Undergraduate - UnitEDF3216 - Social education

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Berwick Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Niranjan Casinader

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to social education, the broad field of learning that includes disciplines in the humanities and social sciences as well as learning encompassed in the Australian Curriculum general capabilities (through personal, social and intercultural learning) and the cross-curriculum priority areas (sustainability, engagement with Asia, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives). Students explore how humanities, social sciences and social education are represented in national and local curriculum and how they are taught in various ways in primary and secondary schools, including through the subjects geography, history, civics and citizenship, economics and business or through theme-based or integrated learning, a common approach in primary schools. Students also develop knowledge and understanding of various theories and pedagogies involved in teaching these learning areas. They learn and develop the skills of lesson planning and implementation of curriculum in these learning areas through disciplinary and interdisciplinary integrated studies and inquiry methodology.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

develop appropriate strategies and techniques for teaching social education
develop classroom practice that engages school students in active and inquiry-based learning, so they may participate in and understand their local communities, region and the world
implement techniques and use a variety of resources to develop school students' literacy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills through the medium of social education
devise, adapt, interpret and use courses, units and varied learning resources to enhance classroom practices and student learning
make connections between social education and education for diversity in the study, application and promotion of social justice and equity
demonstrate an understanding of contemporary trends in social education curriculum in Victoria, Australia and internationally
reflect critically on the development of their own learning and teaching skills.

Assessment

Choosing and using resources in social education (2000 words equivalent, 50%)
Designing a unit of work in social education (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

2-3 contact hours per week

(b.) Additional requirements

independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Niranjan Casinader

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Primary and secondary education
Primary and secondary special education
Primary and secondary health and physical education