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Creating Texts: Designing Meaning (EDUC90680)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Annemaree O'Brien
obrien.a@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject will examine the productive aspects of language and literacy through the composition of written, audio, visual, and multimodal texts, in spoken, print and/or digital forms. Intersections between theory and creating texts in practice will be explored. Participants will build the professional knowledge and skills required to teach students how to coherently express and develop ideas and communicate information for different purposes, through considered and deliberate choices about text structure and organisation, across a diverse range of text types, and modes. Participants will also reflect on and develop an understanding of themselves as writers/text creators; and of the role of teacher as writer in developing students as writers. Topics include: theory for teaching writing/text composition; writing and creating texts in the current Victorian/Australian Curriculum; social semiotics and designing meaning in different and multiple modes; composing multimodal print and digital texts; pedagogical models for teaching text composition; creativity and imagination in designing meaning; generating ideas; knowledge of function and form to enable students to creatively and purposefully shape meaning; teachers as writers/text composers; assessing student produced texts.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject participants should be able to:
- Analyse relevant educational theory and research concerning how to purposefully design meaning in creating print, audio and multimodal texts for various purposes
- Demonstrate strong subject and pedagogical knowledge of the productive aspects of literacy to enable the creation of audio, oral, written, visual, and multimodal texts, including print forms, and digital texts using ICT.
- Demonstrate strong understanding of how to purposefully design meaning using different semiotic modes, and to create texts for different purposes;
- Critically analyse and reflect on their own writing as creators of meaning; and articulate pedagogical insights from this process for teaching writing
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to identify and apply appropriate criteria for assessing student produced texts
- Interpret findings from student assessment data to evaluate student progress and make suggestions for modifying and enhancing teaching practice in relation to these findings.
Generic skills
Students undertaking this subject will develop the following key transferable skills:
- Problem-solving skills, including identifying and researching strategies to solve unfamiliar problems.
- Analytical skills and the ability to construct and express logical arguments.
- Collaborative and teamwork skills through working with fellow students and with work-based colleagues.
- Skills to investigate critically, implement, adapt and modify new ideas and approaches.
- The capacity to plan effectively and to meet deadlines.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills including teamwork and staff mentoring.
- The capacity to use information and communication technology for a range of purposes.
- The ability to develop, critique and use appropriately a range of evidence and data
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
- A case study: application of a selected theoretical lens to analyse the writing development of a single student (2000 words) due mid-semester (40%)
- Portfolio of texts created and reflection essay (3000 words) due end of semester (60%)
Hurdle Requirement: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Annemaree O'Brien Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 20 hours on campus; 16 hours online Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 10 July 2017 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to complete reading that will be provided via LMS. Teaching period 21 July 2017 to 27 August 2017 Last self-enrol date 12 July 2017 Census date 28 July 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 August 2017 Assessment period ends 18 September 2017 July contact information
Annemaree O'Brien
obrien.a@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours.
Additional delivery details
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
A collection of readings will be available online via the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Master of Literacy Course Master of Education Course Master of Literacy Education Course Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024