units
EDF5661
Faculty of 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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Level | Postgraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Education |
Offered | Clayton First semester 2015 (Flexible) |
Coordinator(s) | Dr Allie Clemans |
This unit addresses approaches taken to adult learning in formal and informal learning settings such as workplaces, communities, tertiary and vocational sectors. The unit is designed to respond to the needs and interests of those who manage, deliver or administer learning in these spaces. It addresses theories, principles and practices that inform the education of adults. The unit is designed in three parts. In the first, students explore the theories and concepts that are represented in the literature around adult education. In the second, contemporary policy and economic trends and contexts around lifelong learning and participation are addressed, with a view to identifying global trends and local practices that result. In the third part, the unit focuses on practice and the application of an approach to designing learning activities for adults.
Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
Critical review (3200 words equivalent, 40%)
Essay (3200 words equivalent, 40%)
Weekly reading and consolidated reflection (1600 words, 20%)
Flexible mode offers a stand-alone online offering that allows students to learn and engage in content and assessment in a supported way. It also provides a face-to-face component of 12 hours over the semester to engage students with the online learning content, which students can attend if they are able and interested.
Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
See also Unit timetable information
EDF6802