EHU701 - Humanities Curriculum Inquiry
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Rose Buchanek |
| Cohort rule: | Students commencing in 2020 must be enrolled in course D303, E760, E762, E763 or E765 |
| Prerequisite: | Students enrolled in course E763 or E765 commencing 2020, must pass unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731 or EPR751, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | Students enrolled in course E762 must pass any co-req unit in EPR724 or EPR784 Students enrolled in course E765 must pass any co-req unit in EPR754 or EPR784 |
| Incompatible with: | ECS721 |
| 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 - 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 seminar and 1 x 1-hour collaborative learning 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. |
Note:Students enrolled in course E762 Internship should not be enrolled in this unit. | |
Content
This unit aims to prepare students to confidently teach across the Humanities disciplines such as History, Geography and Economics and interdisciplinary areas such as Civics and Citizenship offered in the middle years and in secondary schools.
The unit will develop students’ understanding of various elements of the state and national curriculum including Cross-curriculum Priorities and General Capabilities relevant to the 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 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 | Develop advanced understandings of critical debates about Humanities education and educational theory and apply these understandings to inform their own practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically employ and evaluate a range of appropriate digital literacies to foster learner engagement and agency | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Creatively respond to Humanities curriculum documents and pedagogical models/educational theory to develop lesson plans, resources and sequences that establish positive learning environments and foster learner agency | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2 Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Collaboratively contribute to and participate in learning partnerships with peers/colleagues to optimise learning. | GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO5 | Use theoretical understandings and professional standards to critically reflect on and evaluate own teaching practice and develop an emerging sense of themselves as a Humanities teacher. | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Humanities Teaching and Learning Report: Individual | 2500 words | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 - Digital Resource and Learning Sequence: Partners | 2500 words each | 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 below: EHU701 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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