James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2016

ED5304 - Evaluation and Scholarship in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Credit points: 03
Year: 2016
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: Division of Tropical Environments & Societies

Available only students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Education (Academic Practice).

This subject will extend ED5300 and ED5301 by engaging in cycles of critical reflection of your own academic practice through review of student learning, peer observation, action research and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). It positions academic professionals as learners and researchers in the context and constraints of an ever changing higher education sector. ED5304 assessment forms a scholarly project plan that can be implemented in the elective subject that follows (ED5305), combined with the development or extension of your contemporary academic e-profile.

Learning Outcomes


Availabilities

Townsville, Limited, Study Period 10
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Face to face teaching 30-Nov-2016 to 02-Dec-2016 (30 November - 2 December 2016 intensive plus online participation)
Coordinator: Dr Glenn Harrison
Contact hours:
  • 14 hours - Face-to-face plus online participation
    Assessment:evaluation of academic practice (20%); research project literature review (40%); research project design (40%).

    Cairns, Limited, Study Period 10
    Census Date 08-Dec-2016
    Face to face teaching 30-Nov-2016 to 02-Dec-2016 (30 November to 2 December 2016 [First cohort UPNG] intensive plus online participation)
    Coordinator: Dr Kathryn Meldrum
    Contact hours:
    • 14 hours - Face-to-face plus online participation
      Assessment:evaluation of academic practice (20%); research project literature review (40%); research project design (40%).

      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.