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Last updated: 4 June 2021
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 1-hour class, 1 x 2-hour seminar across 9-weeks
Online independent and collaborative learning activities
This unit examines how educators’ work can be understood in terms of curriculum design, developing and conducting teaching/learning activities, and assessing evidence of students’ learning. It considers contemporary theories informing these dimensions of Education and considers how educators form productive learning relationships. These elements of educators’ work are considered in their applications to a range of educational contexts, including working with children, adolescents, and adult learners. The units considers how this knowledge can be applied to designing educational programs that are responsive to the needs of different learners and their local contexts.
Discuss key theories informing the work of contemporary educators when developing curriculum programs and their approaches to teaching, learning and assessment
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Apply knowledge of curriculum theory, effective pedagogy and assessment to develop an educational program for a group of learners
GLO5: Problem solving
Analyse how educators form productive learning relationships with learners in a range of educational contexts
GLO4: Critical thinking
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment 1 - Case Study
Assessment 2 - Program design
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 below: EDU202 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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