EEO410 - Humanities Inquiry Pedagogy

Unit details

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Nick Palmer
Cohort rule:	This unit is only available to students enrolled in E330, E334 or E359
Prerequisite:	Students enrolled in course E359 must have passed one unit in EEO101, EEO211 or EEO311 Students enrolled in course E334 must have passed 10 credit points and unit ECP228 Otherwise nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	EEO210, EEO310, EEO320, EEO411
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks)   NIKERI (CBD): 3 x 6-hour on-campus intensive (workshops/seminars) per trimester 8 x 1-hour online seminars per week for 8-weeks
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks)
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.
Note: *Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus)

Content

This unit focuses on the curriculum development and knowledge of Humanities, Societies and Environments learning within a primary classroom, where learners and teachers are positioned as inquirers in the world.

In this unit, we focus on the ways in which Geography, History, Futures & Economics and Business can be taught in creative and innovative ways. We also build upon the Civics and Citizenship and Worldviews and religions components of the Humanities curriculum.

Cross curriculum priorities of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture; Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia; and Sustainability will also be considered.

Learning Outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Plan sequence of lessons, demonstrating appropriate and effective learning activities for diverse group of learners for humanities education	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2	Identify and critically evaluate a range of resources including digital, for the teaching of primary humanities curriculum content knowledge and skills	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy
ULO3	Draw upon current theoretical perspectives to justify and position best practices in humanities teaching and learning	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO4	Locate and enact curriculum policy instruction, such as Victorian Curriculum, within curriculum planning practices for diverse learners	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO5	Draw upon key academic and professional readings to justify and position best practices in HSE teaching and learning	GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO6	Contribute to a collaborative resource which showcases student planning and professional learning amongst their peers	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1 (Group and Individual) - Inquiry planner (Group) - Lesson plan and mini lesson (Individual)	2000 words  or equivalent	50%	Information not yet available
Assessment 2 - Weekly prompt tasks and provocations	2000 words  or equivalent	50%	Week 11

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 EEO410 can be found via the University Library.

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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