EDUC6119
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Students will examine teaching and learning through the lens of transformational leadership. Additionally, the course will focus on the development of learning-focused organisations. Emphasis will be placed on research-informed options for: effective teaching, student engagement and management, program evaluation, real-time reflection, building a cultural of professional renewal and embedding adult learning theory. This course is aptly designed for students who aspire to be leaders in educational settings or other settings where continuous learning is valued and expected.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Online
- Semester 2 - 2024
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): EDUC6019. Students who have successfully completed EDUC6019 are not eligible to enrol in EDUC6119.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Assess the substantial characteristics of high-quality teaching and learning;
2. Design and support expert professional development systems focused on learning;
3. Evaluate current learning organisations in terms of teaching and learning practices and policies using the new knowledge from this course and pose research-based improvements.
Content
The course is presented across three modules, each with a related assessment task. The following list indicates course content:
Module 1 - focuses on world-leading learning and teaching understandings;
Module 2 - focuses on professional development and creating an organisation focused on learning;
Module 3 - draws the two previous modules together and asks students to make a plan for pedagogical improvement demonstrating their understanding of school effectiveness and school improvement and the current level of practice.
Assessment items
Professional Task: Assignment 1
Professional Task: Assignment 2
Professional Task: Assignment 3
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Integrated Learning Session-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Integrated Learning Session-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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