CURRICULUM, TEACHING AND LEARNING

EDU4CTL

2019

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject introduces participants to foundational ideas, current trends, debates and discussions in higher education curriculum, teaching and learning with a particular focus on student learning and engagement. Normally, this subject is taken first in the Graduate Certificate of Higher Education. Participants will investigate how technology-enabled teaching can promote active learning through increased opportunities for a variety of forms of learner interactions. They will explore how current trends in higher education affect an institution's teaching and learning strategic plans. Participants will have opportunities to consider their own teaching, assessment/feedback and curriculum practices from a range of perspectives, and will be encouraged to develop teaching strategies and techniques that are informed by research and scholarship.

School: School of Education

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Ying Yu

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

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Explore and evaluate how current trends affecting higher education are manifested in one institution's teaching and learning strategic plans.

Activities:: Reading, class exercises and discussion

02. Demonstrate understanding of how digital learning environments can enhance student learning and engagement.

Activities:: Reading, class exercises and discussion

03. Apply understanding of learner interactions and active learning in the design of a teaching and learning activity for a technology-enabled environment.

Activities:: Reading, class exercises and discussion

04. Reflect on how current trends in learning and teaching will impact your practice in higher education.

Activities:: Reading, class exercises and discussion

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ying Yu

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
Four 1.5 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Workshops available face-to-face or via Zoom"

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Written task (2000 words)	Full details of assessment tasks will be provided in subject learning guide and on LMS	40	01, 04
Written task (2500 words)	Full details of assessment tasks will be provided in subject learning guide and on LMS	50	01
Written or oral task (500 words)	Full details of assessment tasks will be provided in subject learning guide and on LMS. Students have the option of a written presentation or oral presentation.	10	01, 02, 03, 04

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Blended