Connecting and Engaging Students (EDUC90822)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject provides participants with an introduction to student wellbeing and engagement. It supports participants to understand the critical theoretical perspectives and the relevant state and school based legislative and policy contexts, including provision for students with disabilities.
This subject also supports participants to explore evidence-based strategies for creating high quality learning environments including managing classrooms and student behaviour. It assists participants to recognise and support students with additional learning needs by designing and implementing whole classroom approaches to an inclusive classroom and quality learning environment, including targeted support for students with diverse needs.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject participants should be able to:
- Build productive pedagogical relationships, building trust and rapport with students, creating a culture of achievement and student engagement
- Develop intervention classroom management strategies, with a focus on promotion of positive behaviour and purposeful engagement in learning
- Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to managing challenging behaviour and theoretical understandings of causes and triggers of challenging behaviours
- Demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions and maintain safe, orderly and inclusive environments to maximise student learning.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to meet the learning needs of diverse learners through evidence based classroom planning
- Use effective classroom communication by demonstrating a range of verbal and non-verbal strategies to support student engagement
- Develop pedagogical approaches that cater for student diversity, including differentiation of learning
Generic skills
On completion of the subject, participants will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
- Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence
- Be self aware, resourceful and resilient
- Be flexible and able to adapt to change through knowing how to be solution focussed
- Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation
- Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their practices
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
Essay about positive classroom management (1000 words) end of January 50%
Development of Individual Learning Plan (1000 words) end of March 50%
Hurdle task – completion of one online task on management of challenging behaviour (3 hours) end of April
This subject has a hurdle requirement of a minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- January
Principal coordinator Lisa McKay-Brown Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 18 hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 21 November 2016 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 28 December 2016 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 April 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 January contact information
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
Last updated: 10 February 2024