James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

ED5987 - Service Learning (Secondary)

Subject Description

This subject is the culminating experience for graduate student teachers (GSTs) in the Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary). The subject provides the opportunity to engage in a community-based service learning experience. This capstone experience (minimum 50 hours) will allow students to apply their professional skills in community contexts by leading a participatory action research project that addresses a real community need.

Learning Outcomes

• Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and, where appropriate, cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts
• Demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility in planning, decision-making, solving complex problems and leading curriculum and community engagement initiatives
• Communicate knowledge, skills and ideas through engagement with specialist and non-specialist audiences using advanced speaking, reading, writing, listening, numeracy and advocacy skills
• Apply knowledge of research principles, methods, techniques and tools to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship

Subject Assessment

• Oral > Presentation 1 - (30%) - Individual
• Written > Journal article - (40%) - Individual
• Written > Proposal - (30%) - Individual

Note that 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.

Assumed Knowledge:  Assumed knowledge based on the subjects completed in phase one, two and three of the MTL Secondary

Availabilities