EHU702 - Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Rose Buchanek
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, E760, E763, E765
Prerequisite:

Students enrolled in course E763 or E765, must pass unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

ECS772

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
Students who are completing professional experience (placements) are not required to attend classes or scheduled synchronous sessions during the placement.

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 3-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 is designed to equip students to effectively and competently teach Humanities at the senior years/post compulsory level. The main areas of study explored are History, Geography, Sociology, Legal Studies Economics and Politics. This unit will examine the structure of senior years/post compulsory studies through a focus on the content and approaches outlines in each of the studies. The areas covered include teaching at post compulsory level, teaching strategies, assessment practices and requirements and regulations of teaching at senior years/post compulsory level. It will also include information on curriculum planning and the uses of various information technologies appropriate for teaching senior years in this field.

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 an advanced understanding of effective pedagogical approaches, contemporary theories of teaching and assessment and how these relate to Humanities at VCE/post-compulsory levels

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Consider contemporary pedagogical models to make judgments about the appropriateness of teaching, learning and assessment strategies

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3

Select and use a range of digital resources and tools to support students in locating, analysing, evaluating and processing information

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Use cognitive, creative and technical skills to develop effective pedagogies and assessment tasks which scaffold students' conceptual understanding and critical thinking

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO5

Explore, analyse and construct a range of learning experiences aligned with the curriculum and contemporary theories of education

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO6

Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on individual development as a Humanities teacher

GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Year 11 Assessment Task, Rubric and Report, Individual 2500 words 50% Week 5
Assessment 2 - Year 12 Backward Design Revision Sequence, Individual 2500 words 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 EHU702
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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