TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: EFFECTIVE, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

EDU4HET

2017

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Building on the foundations developed in other GCHE subjects, participants focus on deepening and extending their knowledge of teaching practice in Higher Education drawing on theories and research of higher education teaching. The aim is to prepare participants to reflect on, critique and challenge their current practice in ways that inform and develop a scholarly approach to teaching. Participants engage with a range of theoretical perspectives and research related to higher education teaching, and consider their potential application to their work. Participants are guided through questions related to effectiveness, evidence and ethics in higher education teaching, and consider the challenges involved in balancing teaching against the other roles required for a successful academic career.

School: School of Education

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Robyn Yucel

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: Course RCHE - Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. EDU4CTL

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Readings Pack	Recommended	tba	PROVIDED BY LECTURER

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Create and maintain effective student-focused learning environments (face-to-face and online) based on feedback from students and peers.

Activities:: Reading, practice-based activities and peer group discussion

02. Support students both face-to-face and online in their development and demonstration of intended learning outcomes based on feedback from students and peers.

Activities:: Reading, practice-based activities and peer group discussion

03. Provide helpful, timely feedback to students on their learning, including on work from assessment tasks, based on feedback from students and peers. and engage in evaluation of learning.

Activities:: Reading, practice-based activities and peer group discussion

04. Demonstrate respect for students and consistently require students to demonstrate their respect for others, based on feedback from students and peers.

Activities:: Reading, practice-based activities and peer group discussion

05. Promote student support services and direct students to appropriate support services.

Activities:: Reading, practice-based activities and peer group discussion

06. Develop a personal philosophy of teaching and draw on research evidence to justify your approach to higher education teaching.

Activities:: Reading, practice-based activities and peer group discussion

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Rhonda Hallett

Class requirements

Seminar
Four 3.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via blended.
"Plus Online Learning"

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Draft Teaching Portfolio of Teaching practice (1000 words)	(Evidence of practice based on for example, peer observation of teaching, or peer review of curriculum, or systematic evaluation of student learning the feedback loop with students)	20	03, 04, 05, 06
Evidence of Teaching Practice (3000 words)	(Teaching Potfolio or Reflective Essay or Teaching Award application or negotiated project)	60	01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
Teaching Portfolio of Teaching practice - final(1000 words)		20	01, 02, 03, 04, 05

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Online