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ECU301 - Humanities and Social Science Pedagogy

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Education

Unit Description

Pre-service teachers will focus on the pedagogy and practice of teaching Humanities and Social Sciences in a variety of educational settings. By drawing on contemporary theory and practice, the unit will strengthen pre-service teachers' skills and ability to think critically, creatively and constructively through inquiry based pedagogies. Pre-service teachers will demonstrate their developing knowledge and understanding of the Australian National Curriculum for Humanities and Social Sciences. They will also develop an understanding and knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Belonging, Being and Becoming which describes the principles, practices and outcomes that support and enhance young children's learning from birth to five years of age, as well as their transition to school. Pre-service teachers will apply this knowledge to the design and development of learning and teaching resources for early childhood and/or primary educational settings. Weekly reflection and discussion will act as a medium for critical and creative thinking to promote deeper thinking and consideration of issues that can arise in the teaching of Humanities and Social Sciences in the 21st Century context.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Design and develop student learning experiences to promote critical and creative thinking in the context of humanities and social sciences based on contemporary pedagogical practices.
2.	Design and develop humanities and social sciences learning resources that engage with the use of technology resources.
3.	Integrate knowledge and understanding of diverse people and cultures in the context of humanities and social sciences learning and teaching experiences.
4.	Critically reflect on the Australian Curriculum, Early Years Learning Framework requirements, current literature and your experiences of learning and teaching to develop conceptual ideas of pedagogical content knowledge in the 0-12 educational setting.
5.	Engage and collaborate in professional discussion and critique of learning and teaching humanities and social sciences.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online quiz (1 x 20 questions)	10%	2 - Design and develop humanities and social sciences learning resources that engage with the use of technology resources. 4 - Critically reflect on the Australian Curriculum, Early Years Learning Framework requirements, current literature and your experiences of learning and teaching to develop conceptual ideas of pedagogical content knowledge in the 0-12 educational setting.
2.	Teaching Plan (1,500 words or equivalent)	40%	1 - Design and develop student learning experiences to promote critical and creative thinking in the context of humanities and social sciences based on contemporary pedagogical practices. 2 - Design and develop humanities and social sciences learning resources that engage with the use of technology resources. 3 - Integrate knowledge and understanding of diverse people and cultures in the context of humanities and social sciences learning and teaching experiences. 4 - Critically reflect on the Australian Curriculum, Early Years Learning Framework requirements, current literature and your experiences of learning and teaching to develop conceptual ideas of pedagogical content knowledge in the 0-12 educational setting.
3.	Critique the learning resources (1,000 words)	30%	1 - Design and develop student learning experiences to promote critical and creative thinking in the context of humanities and social sciences based on contemporary pedagogical practices. 2 - Design and develop humanities and social sciences learning resources that engage with the use of technology resources. 3 - Integrate knowledge and understanding of diverse people and cultures in the context of humanities and social sciences learning and teaching experiences. 4 - Critically reflect on the Australian Curriculum, Early Years Learning Framework requirements, current literature and your experiences of learning and teaching to develop conceptual ideas of pedagogical content knowledge in the 0-12 educational setting. 5 - Engage and collaborate in professional discussion and critique of learning and teaching humanities and social sciences.
4.	Discussion paper (800 words)	20%	2 - Design and develop humanities and social sciences learning resources that engage with the use of technology resources. 3 - Integrate knowledge and understanding of diverse people and cultures in the context of humanities and social sciences learning and teaching experiences. 5 - Engage and collaborate in professional discussion and critique of learning and teaching humanities and social sciences.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2023	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR
2023	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View
2023	Semester S	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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