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EDU764 Quality Teaching and Learning

Course Coordinator:Kairen Call (kcall@usc.edu.au) School:School of Education and Tertiary Access

2024Semester 1

UniSC Sunshine Coast

UniSC Moreton Bay

 Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

This course provides you with specialised knowledge of a range of ways people learn, human development, psychology of learning and an understanding of learning settings as socio-historically and culturally situated. You will research, analyse and interpret the theories that inform what is known about learning and the forms of knowledge valued by such theories. You will evaluate the interplay of theory and practices that enable quality learning.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Learning materials – You are required to engage and interact with asynchronous materials and activities accessed through Canvas. 2hrs Week 1 9 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – The tutorial is synchronous and involves on-campus engagement and application of learning materials. 2hrs Week 1 10 times

Course Topics

  • Human development, psychology of learning and nature of knowledge
  • Cognitive Science            
  • Exploration of concepts of intelligence, motivation and diversity   
  • Learning as a social process                                                 
  • Learning theory and pedagogical frameworks                                                        
  • Understanding learning as process, produce and praxis

What level is this course?

700 Level (Specialised)

Demonstrating a specialised body of knowledge and set of skills for professional practice or further learning. Advanced application of knowledge and skills in unfamiliar contexts.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... Professional Standard Mapping * Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
1 Analyse and critique learning theories to explain how the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students impact learning and learning behaviours. Knowledgeable 
1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1
2 Apply information literacy and communication skills to locate and demonstrate a high level of understanding of contemporary research about effective teaching and learning, and classroom and behaviour management, relevant to your teaching context. Knowledgeable 
1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1
3 Apply deep knowledge of student learning, learning theory, content and effective teaching strategies to plan lesson sequences. Creative and critical thinker 
1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.3, 6.4
4 Critically reflect on the changing role and function of schooling, the impact of historical and socio-cultural factors on views of quality learning and teaching, and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching practice. Creative and critical thinker
Empowered 
1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 4.1

* Competencies by Professional Body

CODE COMPETENCY
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning.
1.2 Understand how students learn: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn and the implications for teaching.
1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.2 Content selection and organisation: Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence.
3.1 Establish challenging learning goals: Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.
3.4 Select and use resources: Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.
3.5 Use effective classroom communication: Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement
4.1 Support student participation: Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities.
4.2 Manage classroom activities: Demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions
4.3 Manage challenging behaviour: Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage challenging behaviour.
6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice: Seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors and teachers to improve teaching practices.
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning: Demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for continued professional learning and the implications for improved student learning.
7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities: Understand and apply the key principles described in codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession.

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Enrolled in Program ED706

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

Formative feedback is available to students for Task 1 from the beginning of the semester in tutorials.

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Quiz/zes Individual 0%
Refer to Format Online Test (Quiz)
All 2a Oral and Written Piece Individual 25% 
10 minutes plus lesson plan
 Refer to Format Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check and in class
All 2b Written Piece Individual 25% 
700 words
 Refer to Format Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All 3 Literature Review (or component) Individual 50% 
2500 words plus graphic
 Week 10 Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All - Assessment Task 1:Learning Theory Quiz
Goal: 
The goal of this task is to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of human development and learning theory, and their application to teaching and learning decisions.
Product: Quiz/zes
Format: 
You will complete an online quiz, drawing from the course readings, learning materials, and tutorial content from Weeks 1, 2, and 3. This early formative assessment task will provide you with feedback on your understanding of theories of development and learning, and their application to teaching and learning. The online quiz will be available from Week 3 and throughout Week 4.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of human development.
 1 2
2 
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of learning theories.
 1 2
3 
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the application of learning theory to teaching and learning decisions.
 2 3
All - Assessment Task 2a:Lesson plan and Interactive Teaching Segment
Goal: 
The goal of this task is to create and enact a 10-minute lesson plan.
Product: Oral and Written Piece
Format: 
There are two parts to this task.

Part One: Lesson Plan (500 words). You are required to create an interactive 10-minute mini-lesson on a single concept of your choice, linked to a learning area in the Australian Curriculum and a particular year level of students (Year 7 - 10). You should aim to apply your developing knowledge of the theory of quality teaching and learning to engage students in active learning. Your lesson will apply theory, teaching strategies, and resources, including the use of visual aids/resources, that are appropriate for the chosen curriculum area and year level. Please use the lesson plan template provided on Canvas. 

