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Last updated: 4 June 2021
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online), CBD*
Students must be enrolled in course E330, E333 or E334
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ECE440
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 3-hour seminar for per week in weeks where there is no placement requirement1 x 1-hour online workshop per week
2 x on campus cloud conferences per trimester
1 x 1-hour online workshop per week
2 x 1-hour online class per trimester (recordings provided)
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
This unit is designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of learning and teaching in and through the visual arts and music. This occurs initially through the development of personal skills in arts practice, exploring and responding to the arts and secondly, in the construction of curricula materials for teaching in and through the visual art and music. Throughout the unit students participate in arts based learning experiences in order to develop personal professional skills and knowledge. Students will also develop practical skills in the use of e technologies and digital media both for creative expression and for the development of digital e-learning artefacts.
This work is informed by a study of current state, national and international arts education initiatives and research. Throughout the unit, links are made between relevant theories of teaching and learning and their application in contemporary places of learning and teaching both in, and through, the Arts with a focus on music and visual art. Students are encouraged to consider the importance of the arts in interdisciplinary education and are made more aware of where the arts can overlap and combine with other learning areas to support outcomes, in particular the cross curriculum priority of Australian and Torres Strait Islander culture, history, knowledge and perspectives.
Locate and analyse examples of current best practice that support children’s cognitive and artistic development and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the processes, teaching materials and resources in order to selectively incorporate them into their own teaching
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
Apply knowledge of everyday play based and intentional arts learning practices to construct meaningful learning environments for the development of children's knowledge and skill acquisition in the arts
GLO5: Problem solving
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of children’s development in and through the creative arts, with a focus on visual arts and music development, and from birth through early childhood and into primary school
Use knowledge and understanding of the development of children's concepts of the arts, aesthetics and creative expression to design curriculum that also shows the incorporation of play-based, intentional and digital learning environments
GLO2: Communication
Compare and contrast pedagogical approaches and methods for teaching in and through the creative arts with a focus on Music and Visual Arts and select for presentation, those that they would incorporate into their own practice
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment 1 - Music Portfolio
Assessment 2 - Visual art Portfolio
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECE241 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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