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Unit of Study EDU92103 - Leading Professional Learning (2017)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    9

  • Level of learning

    Intermediate

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Introduces students to the concept of the professional learning community and the research literature on successful elements of professional learning. Explores appraisal and performance frameworks as means of monitoring and promoting professional learning. Encourages the development of a culture of reflective practice as an essential part of quality leadership in education.

Unit content

Topic 1: Leading teaching and learning in schools. 

Topic 2: Building a professional learning community.

Topic 3: The educational leader as learner: Developing self reflexivity. 

Topic 4: Appraisal and performance frameworks and the AITSL Standards. 

Topic 5: Internal and external professional development for teachers and leaders. 

Topic 6: Learning from teachers, students, parents and the community.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 5 Study Period 5

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 Identify and analyse key concepts in the professional learning literature (reflective practice, life-long learning) in relation to personal practice.
2 Critically reflect on the different sources and styles of professional learning and their efficacy.
3 Select appropriate approaches and apply key strategies from the research literature to developing the professional learning of self and others.

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

  1. Identify and analyse key concepts in the professional learning literature (reflective practice, life-long learning) in relation to personal practice.
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. Critically reflect on the different sources and styles of professional learning and their efficacy.
    • GA4:
  3. Select appropriate approaches and apply key strategies from the research literature to developing the professional learning of self and others.
    • GA4:
    • GA7:

Prescribed learning resources

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