LEARNING AND THE NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

EDU5LNC

2019

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The effective use of communicative resources is central to partnerships, learning and teaching, working and socialising. Digital tools are an increasing part of those different relationships as communicative resources transform in response to recognition of the power of informal varieties, hybrid language, images, emoticons and emoji and tools such as social media. Students will explore what it means to be 'literate' or an effective user of such communicative resources with different learners and in different learning context as well as in face to face and digital interactions in teaching, learning and assessment.

School: School of Education

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Shem Macdonald

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Students will evaluate their personal experiences of communication for learning .

Activities:: A reflective personal statement critically analysing experiences of communication for learning

02. Students will work in teams to critically apply established theories of communication to the analysis of communication for learning issues in a real world context

Activities:: A group-based project analysing the diverse aspects of a real-world educational issue as coherent and cohesive whole

03. Students will demonstrate critical analysis of communication for learning and the capacity to communicate their understanding to others.

Activities:: A debate in class between alternative positions on communication for learning

Bendigo, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Shem Macdonald

Class requirements

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
Two 6.0 hours collaborative based learning per study period on sunday during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"2 sessions - 17th March & 12th May 2019. At the Bundoora campus"

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
Two 3.0 hours collaborative based learning per study period on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"2 sessions - 1st April & 15th April 2019. At the Bundoora campus"

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Three 2.0 hours scheduled online class per study period on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
"3 sessions. (25 March, 8 April & 29 April 2019)"

Assessments

Assessment element	%	ILO*
Reflective essay - 2000 words	30	01
Group-based (written) presentation - 200 word equivalence per group member	30	02
Oral debate - 2500 word equivalence	40	03

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Blended