HND731 - Contemporary Approaches to Diabetes Education

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Virginia Hagger
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:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1 hour online seminars (recordings provided).

Content

The aim is for students to develop in-depth knowledge, skills, and values inherent in teaching and learning processes that are important to practice as diabetes educators. The focus is on people as learners and the ways in which diabetes educators can facilitate learning and behaviour change and develop their communication and teaching skills through reflective practice.

This unit covers current perspectives of learning and teaching and identifies how learning is facilitated using different health promotional approaches, traditional and creative teaching methods and technology. The unit provides an introduction to the psychological foundations of learning and the impact of group dynamics on teaching and learning. It has been designed to encourage practitioners in the field of health and self-care education to examine and reflect on their approaches to teaching, facilitation, and communication.

The first part of the unit presents information about the broader theoretical issues of learning and behaviour change which may influence the education process. The second part examines the skills necessary for practitioners in the field of diabetes education to implement and evaluate health education programs and contextualises the role and scope of practice of varying disciplines able to become credentialed diabetes educators.

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

ULO1

Identify factors that affect learning and learning needs to develop tailored health education for individuals, families and community groups.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Apply knowledge of the psychological foundations of learning, behaviour change and effective communication to learning and teaching.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Critically evaluate learning and teaching practice, including the use of various media and digital technologies in diabetes education.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Evaluate and reflect on own and other members of the healthcare teams' role and practice in delivering person-centred, evidence-based care and education.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Written assignment 2000 words 40%
  • Week 5
Assessment 2: Individual video recorded presentation 10 minute video recorded presentation with accompanying PowerPoint
presentation slides and references
40%
  • Week 9
Assessment 3: Written assignment 1000 words 20%
  • 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: HND731 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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