ECA736 - Teaching Arts Education 2: Senior Years
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 2: Merinda Kelly |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, E763, E765, E779 |
| Prerequisite | D303 students must also have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% E763 or E765 students must complete EEE754, plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 E779 students must have completed ECA735 |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 1x 3-hour online seminar per week |
| In-person attendance requirements | Students who are completing professional experience (placements) are not required to attend lectures or scheduled synchronous sessions during their professional experience (placement). For the most up-to-date advice regarding your professional experience (placement) please see here. |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
NoteDance and Drama are not available in online mode Media is only available in online mode | |
Content
ECA736 students should note that arts discipline methodology specialisms are available for Campus and Online study strictly as follows:
- dance - available at Burwood (Melbourne)
- drama - available at Burwood (Melbourne)
- media- available Online
- music - available at Burwood (Melbourne), or Online
- visual arts and/or visual communication design – available at Burwood (Melbourne), or Online
This unit focuses on the post-compulsory years of schooling, years 11 and 12, and aims to develop students' abilities to research, create, implement and critically evaluate innovative teaching and learning practices in their selected specialism. Students actively participate in blended, located and online teaching and learning environments and with digital technologies. They engage in critical and analytical discourse to devise and evaluate arts classroom practice and workplace simulations that integrate pedagogy, curriculum and technology.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Curriculum: Interpret and apply senior secondary year 12 study designs in your discipline-specific art form to plan and organise learning experiences that meet all of the areas of study and assessment requirements, including external assessments mandated by appropriate assessment authorities such as the VCAA. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Pedagogy: Apply safe, inclusive artful pedagogies and evidence-based strategies that meet the learning needs of diverse senior secondary learners in their final year/s of schooling. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Assessment: Learn to provide formative assessment and feedback to individual senior secondary learners as they navigate each of the arts areas of study that need to align with assessment authority guidelines, key dates, protocols, and mandated, and often externally assessed folios and examinations. | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Resourcing: Design, adapt, and/or make resources that can be used to consolidate or engage student learning in senior secondary arts education contexts. | GLO3: Digital Literacy |
| ULO5 | Evaluation: Develop an evaluation strategy that can be used by a pre-service teacher to reflect on what was effective in the plan and the teaching and how they can apply this data to improve the effectiveness of their practice in subsequent senior secondary arts teaching contexts. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Senior Secondary Study Design Portfolio Part 1 | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: Senior Secondary Study Design Portfolio Part 2 | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
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 ECA736 can be found via the University Library.
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.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
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Unit fee information
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