It is important to check the EDUC362 unit website and student email regularly as assessment clarifications may be announced and it will be assumed all students have read them. The following requirements apply to assessment tasks:  

1. The e-Portfolio tasks (Task 1 and Task 4) should be completed via the Macquarie University Wordpress site (link available from the unit website).
2. The Independent Research Review (Task 2) and Emerging Technology Module justification (Task 3) are to be submitted via the Turnitin assignment drop-box available from the unit website. The name of your assignment file should include your full name and the task – for instance MattBowerTask2.doc.
3. Extensions of time for the submission of the assignment will be granted only in special circumstances. Applications for such extensions must be made in accordance with the Macquarie University Disruptions to Study Policy (see http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html). In particular, all applications for special consideration need to be made online via Ask (http://ask.mq.edu.au). The Professional Authority Form (PAF) is the officially required documentation, which must be completed by a registered health professional or professional within Macquarie University Campus Wellbeing and Support Services. A copy of the PAF is available online: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/Form_Disruption to Studies_PAF.pdf.
4. Late assignments will be penalised at a rate of 5% of the maximum mark for an assignment for each day it is late. The late penalty does not apply when an extension of time has been granted.
5. It should be noted that late assignments cannot be accepted for grading after marked assignments have been returned.
6. Students are responsible for periodic back up of any digital work during the creation of an assignment. In case of system failure students will be provided with reasonable time compensation commensurate with the amount of time that the system was down. All students must keep a digital copy of their assignments so that in case of system failure the assignment can be resubmitted.
7. Students should keep strictly within the stated length or word limit, and students may be penalised for exceeding this limit. Reference lists are not included in the word count. Appendices are not included in the word count, though it is at the marker's discretion as to whether information in appendices is taken into account for determining grades so please ensure all essential information is included in the main body of the submission.
8. The Department of Educational Studies Referencing Procedures must be adopted. These requirements are based on the APA style. Online guides are provided via the unit website to support students with their referencing.
9. Overall student performance on assignments will be made available as a grade in the iLearn Gradebook.
10. Feedback on assignments will include the assessment of performance in relation to the assignment criteria as well as qualitative feedback in the form of comments. For Turnitin submissions inline feedback may also be provided on a marked up version of the assignment file.
11. If you wish to appeal against your grade you must first contact the original marker within one week of a marked assignment being returned. If you remain concerned you should arrange to meet with a unit convenor.
12. It is particularly important that students note that by submitting their assignment they are acknowledging that their work is original. Remember assignments must be your own work.  Plagiarism is a serious offense.

Unit Organisation

This unit is organised into ten modules. Each module starts with a lecture to provide a conceptual grounding for the module, followed by the corresponding tutorial. Students are expected to read the readings and review the videos and other resources for the module before coming to the tutorial. Note that there are no lectures or tutorials following the two-week mid semester break so that pre-service teachers can complete their block practicum.

Lecture

   Wednesday 2pm - 3pm, in W5AT1

Weekly Tutorial Schedule

    Tutorial Class A: Wednesday, 3pm - 5pm, in C5A204

    Tutorial Class B: Thursday, 9am - 11am, in C5A204 

    Tutorial Class C: Thursday, 11am - 1pm, in C5A204

    Tutorial Class D: Thursday, 1pm - 3pm, in C5A204

    Tutorial Class E: Thursday, 3pm - 5pm, in C5A204

Students must attend the tutorials for which they have enrolled. This is because students work at a computer during these sessions and there are a limited number of computers available. Students are expected to attend all the tutorials.   

Activities completed during tutorials are essential for building the core knowledge and/or skills required to demonstrate the learning outcomes of this unit. When assessing participation four major aspects will be taken into account:

• attendance
• preparation including evidence of pre-reading and reviewing online lectures
• general contribution to the workshop via discussion
• completion of the workshop activities.

Attendance at all tutorials is required in order to satisfactorily complete the ePortfolio task. You are required to retain all documentation related to absences. This documentation needs to be presented to the tutor or unit convenor on request. Tutors may decided, at their discretion, to prescribe make-up work for missed tutorials. If you experience serious and unavoidable disruption you should submit a “disruption to studies” request through http://ask.mq.edu.au (see below).

Textbook

There is no textbook for this unit; current readings and links will be provided throughout the session. Readings and resources will be made available online through the unit website.

