| Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Explore Learn & Teach High Edu |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Education |
| Student contribution band : | National Priority - Teaching |
| ASCED code : | 070303 - Education Studies |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other requisites
Learners undertaking this course are required to have access to learning and teaching environments in a higher education setting.
Rationale
Higher Education teaching takes place in a context that is rapidly evolving, challenging and complex. Effective teaching in this context requires the development of a personally meaningful, relevant professional knowledge base. It also requires the development of a critical, reflective capacity to evaluate and reformulate teaching practice and underlying assumptions. The professional knowledge and capacities required for effective teaching include conceptions and theories of learning and teaching, examination of different learner contexts, curriculum design and implementation, and evaluative and reflective practice.
Synopsis
This course provides higher education practitioners with the opportunity to explore meaningful learning and teaching issues within their own professional environment, from the perspective of their current and anticipated teaching role(s). Participants will reflect on their values, context and practice, and design and implement an evidence-based learning and teaching activity or artefact. Peer feedback and individual reflection will be used to evaluate this design and implementation process. NOTE: Learners undertaking this course are required to have access to learning and teaching environments in a higher education setting.
Objectives
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- examine theories and ethical dimensions of learning, teaching and curriculum design;
- find and evaluate research to inform identified issues in their practice;
- apply theory and practice to their context and diverse learner contexts, including that of Australian Indigenous peoples;
- scope, plan, design and implement a real-working learning and teaching artefact and collaboratively evaluate the work of themselves and their peers;
- communicate relevant ideas with colleagues in writing, via presentation or online;
- critically reflect on their values, context and practice to develop a professional enhancement plan.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Conceptions of learning and teaching | 20.00 |
| 2. | Theories of learning and approaches to teaching | 20.00 |
| 3. | Learners and contexts | 20.00 |
| 4. | Design, implementation, assessment and evaluation cycle | 20.00 |
| 5. | Teaching as reflective practice | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=EDU5702)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 80.00 |
| Independent 精东传媒app | 85.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEACHING AND LEARNING PLAN | 30 | 30 | 13 Aug 2020 | |
| TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITY | 50 | 50 | 17 Sep 2020 | |
| TEACHING REFLECTION | 20 | 20 | 22 Oct 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Not applicable. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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APA style is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use APA style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide at .
Other requirements
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NB: Successful completion of this course requires participants to engage in some form of teaching experience in an approved higher educational setting (e.g. lecturing, tutoring, facilitating, marking).
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Students enrolling in ONLINE courses MUST have ongoing convenient and reliable access to the Internet in order to access course materials and participate in activities that will affect assessment. The levels of equipment required may change from time to time, with the most recent specification listed at .