ECA731 - Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)^ |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Dawn Joseph |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course D303, D347, E377, E760, E762, E763 or E765 |
| Prerequisite: | D303 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E762, E763, E765 must pass EEE754, plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR731, EPR751 |
| Corequisite: | E762 course students must pass any co-req unit in EPR724 E765 course students must pass any co-req unit in EPR754 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, independent study and 1 x 3-hour scheduled face-to-face workshop per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks). Students need to enrol in correct method in STAR. Please check your enrolment with a course advisor from student experience. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, regular forum posting and responding to others, scheduled synchronous online discussions and independent study during non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks). It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous discussions in CloudDeakin throughout the trimester. |
Note:^Dance or Drama are not available in Cloud (online) mode, Media is only available in Cloud (online) mode ** Arts discipline methodology specialisations are available for Campus and Cloud (online) study as follows:
E762 Internship students should not be enrolled in this unit. | |
Content
Arts discipline methodology specialisations are available for Campus and Cloud (online) study as follows:
- Visual Arts – available at Burwood (Melbourne) or Cloud (online)
- Music - available at Burwood (Melbourne) or Cloud (online)
- Media - available at Cloud (online)
- Dance – available at Burwood (Melbourne)
- Drama - available at Burwood (Melbourne)
This unit is part of a sequence undertaken by students completing an Arts methodology specialisation for teaching across the middle years and secondary schools (Dance, Drama, Media, Music or Visual Arts).
The focus is on identifying contemporary arts curriculum initiatives in the post primary years 7-10 of compulsory education and within various contexts such as the classroom, the whole school and the broader community. Students will consider and critique a range of influences and initiatives in the curriculum of their arts discipline area, with a focus on the Australian Curriculum.
The unit prepares students to research and apply skills required to design, and develop lesson and unit sequences. They will develop assessment strategies, resources for teaching the artform, and engage with selected technologies as both a creative process and a teaching and learning medium.
Students will develop critical and creative thinking skills, interpersonal communication and intercultural understanding as they analyse, reflect and build a philosophy of arts education.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Critically evaluate and apply pedagogical theories and approaches for planning and teaching curriculum in the particular Arts education specialism area | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse and evaluate the theoretical perspectives that inform practice in the particular Arts education specialism area | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse assessment processes and practices in the particular Arts education specialism area | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Identify, locate and develop a range of resources for teaching the particular Arts education specialism using mixed and multi-media and information and communication technologies | GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1 - Curriculum Development: Appropriate to the specific arts education area, students design, and develop lesson and unit sequences and devise a range of assessment procedures and evaluation processes | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Portfolio: Appropriate to the specific arts education area, portfolio submissions with ICT based teaching and learning presentations | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ECA731 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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