• Students should be aware of and apply the University policy on academic honesty (see: https://policies.mq.edu.au/document/view.php?id=3)

• Unless a Special Consideration (see: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration) request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 5 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day (5%) for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends).  after the original submission deadline. After the 7th day, a mark of‚ 0 (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.

• This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

• Please format assessments using 12-point font and 1.5 spacing.

• All assessments are submitted electronically

• Turnitin plagiarism detection software is used to check all written assessments.

• Students can use Turnitin’s Originality Report as a learning tool to improve their academic writing if this option is made available in the unit.

• Students should carefully check that they submit the correct file for an assessment as no re-submissions will be accepted after the due date and time, including instances where students upload an incorrect file in error.

• Word limits are strictly applied. Work above the word limit will not be marked.

• All assessments are marked using a rubric.

• Marking of all assessments is moderated by the Unit Convenor.

• Applications for extensions must be made via AskMQ (https://ask.mq.edu.au/).

• It is not the responsibility of unit staff to contact students who have failed to submit assessments. If you have any missing items of assessment, it is your responsibility to make contact with the unit convenor.

Generative AI

As educators of the future, you are permitted to utilise generative AI when completing your assignments, for instance to help brainstorm ideas and obtain feedback on your writing. If you do use AI, it is essential that you include a statement in your submissions that detail the specific ways in which generative AI has been employed. Be advised that marks will be awarded solely for your original thoughts and contributions. Generative AI should serve as a supplementary tool and not as the principal source of your assignment's content, ensuring the maintenance of academic integrity and the authenticity of your work. The following page provides guidance on how to reference generative AI output: https://libguides.mq.edu.au/referencing/generativeAI . Note that generative AI would rarely be considered an authoritative and reliable source of objective information.

University policy on grading

Criteria for awarding grades for assessment tasks

Assignments will be awarded grades ranging from HD to F according to guidelines set out in the University's Grading Policy. For Professional Experience units the PE Report is marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory and the Teaching Performance Assessment (in final PE units) is marked as not meets, meets or exceeds. The following descriptive criteria are included for your information.

Descriptive Criteria for awarding grades in the unit

In order to meet the unit outcomes and successfully pass this unit, students must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks. Where any submitted assessment task is considered to be unsatisfactory in this regard, the highest possible final grade that can be awarded for the unit will be 45.

Note: If you fail a unit with a professional experience component, the fail grade will be on your transcript irrespective of the timing of the placement.

Withdrawing from this unit

If you are considering withdrawing from this unit, please seek academic advice via https://ask.mq.edu.au before doing so as this unit may be a co-requisite or prerequisite for units in the following sessions and may impact on your course progression.

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

Unit Organisation

This unit is organised into ten modules. Each module starts with some readings and 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 for Weeks 10 to 13 of session, as some pre-service teachers are completing a block professional experience placement. 

Lecture

    Monday 12pm - 1pm, via Zoom (see iLearn for link - students must use their MQ Zoom account to access the Zoom room)

'Weekday' attendance mode tutorials: 

    See your timetable in eStudent for times and venues. 

Infrequent attendance mode tutorials:

    Saturday, 9:30am - 4:30pm, in Weeks 2, 5, 9; Week 14 on zoom (see Unit Schedule for details) 

Activities completed during tutorials are essential for building the core knowledge and/or skills required to demonstrate the learning outcomes of this unit. Satisfactory completion of tutorials involves:

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

Participation in tutorials is also required in order to satisfactorily complete the ePortfolio task. Tutorial participation is recorded by tutors. 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 decide, at their discretion, to prescribe make-up work for missed tutorials. 

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. As well, E-student is used to create tutorial activity groupings in iLearn, so students who attend tutorial classes other than the one in which they are enrolled may not be able to access their tutorial activities. Any changes to tutorial enrolments must be completed officially through e-student.  Please do not contact the unit convenor or tutors to request a change. 

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

The EDUC3620 unit website is available from the Macquarie University iLearn system available at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au.

Students will need regular access to a computer and the nternet to complete this unit. Weekly access to iLearn is compulsory for all students. Important assessment information will be posted here, as will other relevant unit notices and materials. Please check the iLearn unit regularly.

Lectures

For people who cannot attend lectures in person, the weekly lectures will be made available as Zoom recordings on the unit website on iLearn. You must listen to and watch all lectures before your tutorial if you do not attend these ‘live’. 

Training Support

In order to successfully complete the EDUC3620 tutorials 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 tutorials. Options include:

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 networks and other general technology matters, please contact the Macquarie University Library Student IT Help Desk (Phone: 9850 4357; Email: onehelp@mq.edu.au).

• The topics and content of the unit has been updated to reflect changes to technologies, research, and pedagogical best practice.
• The order of the topics has been adjusted.
• A Tutorial Participation task has been added to the assessment schedule (so there are four assessment tasks, not three).

The 5Rs Framework, developed by the School of Education at Macquarie University, is embedded throughout your teacher education course. Your use of the 5Rs Framework will help you develop the capabilities that will make your teaching career sustainable and fulfilling. In this unit, you will learn using the 5Rs framework in the following important ways:

• Resilient: Students learn the fundamental thinking skills to select and deploy technologies to foster creativity in a way that is resilient to change
• Reflexive: Students will reflect upon how emerging technologies can be used to foster creativity within contexts that are relevant and meaningful to them
• Responsive: Students respond to stimulus technologies and pedagogical concepts in class, and share their critical and creative ideas with their peers
• Ready to learn: Students will learn via a flipped model whether they analyse the foundational knowledge and skills in the readings and lecture before applying them in the tutorial class
• Research Engaged: Students engage with contemporary research literature and utilise it in the design of their assessment task submissions.

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.

EDUC3620 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 EDUC3620 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