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Unit of Study EDU10713 - Curriculum, Assessment and New Media (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Provides a student-focused strategy aimed at developing curriculum and assessment design skills that positively impact on learning and on teaching. Principles and practices for using (school) student assessment results to reflect on teaching and to inform planning are emphasised. The unit enables students to consider emerging pedagogies, the design of learning spaces, new media and virtual learning.

Unit content

Module 1: Curriculum design development

  • Understanding curriculum
  • Aligning curriculum with pedagogy
  • Aligning curriculum with assessment

Module 2: Assessment and reporting

  • Understanding assessment
  • Assessment for learning, assessment of learning
  • Feedback, record keeping and reporting learning

 Module 3: Emerging pedagogies

  • Learning spaces
  • New media and ICT
  • Virtual learning

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Lismore Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2,  3 Session 3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 explain the relationship between curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and make planning decisions to produce coherent curriculum structures
2 demonstrate knowledge of the link between outcomes and assessment strategies and evaluate a range of strategies to assess student achievement of learning outcomes
3 demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices for using student assessment results to reflect on lesson sequences and inform further planning of teaching and learning
4 discuss the significance of emerging pedagogies for effective learning and demonstrate the importance of learning environments that enable students to learn in a variety of ways that best fulfil their needs
5 apply a range of teaching strategies, including ICT and new media to develop higher order thinking and problem solving skills.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. explain the relationship between curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and make planning decisions to produce coherent curriculum structures
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
  2. demonstrate knowledge of the link between outcomes and assessment strategies and evaluate a range of strategies to assess student achievement of learning outcomes
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices for using student assessment results to reflect on lesson sequences and inform further planning of teaching and learning
    • GA4:
  4. discuss the significance of emerging pedagogies for effective learning and demonstrate the importance of learning environments that enable students to learn in a variety of ways that best fulfil their needs
    • GA5:
  5. apply a range of teaching strategies, including ICT and new media to develop higher order thinking and problem solving skills.
    • Not applicable

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