Part Two: Interactive Teaching Segment (10 minutes). You will sign-up to teach your mini-lesson to your peers in one of the tutorials in Weeks 5, 6, or 7. Please submit your written planning to Canvas and provide a copy to your assessor at the time of your mini-lesson presentation.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Application of appropriate year level and subject area learning theory and teaching strategies to lesson planning.
 3
2 
Interactive teaching strategies for active learning, catering to diverse student needs.
 2 3
3 
Oral presentation skills, suitable to the audience and time management.
 3
4 
Written communication and academic literacies including grammar, English expression and technical accuracy.
 3
5 
Application of Australian Curriculum content to lesson learning aims.
 3
All - Assessment Task 2b:Critical Reflection
Goal: 
The goal of this task is to use learning theory to critically reflect upon your teaching segment.
Product: Written Piece
Format: 
You are to reflect on your teaching in Task 2a. 

Explain what you did well and what you would like to improve in the future, including how you:
1. met the learning goals of the lesson,
2. catered and differentiated for students’ physical, social, emotional and intellectual developmental needs in your lesson,
3. applied learning theory in your teaching strategies,
4. used formative feedback during the lesson.

You may write in first person for this task. You need to use APA 7th ed referencing conventions when citing learning theory and educational research.

Submission: Submit your written reflection within one week of the presentation of your Task 2a mini-lesson.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Demonstrated understanding of how physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students may affect learning and implications for teaching
 1 3
2 
Application of knowledge and understanding of learning theory, evidenced in critical reflection on teaching strategies and active learning experiences.
 1 3 4
3 
Written communication and academic literacies including grammar, English expression, APA referencing conventions and technical accuracy.
 4
All - Assessment Task 3:Review of Literature and Quality Teaching Model
Goal: 
The goal of this task is to produce a literature review of what constitutes quality teaching and learning in 21st century schooling, along with the creation of a visual representation.
Product: Literature Review (or component)
Format: 
There are two parts to this task.
First, you will review relevant literature to address the broad question: What is quality teaching in the 21st century and how does it support student engagement in your discipline/specialisation area? You are required to discuss the implications of learning theories and educational research at your level of schooling. Give consideration to students’ developmental needs and how quality teaching is related to managing behaviours through engagement. Critically analyse the roles of teachers and schools in the 21st century. Your review of literature and theory should be written in appropriate academic style, utilising APA 7th ed referencing conventions.
Second, on a single A4 page, create a model of quality teaching that represents your findings from your literature review. This diagram, picture or graphic should be appropriately labelled with descriptive text and have a caption (title) so that it can be understood independently of the literature review. It must be in digital format to be uploaded to Canvas, along with your literature review. You should refer to your model throughout your literature review.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Knowledge and understanding of learning theories and educational research evidenced in the literature review.
 1
2 
Analysis and critique of literature to demonstrate an understanding of effective teaching and classroom practice relevant to your teaching context.
 2
3 
Analysis and critique of the ways in which physical, social and intellectual development and
characteristics of students may affect learning, including managing challenging behaviour.
 1
4 
Reflection on the implications of the theory/research for teachers and schools in the 21st
century.
 4
5 
Written communication and academic literacies including grammar, English expression, APA
referencing conventions, and technical accuracy.
 2

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.

Required? Author Year Title Edition Publisher
Recommended Roy Killen 2016 Effective Teaching Strategies 7 n/a
Recommended O'Donnell, Dobozy, Bartlett, Nagel, Smala, Wormald, Yates, Spooner-Lane, youssef-Shalala, Reeve, Smith 2019 Educational Psychology 3 Wiley

Specific requirements

Computer and internet access.

How are risks managed in this course?

Health and safety risks for this course have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

What administrative information is relevant to this course?

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation.  It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline.  This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person.  You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin.  This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%.
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale.
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct.

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.

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The SafeUniSC Specialist Service is a Student Wellbeing service that provides free and confidential support to students who may have experienced or observed behaviour that could cause fear, offence or trauma. To contact the service call 07 5430 1226 or email studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au.

Study help

For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.

If you require additional assistance, the Learning Advisers are trained professionals who are ready to help you develop a wide range of academic skills. Visit the Learning Advisers web page for more information, or contact Student Central for further assistance: +61 7 5430 2890 or studentcentral@usc.edu.au.

Wellbeing Services

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To book a confidential appointment go to Student Hub, email studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au or call 07 5430 1226.

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Ability Advisers ensure equal access to all aspects of university life. If your studies are affected by a disability, learning disorder mental health issue, injury or illness, or you are a primary carer for someone with a disability or who is considered frail and aged, AccessAbility Services can provide access to appropriate reasonable adjustments and practical advice about the support and facilities available to you throughout the University.

To book a confidential appointment go to Student Hub, email AccessAbility@usc.edu.au or call 07 5430 2890.

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For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:

  • Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
  • Review of Assessment and Final Grades
  • Supplementary Assessment
  • Central Examinations
  • Deferred Examinations
  • Student Conduct
  • Students with a Disability

For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching

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