ECN704 - Applied Learning: Theories and Practice

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Trimester 2: Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Cheryl Ryan
Trimester 2: Juliet Erekson
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in E5%, E7%
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

2 x 1-hour Blackboard Collaborate sessions will be conducted in week 4 and week 8 of the trimester.

Participation is voluntary, sessions will be recorded. Online independent and group discussions will also be required through the discussion board

Note:

*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

This unit focuses on the increasingly significant role being played by applied learning in 21st Century education and training settings and investigates the reasons for this development. The unit examines the theory and practice of applied learning as a pedagogical phenomenon and as a curriculum-structuring concept. It draws on state, national and international contexts, both current and historic, to examine the ways in which teaching and learning is given an applied focus.

The unit examines contemporary understandings about applied learning in a variety of national and international contexts, including schools, TAFEs, Universities, Polytechnics, and Adult and Community Education (ACE) contexts.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate a synthesised understanding of applied learning theories that inform teaching practice in a range of local and international contexts, and analyse how historical and cultural factors influence these applications.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Identify and analyse the curriculum structuring concepts informing effective applied learning programs and knowledge of differentiated teaching strategies and apply these to create an applied learning program that is responsive to an authentic problem of practice in supporting learner needs across a range of abilities.

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self management

ULO3

Use technology to communicate knowledge and understanding of applied learning theories and practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Critically evaluate the ideas and applied learning applications presented by colleagues and respond to feedback received from peers.

GLO2: Communication

GLO7: Team work

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Critical Analysis 2500 words
or equivalent
50% Week 5
Assessment 2 - Applied Learning Program Proposal 2500 words
or equivalent
50% Week 10

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECN704
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.

Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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