ECE340 - Creative Learning Through the Arts
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| 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 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Fiona Phillips |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E330, E333 or E334 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| 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: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks), 1 x conference per trimester |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 1-hour online workshop per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks) and 2 x 1-hour online class per trimester, 1 x conference per trimester |
Content
This unit introduces students to teaching and learning in, about and through the arts in early childhood. Students engage with creative theories and pedagogies by being immersed in music visual arts, and media arts. A focus of the unit is on students developing their competencies as teachers, artists and researchers in the arts. By exploring both discipline-specific concepts and knowledge and integrated curriculum approaches, students gain an understanding of how to plan and implement creative arts experiences in educational programs. Students will extend practical skills in the use of e-technologies and digital media both for creative expression and for the development of digital e-learning artefacts. Their work is informed by current national and international debate on creativity and arts education initiatives and research including, but not limited to, STEM to STEAM, Creativity and Innovation and Cultural identity.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Articulate understanding of the relevance of each of the five arts domains in arts education and with regard to creativity, cultural education and the integrated arts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Critique current educational practices related to teaching with and through the Arts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate an understanding of effective planning and teaching of the arts for children including those with diverse backgrounds and abilities | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Research, design, create and plan for the effective use of resources, digital and other, that assist learners to problem solve and/or challenge | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO5 | Analyse and outline the connection between the arts and other areas of learning and development including sustainability, health and wellbeing, intercultural understanding, Indigenous Australian and Asian people's cultures and perspectives, ICT and on STEM to STEAM | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO6 | Evaluate the use of and effectively design and plan for experiences that utilize digital and other information and communication technologies ethically and effectively | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO8: Global citizenship |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Report | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 - Resource and Curriculum Package | 2400 words or equivalent | 60% | Week 12 |
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 ECE340
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.
Unit Fee Information
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