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Active Pedagogies (EDUC90972)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This elective explores active, participatory and critical approaches to the teaching and learning of literary texts for varying purposes and across a variety of educational environments. Students will learn how to plan and implement lessons and units of work that incorporate active-pedagogical techniques and processes. They will participate in workshops employing innovative, creative and experiential ways of working with literary texts in early childhood, primary and secondary settings relevant to curriculum areas such as the arts, English and Humanities. They will explore how to develop and apply visual, embodied and aural teaching strategies to a variety of texts including poems, novels, scripts, picture books and other complex texts. Pedagogical and learning approaches such as student centred problem-solving, collaborative storytelling and creative text interpretation will also be explored. The subject will be delivered in a series of lectures and practical workshops supported by online materials.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Plan lessons and curriculum units based on an active pedagogical approach to support the teaching and learning of literary texts;
- Incorporate active pedagogy-based activities and approaches into existing curriculum programs regarding the teaching and learning of literary texts;
- Teach literary texts in a range of educational setting based on an active pedagogical approach.
Generic skills
- On completion of this subject students should: have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
- have an in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s);
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning ;
- have expanded their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects;
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems;
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations;
- be able to engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs;
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Reflective essay
| Mid semester | 50% |
Curriculum unit
| End of semester | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Richard Sallis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 January 2020 to 22 January 2020 Last self-enrol date 15 January 2020 Census date 31 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 February 2020 Assessment period ends 11 March 2020
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024