ED5300 - Fundamentals of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
[To be introduced in JCU Brisbane in 2014]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available to Graduate Certificate of Education and other Masters students.
This subject aims to cover the essentials of learning and teaching in tertiary education in contemporary society. Material covered includes models of teaching and learning, assessment of student learning, subject design and evaluation, effective teaching of small and large groups in face-to-face and flexible learning environments, and critically reflective practices. Assessment in this subject, as for all subjects in the Graduate Certificate of Education will be graded as satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
Learning Outcomes
- identify key policy imperatives shaping teaching and learning practices in higher education;
- engage with key theoretical concepts for learning and teaching in higher education;
- critically analyse diverse learner need within the higher education environment;
- utilise a range of learning technologies to build a repertoire of contemporary teaching strategies.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
- The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
- The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise;
- The ability to make constructive contributions to project teams or collegial activities.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Non-standard start/end 11-Feb-2013 to 21-Jun-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 11-Feb-2013 to 13-Feb-2013 (13-15 February intensive plus online participation) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Cecily Knight |
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| Assessment: | micro-teaching (20%); critical analysis of teaching artefact (20%); product portfolio (60%). |
| Cairns, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Non-standard start/end 04-Feb-2013 to 21-Jun-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 04-Feb-2013 to 06-Feb-2013 (6-8 February intensive plus online participation) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Cecily Knight |
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| Assessment: | micro-teaching (20%); critical analysis of teaching artefact (20%); product portfolio (60%). |
| JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 21-Mar-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching (3 day mandatory intensive attendance: 12, 20 and 27 March 2013) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Cecily Knight |
| Lecturer: | Dr Margaret Carter. |
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| Assessment: | micro-teaching (20%); critical analysis of teaching artefact (20%); product portfolio (60%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.