Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Theresa Winchester-Seeto
Contact via theresa.winchesterseeto@mq.edu.au
C3B 407
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MA in Education Studies or MEChild or PGDipEChild or PGCertEChild or MEd or MEdLead or PGDipEdLead or PGCertEdLead or PGDipEdS or PGCertEdS or MHEd or PGDipHEd or PGCertHEd or MSpecEd or PGDipSpecEd or PGCertSpecEd or MTeach(Birth to Five Years)or MTransInterPed or PGDipTransInterPed or MIndigenousEd or PGDipIndigenousEd or PGCertIndigenousEd
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit offers an introduction to theory and research in student learning, university teaching and the development of critical reflection. It aims to give participants an overview and understanding of learning and teaching as a sound foundation for their own practice. Content, readings and activities will primarily focus on the relationships between how students learn and how teachers teach and the effects these have on the quality of student learning outcomes. In doing so we will explore students' conceptions of teaching and learning, models for critical reflection and scholarship, theories of learning and teaching, and learning environments.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Critique of an article | 10% | March 19 |
Project Proposal | 0% | April 23 |
Presentation | 20% | May 17 |
Online Learning Community | 25% | June 11 |
Final Report | 45% | June 18 |
Due: March 19
Weighting: 10%
Write a 1000 word analysis of an article related to learning and teaching theory.
Due: April 23
Weighting: 0%
Submit a project proposal for approval and discussion with your unit convenor
Due: May 17
Weighting: 20%
You will make an oral or online presentation to the group about your project and recieve peer feedback to inform your final report.
Due: June 11
Weighting: 25%
You will be contributing to and taking the lead in a discussion forum on iLearn throughout the semester. You will also produce a report on your contributions and reflections about the process, and this part is due on June 11.
Due: June 18
Weighting: 45%
The final report is based on a scenario where you will be asked to b find an innovative solution to a real world problem.
This is an online unit and you will need regular access to the internet to participate.
There are five modules on the iLearn site to work through and your learning is supported through learning activities and/or on campus classes. Using the iLearn Discussion Forum we aim to foster an online learning community to promote debate, discussion and exploration of ideas between all participants. This will require regular participation each week, and there is an assessment task connected with the forum.
Internal students must attend the on campus sessions, four of which are held on Wednesday evenings from 5.30pm-7.30pm in room E6A 116; dates are listed on the unit schedule. There is also one Saturday on campus session on May 17, from 9.30-3.30. External students who reside in or near Sydney and who would like to attend are most welcome. External students who do not attend the on campus sessions are expected to complete the Learning Activities that are set for each module.
You are expected to submit written assessment tasks by the published due date UNLESS you have received written permission to submit your work at a later date from the Unit convenor.
Extensions will only be granted in exceptional, unforeseen circumstances (known workload is not a legitimate or sufficient reason for the granting of an extension). However, Special Consideration is available for a student who is prevented by serious and unavoidable disruption from completing any Unit requirements in accordance with their ability. All students have the right to submit an application for Special Consideration. Details of how the University defines serious and unavoidable disruption to studies, and information about the processes involved, are contained in the Special Consideration Policy.
The textbook for this unit is:
Biggs, J. & Tang, C. (2011)Teaching for Quality Learning at University (Society for Research Into Higher Education) [Paperback] McGraw Hill Education. Edition 4. ISBN-10: 0335242758; ISBN-13: 978-0335242757 [Note: Earlier editions of the text will be adequate]
If you are already familiar with this text, and/or would like an additional or supplementary text, we suggest: Tennant, M.,McMullen, C. & Kaczynski, D. (2009) Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education. A critical approach. Routledge. ISBN: 0415962633
Assessment tasks are due by 5pm on the day designated (except if you are giving an on campus presentation). All assignments are to be uploaded into iLearn. If you are having difficulties with uploading please contact the unit convenor. Before starting each assessment task you should consult the associated rubric to get an idea of how the task will be assessed. All assessment tasks will need to be submitted through Turnitin, and there are instructions and details in the iLearn unit.
For consultation about any aspect of the unit please contact the unit convenor and make an appointment (perhaps even a phone appointment). Appointments can be made by mutual agreement between Monday and Thursday.
In response to feedback from students in previous years, some changes have been made. These include: reducing the number of discussions that are scheduled to be led by students, introducing a policy of removing overly long posts from the discussion forum, and one learning activity has also been removed to provide more time for students to prepare their final report.
Week |
Week beginning(Monday) |
ModuleNumber |
Oncampussession
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LearningActivity |
AssessmentTask |
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March 3 |
1 |
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March 10 | 1 | Wednesday March 12, 5.30-7.30 | 1A (all students; due Wed Mar 12) | |
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March 17 | 2 | Critique (due Wed March 19) | ||
4 |
March 24 | 2 | Wednesday March 26, 5.30-7.30 | 1B (all students; due Wed March 19) | |
5 |
March 31 | 2 | 2A (due Wed April 2) | ||
6 |
April 7 | 3 | Wednesay April 9, 5.30-7.30 | 2B (due Wed April 9) | |
Break |
April 14 | ||||
Break |
April 21 | Project proposal due Wednesday April 23 | |||
7 |
April 28 | 3 | 3A (due Wed April 30) | ||
8 |
May 5 | 3 | 3B (due Wed May 7) | ||
9 |
May 12 | 4 | |||
10 |
May 19 | 4 | Saturday May 17, 9.30-3.30 | Presentations due on Saturday May 17, either online or in the oncampus session | |
11 |
May 26 | 4 | 4A (due Friday May 30) | ||
12 |
June 2 | 5 | Wednesday June 4, 5.30-7.30 | 4B (due June 4) | |
13 |
June 9 | 5 | 5 (due June 11) | Online discussion report: Wednesday June 11 | |
Exam |
June 16 | Final Report due: Wednesday June 18 |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
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