ECA731 - Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry

Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online^

Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule:

Students must be enrolled in course D303, D347, E377, E760, E762, E763 or E765

Prerequisite:

D303 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60%

Students enrolled in course E762, E763, E765 must pass EEE754, plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR781, EPR731, EPR751

Corequisite:

E762 course students must pass any co-req unit in EPR724 or EPR784

Incompatible with:

Nil

Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

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 face-to-face workshop per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks).

Students need to enrol in correct method in STAR. Please check your enrolment with a Student Adviser in Student Central.

Scheduled learning activities - online

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 CloudDeakin throughout the trimester.

Note:

^Dance or Drama are not available in online mode, Media is only available in online mode

** Arts discipline methodology specialisations are available for Campus and online study as follows:

  • Visual Arts – available at Burwood (Melbourne) or online
  • Music - available at Burwood (Melbourne) or online
  • Media - available online
  • Dance – available at Burwood (Melbourne)
  • Drama - available at Burwood (Melbourne)

E762 Internship students should not be enrolled in this unit.
Please contact Student Services to confirm your course map.

Content

Arts discipline methodology specialisations are available for Campus and Online study as follows:

  • Visual Arts – available at Burwood (Melbourne) or Online
  • Music - available at Burwood (Melbourne) or Online
  • Media - available Online
  • Dance – available at Burwood (Melbourne)
  • Drama - available at Burwood (Melbourne)

This unit is part of a sequence undertaken by students completing an Arts methodology specialisation for teaching across the middle years and secondary schools (Dance, Drama, Media, Music or Visual Arts).

The focus is on identifying contemporary arts curriculum initiatives in the post primary years 7-10 of compulsory education and within various contexts such as the classroom, the whole school and the broader community. Students will consider and critique a range of influences and initiatives in the curriculum of their arts discipline area, with a focus on the Australian Curriculum.

The unit prepares students to research and apply skills required to design, and develop lesson and unit sequences. They will develop assessment strategies, resources for teaching the artform, and engage with selected technologies as both a creative process and a teaching and learning medium.

Students will develop critical and creative thinking skills, interpersonal communication and intercultural understanding as they analyse, reflect and build a philosophy of arts education.

Unit Fee Information

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