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Leading a Learning Community (EDUC90139)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Overview
Availability | September - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject examines the leadership necessary for developing a learning community. Concepts such as learning organisation, learning community, professional learning community and communities of practice will be defined and explored. Students will be expected to understand, apply and critically evaluate the concept of a learning community within their own context. Students will explore processes for building personal, professional and organisational capacity to establish, enhance or maintain a learning community. Students will also understand and develop appropriate leadership skills to support the notion of learning communities.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify, apply and critically evaluate the characteristics and concepts of a learning community
- Understand, apply and critically evaluate the process for working collaboratively to develop a learning community; and
- Understand, apply and critically evaluate a range of competencies necessary in developing and achieving an educational vision for the school community
Generic skills
- Critical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
- Active and participatory citizenship
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students admitted to courses/entry points not specified below have no prerequisites for this subject.
Students in the 200-point program of the Master of Education, Master of TESOL or Master of Modern Languages Education, must have completed the following four compulsory subjects*:
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90929 | Understanding Education in Context |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90930 | Local Literacies in Global Contexts |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC91029 | Understanding the Student as Learner |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC91030 | Research in Educational Relationships |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
*Students that commenced their course prior to 2021 may have completed EDUC90830 in place of EDUC91029, and EDUC90900 in place of EDUC91030:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90830 | The Student as Learner |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90900 | Resilience and Relationships |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students should have a minimum of 2 years of work experience in an education or a related setting (such as health and social service).
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Group Presentation (equivalent to 1000 words per student)
| Final day of 4-day intensive | 20% |
Work-based Project
| 6 Weeks after the end of teaching | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 75% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- September
Coordinator Berni Moreno Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 29 August 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to complete reading that will be provided via LMS. Teaching period 19 September 2022 to 22 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 2 September 2022 Census date 19 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 October 2022 Assessment period ends 14 November 2022 September contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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 TESOL Course Master of Modern Languages Education Course Master of Education Specialisation (formal) Leadership and Management - 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.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required.
- 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