LEARNING AND THE NATURE OF COMMUNICATION

EDU5LNC

2020

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: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Shem Macdonald

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

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

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Students will evaluate their personal 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

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

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Winter semester, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Shem Macdonald

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 27 - 27
Four 6.00 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 27 and delivered via face-to-face.
4 sessions - Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri at the Bundoora campus

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 27 - 27
Two 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 27 to week 27 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Reflective essay - 2000 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1
Oral debate - 2500 word equivalenceAssessment includes lecturer and peer review	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO2, SILO3