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Transforming Sustainability Education (EDUC90626)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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August
Overview
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Transforming Sustainability Education takes as its major focus transformations in pedagogy. Within the context of education for sustainability, critical concepts in thinking about teaching and learning are examined. Adding to our existing repertoire are pedagogies of enactment — practices that educators can enact when educating for sustainability. These pedagogies and practices include interdisciplinary thinking and learning, experiential learning; problem-based learning, embodied knowing and critical pedagogic approaches. Putting practice at the centre, this subject is directed at utilising pedagogies that can drive change in communities. This subject models the principles that are studied, and are applicable to a wide range of subject matters, learners, and contexts, including universities, schools, workplaces, and informal learning settings.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Identify critical concepts in thinking about teaching and learning within education for sustainability as they relate to an education setting;
- Critically analyse their own values, attitudes and beliefs about learning and teaching as they relate to transformation;
- Identify pedagogical approaches in which sustainability can be advanced;
- Evaluate the pedagogical intent and impact of an education for sustainability curriculum resource;
- Design a professional learning module for educators on an aspect of sustainability education.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
- Be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
- Demonstrate a high level of achievement in writing, common research activities, problem solving and communication;
- Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their beliefs and practices as knowledgeable agents of changes;
- Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation;
- Capably synthesise personal experience with research evidence and critical analysis into other contexts.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
There will be three assessment tasks for this subject:
1) Reflective responses to learning tasks via on-line discussion board (20%); 1000 word equivalent. Due ongoing.
2) Critique of a curriculum resource 1000 words or equivalent. 20% of total assessment. This is an individual task, due after mid-semester break.
3) A major project 3000 words or equivalent. 60% of total assessment. This may be an individual or group task, due at the end of semester. If students take up the option of working in a group the word limit will be modified in line with the number of participants working in the group. A common mark will be given.
This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- August
Principal coordinator Jeana Kriewaldt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 7 August 2017 Teaching period 15 August 2017 to 31 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2017 Census date 25 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 October 2017 Assessment period ends 7 November 2017 August contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours in total
Additional delivery details
Pre-teaching period:
During the pre-teaching period students will be required to complete reading that will be provided via LMS.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Master of Education Course Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies Major Tailored Specialisation Major Education and Social Change Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Education and Social Change Major Education
Last updated: 10 February 2024