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Teaching for Student Engagement (EDUC90612)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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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 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject investigates the nature of student engagement in order to support the creative work of teachers in bringing students and curriculum together in meaningful encounter. Special emphasis is placed on comprehending and building teacher’s knowledge of those they teach: who these people are (their ways of being), how they change/learn (becoming), and how this knowledge and experience, often downplayed, contributes to the creative task of teaching. Such knowledge is employed to inform the design task of unit planning as this articulates the broader expectations for who the students are asked to be through the unit, as well as the learning activities and content. Unit planning is also positioned as defining the educational ‘space’ which contextualizes the specific clinical interventions that a teacher designs and performs.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Explain how the ways in which teachers know students contribute to the creative task of teaching.
- Design units of work with a deep understanding of how to incorporate teacher's knowledge of students so as to engage them with the relevant curriculum.
- Evaluate a unit of work by applying education theory that informs understanding of student engagement.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will:
- Be critical thinkers, with the capacity to be self-directed learners.
- Have a high level of presentational, dialogic and written communication skills.
- Be able to engage in meaningful public discourse, with an awareness of community needs.
- Have the capacity to support and lead collaborative tasks.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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: 12 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Personal experience based research paper
| During week of intensive online teaching | 40% |
Evaluation of unit outline
| 4 weeks after the end of online teaching | 60% |
| Hurdle requirement: Development of a unit outline in class required for completion of second assessment task | During week of intensive online teaching | N/A |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
- September - Online
Principal coordinator John Quay Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours of synchronous online teaching over four days Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 8 August 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete set reading and associated activities during the pre-teaching period. Resources will be provided via LMS. Teaching period 19 September 2022 to 23 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 16 August 2022 Census date 19 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 27 October 2022 September contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Quay, J. (2013). Education, experience and existence: Engaging Dewey, Peirce and Heidegger – available as an ebook via the university library.
Quay, J. (2015). Understanding life in school: From academic classroom to outdoor education – available as an ebook via the university library.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Master of TESOL Course Master of Modern Languages Education Specialisation (formal) Assessment and Pedagogy - 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: 12 November 2022