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Unit of Study EDU92002 - Leading Professional Learning Communities (2016)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    9

  • Level of learning

    Intermediate

  • Former School/College

  • Anti-requisites

    EDU00557 Developing School Communities

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


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 Critically evaluate current and historical discourses about the idea of learning communities, considering philosophical, social and political influences
2 Identify models of leadership that foster learning communities, and an increased emphasis on partnership and collaboration
3 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of various workplace learning and professional development models in promoting shared-purpose, continuous learning and continuous learning improvement
4 Demonstrate skills in supporting and facilitating learning teams
5 Analyse policies and practices in an immediate workplace setting, having regard to the extent to which they promote the workplace as a sustainable learning organisation

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

  1. Critically evaluate current and historical discourses about the idea of learning communities, considering philosophical, social and political influences
    • GA4:
  2. Identify models of leadership that foster learning communities, and an increased emphasis on partnership and collaboration
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of various workplace learning and professional development models in promoting shared-purpose, continuous learning and continuous learning improvement
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  4. Demonstrate skills in supporting and facilitating learning teams
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  5. Analyse policies and practices in an immediate workplace setting, having regard to the extent to which they promote the workplace as a sustainable learning organisation
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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