EHI701 - History Curriculum Inquiry
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online From 2025: Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Kerri Garrard |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, D347, E377, E760, E763, E765 |
| Prerequisite: | Students enrolled in course D303 must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E763 or E765, must pass unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ECS771 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. In Person Attendance Requirements This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, independent study and 1 x 2-hour scheduled seminar per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks). |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, regular forum posting and responding to others, scheduled synchronous online discussions and independent study during non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks). It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous discussions in the unit site throughout the trimester. |
Content
This unit aims to prepare students to confidently teach History at Years 7-10 in schools. The unit will develop students’ understanding of various elements of the national and Victorian curricula including Cross-curriculum Priorities and General Capabilities relevant to History and Humanities.
The unit aims to develop students’ knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects; engage with a range of pedagogical approaches and design teaching and learning sequences and assessment tools informed by research. This unit demonstrates and utilises a range of contemporary teaching and learning resources and technologies to illustrate both theoretical principles and practical strategies in History and Humanities.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Students will develop an advanced understanding of discipline-specific and cross-curricular knowledge and demonstrate capabilities in History and Humanities education | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Students will develop an advanced understanding of contemporary theories of teaching and learning and how these relate to pedagogical models of curriculum and assessment specific to History and Humanities education | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Students will select, organise and evaluate a range of digital teaching and learning resources to support student engagement and learning in History and Humanities education | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Students will use cognitive and creative skills to design engaging teaching and learning sequences that link with planning theories and curriculum policy | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Students will work collaboratively with peers to explore and analyse curriculum and contemporary theories of education and advance their understanding of teaching principle and practice | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO6 | Students will demonstrate an emerging understanding of the importance of critical, reflective practice in becoming a professional practitioner in History and Humanities education | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - History Teaching and Learning Report | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - History & Civics Lesson Planning & Report | 2500 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link EHI701
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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