DIVERSE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
EDU1DLC
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, pre-service teachers will reflect upon their roles as learners and contributors in diverse communities and cultures. Pre-service teachers will learn about social theories and justice principles in the local and national context, with a focus on self, others, social issues, and social justice in practice. Pre-service teachers will develop skills to reflect on their knowledge and learning capacities in diverse community settings. Pre-service teachers will gain understand of the value of engaging collaboratively as learners in groups comprising a range of abilities, needs, cultures, values, sexual orientations, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. Pre-service teachers will participate in a community project to engage with diverse learning communities.
School: Education (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Martha Kamara
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: EDU1CC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
The Routledge international handbook of the sociology of education.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Apple, M., Ball, S., & Gandin, L.
Year: 2010
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Service-learning and social justice: Engaging students in social change.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Cipolle, S. B.
Year: 2010
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Lanham: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Social inequality in Australia: Discourses, realities and futures
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Habibis, D., & Walter, M.
Year: 2011
Edition/Volume: Rev. ed
Publisher: South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press.
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Conceptualizing social justice in education: Mapping the territory.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Gewirtz, S.
Year: 1998
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Journal of Education Policy, 13(4), 469-484.
ISBN: N/A
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URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Understanding education: Contexts and agendas for the new millennium.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Meadmore, D., Burnett, B., & O'Brien, P.
Year: 1999
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Frenchs Forest, NSW: Prentice Hall.
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Martha Kamara
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community-Based Project: Action plan (1800 words)This task is scaffolded through the framework of Studying, Observing and Collaborating. As pre-service teachers complete each of the requirements, they will need to write an action plan that is submitted and assessed | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Cultural Plunge (10mins, equivalent to 1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Community-Based Project: Reflection (1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Martha Kamara
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community-Based Project: Action plan (1800 words)This task is scaffolded through the framework of Studying, Observing and Collaborating. As pre-service teachers complete each of the requirements, they will need to write an action plan that is submitted and assessed | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Cultural Plunge (10mins, equivalent to 1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Community-Based Project: Reflection (1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Mildura, 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Martha Kamara
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community-Based Project: Action plan (1800 words)This task is scaffolded through the framework of Studying, Observing and Collaborating. As pre-service teachers complete each of the requirements, they will need to write an action plan that is submitted and assessed | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Cultural Plunge (10mins, equivalent to 1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Community-Based Project: Reflection (1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Shepparton, 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Martha Kamara
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community-Based Project: Action plan (1800 words)This task is scaffolded through the framework of Studying, Observing and Collaborating. As pre-service teachers complete each of the requirements, they will need to write an action plan that is submitted and assessed | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Cultural Plunge (10mins, equivalent to 1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Community-Based Project: Reflection (1400 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |