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The Student as Learner (EDUC90830)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable (login required)(opens in new window)
Contact information
Term 1
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Subject Coordinator: lorraine.graham@unimelb.edu.au
Term 3
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Subject Coordinator: matthew.harrison@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Term 1 - Online Term 3 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject focuses on the theoretical frameworks and evidence bases that educators use in understanding the development of their students and in planning suitable instructional sequences that are responsive to the inherent variability of learners. It covers foundational concepts related to learning environments, learning processes and child and adolescent development. It also provides opportunities to explore and discuss implications for teaching that are related to the consideration of learners’ profiles of capabilities and how teachers facilitate the quality, depth and active nature of their learning.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Use their knowledge of child and adolescent development to inform their professional practice
- Describe key characteristics of learning environments and learning processes that facilitate student learning
- Consider the variability of student learning in terms of how individual profiles of capabilities help or hinder achievement
- Build on previous knowledge of learning progressions to explore how they are related to the quality, depth and active nature of student learning.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
- Improve the motivation and learning of those they work with
- Design and implement learning experiences that create a balance between the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills, and the search for meaning and understanding
- Participate actively and positively in a learning community
- Evaluate and use constructive criticism of their work and the work of colleagues
- Report clearly and accurately on a work-related situation
Last updated: 7 April 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: 7 April 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Contribute two structured posts reflecting on individual student learning, classroom learning and/or learning in other educational contexts (750 words x 2)
| From Week 3 to Week 5 | 30% |
Produce a research, action and reflection project
| End of the teaching period | 70% |
Last updated: 7 April 2024
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Lorraine Graham Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 22 January 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 29 January 2024 to 24 March 2024 Last self-enrol date 23 January 2024 Census date 16 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 March 2024 Assessment period ends 31 March 2024 Term 1 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Subject Coordinator: lorraine.graham@unimelb.edu.au
- Term 3 - Online
Coordinator Emily White Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 15 July 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 15 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 16 July 2024 Census date 9 August 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 August 2024 Assessment period ends 22 September 2024 Term 3 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Subject Coordinator: matthew.harrison@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 7 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Graham, L. Berman, J. & Bellert, A. (2015). Sustainable learning: Inclusive practices for 21 st century classrooms. Port Melbourne, Vic: Cambridge University Press.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Education Course Master of Education in Evidence-Based Teaching - 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 for CAP enrolment.
Last updated: 7 April 2024