Copyright Issues

Copyright rules apply to the use of materials taken from other sources.  There are images you can use in the development of your presentation without needing to obtain copyright permission.  Links to sites that supply copyright free images will be suggested in your tutorials, or you can do a search for them yourselves (Creative Commons). It is essential that you obtain copyright permission for any images you obtain from other web sites or scan from books. The source of the image and an acknowledgement of permission granted must be indicated/provided in your submission. You, and the University, are open to prosecution if you post images taken from other sources without permission. If you particularly need to use material from a website/book, most book publishers and sources of web pages will provide copyright permission if you contact them to ask for permission indicating the use is for educational purposes and not for profit - just clearly indicate that it is only being used for local educational purposes.

Technology Use and Requirements

Accessing and using the Unit Website

The EDUC362 unit website is available from the Macquarie University iLearn system available at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au.

To access the site students will need to use their student OneID username and password to log in and then choose EDUC362 from My Online Units menu. Please do NOT contact the Unit Convenor regarding iLearn technical support. CONTACT the Macquarie University Library Student IT Help Desk. Phone 9850 4357. Email support@library.mq.edu.au .

iLecture

Recordings of all lectures will be made available online using the ilecture system. These lectures can be downloaded or streamed from within iLearn.

Teacher Education Learning Lab (TEL Lab)

All your tutorials will be held in the TEL Lab.  This is a facility for Education students at Macquarie University and is located in C5A201, C5A204 and C5A210. The TEL Lab supports the use of technology as appropriate to our schools.  The labs provide a student work area and venue for tutorials. The computers have a variety of educational software and full Internet access.

Students are welcome to use the computers and software provided that the room is not being used by lecturers for a tutorial or workshop. Notices are placed near the Lab doors to indicate opening hours and computer room availability.

Training Support

In order to successfully complete the EDUC362 workshops students need to ensure they have a reasonable level of competence in ICTs and Information Literacy skills. If you feel uncertain about your competency levels it is your responsibility to undertake training to acquire or improve these skills as soon as possible as they will be assumed in the workshops. Options include:

Units of study  

The following two units offered in the Faculty of Science develop technological skills:

• ISYS100 – IT and Society (Planet Unit)
• INFO104 – International Computer Driving Licence (Semester 2 only).

Library training

The library offers a range of face-to-face and online workshops to support the development of technological skills. For more details refer to the Macquarie University library website (http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/library/) under ‘Training’.

General IT Support and Troubleshooting

For support with access to wireless and other general technology matters, please contact the Macquarie University Library Student IT Help Desk (Phone: 9850 4357; Email: support@mq.edu.au).

Research studies

From time to time it is useful to study how students use digital technologies in order to better understand their effectiveness for teaching and learning. To this extent studies are sometimes conducted that relate to student activities in EDUC362. If this is the case then you will be provided with full notice about the nature of the study, and will be able to indicate whether or not you want to participate. Whether or not you decide to participate will in no way affect your grades, and if the results of any analysis are published then your identity will in no way be revealed. You many also withdraw from a study at any time without consequence. If you have any complaints or reservations about any ethical aspect of your participation in this research, you may contact the Committee through the Research Ethics Officer (telephone [02] 9850 7854, fax [02] 9850 8799, email: ethics@mq.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and investigated, and you will be informed of the outcome.

(Note that the Task 4 e-Portfolio is due in Week 14)

• The initial task is now completed as an e-Portfolio post rather than a wiki post, and is a hurdle task.

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) specifies Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers provide a common framework to describe, recognise and support the complex and varied nature of teachers’ work. The standards describe what teachers need to know, understand and be able to do as well as providing direction and structure to support the preparation and development of teachers.

EDUC362 forms part of a program of study that enables students to achieve or exceed the Graduate Teaching Standards. The Graduate Teaching Standards are the competencies expected of a beginning teacher. The assessment tasks in EDUC362 address Graduate Teaching Standards as outlined in the following table.

The complete list of Graduate Teaching Standards are outlined below. Further information regarding the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers can be found on the Institute’s website: http://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/  .

AITSL’s Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate)

Professional Knowledge

Standard 1: Know students and how they learn

Standard 2: Know the content and how to teach it

Professional Practice

Standard 3: Plan and Implement effective teaching and learning

Standard 4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

Standard 5: Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning

Professional Engagement

Standard 6: Engage in professional learning

Standard 7: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community