TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: EFFECTIVE, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

EDU4HET

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Recent trends in the purpose and function of higher education have resulted in a radical shift in the styles of teaching delivery that can best support student success, satisfaction and retention. This subject focuses on developing a reflective approach to teaching and supporting student learning in higher education through innovative teaching approaches. Through considering feedback via a range of lenses, participants reflect on their current teaching practice and ways to improve their teaching skills. Participants engage in a peer observation session of their teaching to develop a set of theory and practice-informed classroom approaches to enhance student learning and engagement. Given that assessment is a major driver of student learning, the subject also focusses on principles of effective assessment feedback and gives participants the opportunity to apply these to their practice.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Helen Enright

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

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

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: EDU4CTL

Incompatible subjects: N/A

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

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

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Evaluate your teaching practice using peer observation feedback informed by good practice principles from higher education literature

02. Enhance teaching delivery using self, peer, student and scholarship lenses.

03. Evaluate the benefit to students of changes in teaching delivery on student learning and engagement.

04. Develop quality feedback strategies to students that are informed by relevant literature in assessment and feedback in higher education.

05. Engage in reflective practice to enhance teaching delivery in higher education.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Helen Enright

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 1.50 hour seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Workshops via Zoom

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Written learning portfolio (1500 words)Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO5
Written task (1500 words)Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
Written task (1500 words)Full details will be given to student in the subject learning guide and on LMS	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO2, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Online