasting,
interactive whiteboards and mobile devices are the major digital technologies that can be
used in Victoria as well.
In order to enact the digital technologies in this business, every stakeholder of this
business has to be aware of the significance of digital technologies. They must be aware of
the challenges of these digital technologies as well using podcast episodes. The introduction
of a classroom response system can be much useful for the students to understand the
significance of digital technologies.
The session breaks between the semesters can one of the most appropriate times for
the incorporation of digital technologies in this educational environment.
There are numerous reasons for the enactment of digital technology in this
educational environment. Improvement of the analytical capability and the creativity skills of
the students and the teachers is one of the notable reason behind the enactment of this
technology. The learning experience of both the lecturer as well as the students, can be
enhanced due to the introduction of digital technologies as well.

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Future plans: The digital citizenship skills of both the lecturer and the students of
this educational environment can be enhanced using digital technologies. Based on the
contribution of each digital technology, it can be predicted that the students can address the
real world challenges without the help of their supervisors. New digital technologies that can
benefit the education industry shall also be created in the future, which will be easier to work
with and shall not have the challenges which exist in the current digital technologies.
Critical perspective: The challenges regarding the introduction of new digital
technologies such as continuing with the professional development of the students must be
ensured. All the resistance of the technological changes must be addressed and the usefulness
of the digital technologies must be known to them, failure of the personalized learning must
be reduced with the help of active participation between both the lecturer and the students.
Formative assessments must be there to identify the effectiveness of the technologies once it
is incorporated in educational environments like Victoria.