ED5932 - Catholic Religious Education 2
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
In this subject students will undertake studies to deepen their understanding of issues that underpin the role of spirituality and values in living and particularly in teaching. They will examine various models of understanding the human person and explore the function of virtues/values in the development and experience of the person in communal contexts. Students will critically analyse theories of moral development, review and evaluate literature and recent thinking on the role of spiritual dimension of personal meaning-making. Students will learn and generate methodologies that address and develop the affective and spiritual domains of learning and explore possible descriptions and implications of a spirituality of teaching.
Learning Outcomes
- acquire, interpret and evaluate knowledge of the role of spirituality and values in both personal meaning-making and classroom teaching;
- think critically about various models of understanding the human person;
- select, organise and analyse theories of moral development and their implications for teaching religious education;
- identify and generate methodologies that develop spirituality and demonstrate well-developed judgement to evaluate the implications for teaching and learning;
- communicate complex knowledge and ideas clearly and coherently to a variety of audiences through high level speaking, reading, writing, listening and advocacy skills.
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 11 | |
| Census Date 08-Dec-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (5 day Workshop (9 - 13 January 2017) and pre-workshop task (details to be advised)) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Maree Dinan-Thompson |
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| Assessment: | presentation and individual position paper (500-800 words) (40%); in-class critical reflection (500 words) (10%); essay (1500-2000 words) (50%). |
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