edu4hu1 humanities
HUMANITIES/SOSE SECONDARY CURRICULUM 1
EDU4HU1
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Humanities/SOSE is designed to establish a knowledge and skill-base for pre-service teachers in curriculum, pedagogy, planning, assessment and reporting in secondary-level Humanities (Levels/Years 7-10). The subject will facilitate and support pre-service teachers developing understandings of contemporary theory, concepts and skills in The Humanities. Pre-service teachers will be supported to consider, demonstrate and reflect on theoretically-, pedagogically- and research-informed professional understanding of Secondary Humanities concepts, issues and developments, assessment requirements and practice, safety responsibilities, application of learning technologies, and resources. Theoretical concepts, pedagogical principles, state and national curriculum frameworks will be examined and applied across the learning activities.
SchoolSchool of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRebecca Miles-Keogh
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must be enrolled in either of the following courses in order to undertake this subject: Masters of Teaching Secondary (EMTCS, EMTCSB, EMTCSW), Bachelor of Education Secondary (EBEDS, EBEDSB and EBEDSM), Master of Teaching (EMTP), Master of Teaching Secondary (EMTS), Master of Teaching Secondary (EMTSB), Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Arts Education (AZAAE), Bachelor of Science//Bachelor of Science Education (SZSSE), Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (AZATS), Bachelor of Science & Masters of Teaching Secondary (SZSTS)
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the key content, pedagogical approaches and teaching, learning and assessment strategies in secondary Humanities; Articulate a professional and pedagogical position in this field.
- Activities:
- Pre-service teachers will draw from key readings and lectures to form their pedagogical position which pre-service teachers will be expected to express in assessments.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Locate, evaluate and design effective, engaging and inclusive teaching, learning and assessment resources (including digital technologies, used safely, responsibly and ethically) for secondary Humanities, appropriate to state and national curricula; Justify ideas and approaches against curriculum, pedagogy and theoretically- and research-based knowledge.
- Activities:
- Develop understanding among pre-service teachers of effects of appropriately using learning tools. This will be drawn from pre-service teachers' experience in addition to subject materials and assessment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Plan, design, evaluate and justify a cohesive, pedagogically-appropriate teaching, learning and assessment sequence within secondary Humanities curriculum requirements; Incorporate a variety of teaching, learning and assessment strategies, catering for differences in student learning styles and abilities, integrating general capabilities, cross-curriculum priorities, literacies and numeracies, and digital technologies in The Humanities safely, responsibly and ethically.
- Activities:
- Research-justified rationale on methodology used to create pedagogically appropriate assessments that adhere to requirements based on lecture and reading topics.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Examine the relationships between assessment, feedback and reporting, learning task design, student engagement and understanding in The Humanities; Apply a critical, theoretical and practical appreciation of these relationships to the development and modification of curriculum documents.
- Activities:
- Discuss prepared topics in seminars drawing from set readings.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Subject options
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Albury-Wodonga, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRebecca Miles-Keogh
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 12 - 12
One 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 12 to week 12 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bendigo and Bundoora Campuses only
Thursday or Friday"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of Teaching Resources Word Count 1500 | 40 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Learning Sequence: Design and Justification Word Count 3000 | 60 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
Bendigo, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRebecca Miles-Keogh
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 12 - 12
One 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 12 to week 12 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bendigo and Bundoora Campuses only
Thursday or Friday"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of Teaching Resources Word Count 1500 | 40 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Learning Sequence: Design and Justification Word Count 3000 | 60 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRebecca Miles-Keogh
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 12 - 12
One 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 12 to week 12 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The intensive component of this subject will be delivered at the Bendigo and Bundoora Campuses only
Thursday or Friday"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of Teaching Resources Word Count 1500 | 40 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Learning Sequence: Design and Justification Word Count 3000 | 60 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
Mildura, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRebecca Miles-Keogh
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 12 - 12
One 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 12 to week 12 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of Teaching Resources Word Count 1500 | 40 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Learning Sequence: Design and Justification Word Count 3000 | 60 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |