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Contemporary Educational Issues A
Enrolment code: ESG700
Offered: Ltn, psem 1sem 2s-sch; dist.ed, psem 1sem 2s-sch
Special note: this unit will be offered in semester 3, 2001 in Launceston and in
semester 3, 2002 in Hobart
Unit description: Students undertake a thorough and critical review of
selected contemporary issues in educational theory, policy and practice. There
is opportunity for individuals to explore issues specific and relevant to their
field of expertise.
Staff: Professor B Mulford, Professor J Williamson, Professor D Hogan, Ms M
McGill
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: seminar paper (40%) literature review (60%)
Required texts, etc:
a package of selected readings to be provided
Courses: E5E E7E
Contemporary Educational Issues (B)
Enrolment code: ESG701
Offered: Ltn, psem 1sem 2s-sch; dist.ed, psem 1sem 2s-sch
Special note: this unit will be offered in semester 3, 2001 in Launceston and in
semester 3, 2002 in Hobart
Unit description: Students continue with the thorough and critical review of
selected contemporary issues in educational theory, policy and practice. There
is opportunity for individuals to explore issues specific and relevant to their
field of expertise.
Staff: Professor B Mulford, Professor J Williamson, Professor D Hogan, Ms M
McGill
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG 700 Contemporary Educational Issues A
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
a package of selected readings to be provided
Courses: E5E E7E
Research Methods A
Enrolment code: ESG702
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Offered: Ltn, s-sch; dist.ed, s-sch
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Education
(Honours) course
Unit description: Participants in this unit review research approaches and
techniques with a view to planning a research project in education. Each is
expected to (a) identify a researchable issue, topic or question, (b) develop an
approach that links purpose, data types, collection techniques, analysis and
presentation, and (c) argue a coherent methodology. Minor assignments will
include reviews and class presentations. The major assignment may include the
design of a research proposal or a critical review of literature relating to a topic
or area. The unit is shaped to meet the needs of those intending to complete
their degree by Dissertation.
Staff: Professor J Williamson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: seminar paper (40%) literature review (60%)
Required texts, etc:
package of readings to be supplied
Burns, RB Introduction to Research Methods, 4th edn, Frenchs Forest, NSW,
Longman, 2000.
Courses: E7D
Research Methods B
Enrolment code: ESG703
Offered: Ltn, s-sch; dist.ed, s-sch
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Education
(Honours) course
Unit description: Participants in this unit continue to review research
approaches and techniques with a view to planning a research project in
education. Each is expected to (a) identify a researchable issue, topic or
question, (b) develop an approach that links purpose, data types, collection
techniques, analysis and presentation, and (c) argue a coherent methodology.
Minor assignments will include reviews and class presentations. The major
assignment may include the design of a research proposal or a critical review of
literature relating to a topic or area. The unit is shaped to meet the needs of
those intending to complete their degree by Dissertation.
Staff: Professor J Williamson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG702 Research Methods A
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated
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Required texts, etc:
package of readings to be supplied
Burns, RB Introduction to Research Methods, 4th edn, Frenchs Forest, NSW,
Longman, 2000.
Courses: E7D
Dissertation Part A
Enrolment code: ESG704
Offered: Ltn, Hbt, dist.ed
Special note: a GPA of at least a credit level is recommended; restricted to
students enrolled in the Master of Education (Honours) course
Unit description: This is a major piece of work to complete a Master of
Education (Honours). Candidates are required to work closely with a
supervisor throughout the term of the study. The overall length should be
between 15,000–18,000 words. Accuracy, comprehensiveness and careful
standards of presentation are required. The study should be an orderly and
fully documented investigation of some problem or point of interest arising
from coursework undertaken by the student. The topic may be closely related
to the studentís professional practice.
Staff: Appointed on an individual basis.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: Launceston/Hobart internal & distance
Prereq: Research Methods A+B (ESG 702/ESG703) and 100% of
coursework<line>Contemporary Educational Issues (A+B) if proceeding
via the non-specialist pathway (ESG700/ESG701)
Assess: the finished study to be marked by two outside assessors.
Courses: E7D
Dissertation Part B
Enrolment code: ESG705
Offered: Ltn, Hbt, dist.ed
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Education
(Honours) course
Unit description: This is the second half of the dissertation
Staff: appointed on an individual basis.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: Launceston/Hobart internal & distance
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Prereq: Research Methods A & B (ESG702/ESG703) and 100% of
coursework<line>Contemporary Educational Issues (A+B) if proceeding
via the non-specialist pathway (ESG700/ESG701)<line>Dissertation Part A
(ESG704)
Assess: the finished study to be marked by two outside assessors.
Courses: E7D
Dissertation
Enrolment code: ESG706
Offered: Ltn, Hbt, dist.ed
Unit description: This is a major piece of work to complete a Master of
Education (Honours). Candidates are required to work closely with a
supervisor throughout the term of the study. The overall length should be
between 15,000–18,000 words. Accuracy, comprehensiveness and careful
standards of presentation are required. The study should be an orderly and
fully documented investigation of some problem or point of interest arising
from coursework undertaken by the student. The topic may be closely related
to the studentís professional practice.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 25%
Assess: tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Teaching Studies A
Enrolment code: ESG707
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/ dist.ed, o123
Unit description: Provides participants with the opportunity to reflect on
their own teaching, to widen their understanding of techniques and approaches
available, and to study research and theory related to teaching and curriculum
development and evaluation
Staff: Ms M McGill
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: semester 3: lectures/tutorials/workshops; semester 1/2: by distance
packages
Assess: seminar paper (50%), reflective practice essay (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Loughran, J (ed) Researching Teaching, Falmer Press, Lond, 1999.
Recommended reading:
Weil, Joyce B M Models of Teaching, 6th ed, Allyn & Bacon, Boston, 2000.
Courses: E5E E7E
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Teaching Studies B
Enrolment code: ESG708
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/ dist.ed, o123
Unit description: Extends the opportunity for students to reflect on their own
teaching, to widen their understanding of techniques and approaches available,
and to study research and theory related to teaching and curriculum
development and evaluation
Staff: Ms M McGill
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: semester 3: lectures/tutorials/workshops; semester 1/2: by distance
packages
Prereq: ESG707 Teaching Studies A
Assess: critiques (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
Loughran, J (ed) Researching Teaching, Falmer Press, Lond, 1999.
Recommended reading:
Weil, Joyce B M Models of Teaching, 6th ed, Allyn & Bacon, Boston, 2000.
Courses: E5E E7E
Understanding and Promoting Young Children’s
Social and Emotional Learning in K–2 A
Enrolment code: ESG709
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Fostering knowledgeable, responsible and caring students
is, arguably, the most important and urgent challenge for schools and indeed
society, as we enter the 21st century. Students today are faced with demands,
such as have never been experienced by children before, such as dealing with
diverse family changes and coping with peer and media influences, whilst
acquiring the skills, attitudes and values which will enable them to become
successful, future citizens. This unit is designed to take a comprehensive view
of young children’s emotional and social development in the current societal
context and to investigate strategies, which will promote their learning in these
areas.
Staff: Dr M Boardman
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: tutorial/workshops
Assess: assignment/presentation
Required texts, etc:
Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002)
a list of suggested readings will be made available for purchase
Courses: E5E E7E
Understanding and Promoting Young Children’s
Social and Emotional Learning in K-2 B
Enrolment code: ESG710
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Fostering knowledgeable, responsible and caring students
is, arguably, the most important and urgent challenge for schools and indeed
society, as we enter the 21st century. Students today are faced with demands,
such as have never been experienced by children before, such as dealing with
diverse family changes and coping with peer and media influences, whilst
acquiring the skills, attitudes and values which will enable them to become
successful, future citizens. This unit is designed to take a comprehensive view
of young children’s emotional and social development in the current societal
context and to investigate strategies, which will promote their learning in these
areas.
Staff: Dr M Boardman
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: tutorial/workshops
Prereq: ESG709 Understanding and Promoting Young Children’s Social and
Emotional Learning in K-2 A
Assess: assignment/presentation
Required texts, etc:
a list of suggested readings will be made available for purchase
Courses: E5E E7E
Statistics Education – Data Handling
Enrolment code: ESG711
Offered: dist.ed
Unit description: Considers topics from the grade 5–9 mathematics
curriculum related to data collection and sampling, and data representation.
Background knowledge necessary to teach the topics, classroom activities,
research on student understanding, multimedia approaches to data handling
(eg software and videos), and motivational materials from the news media will
be included in the unit. Current curriculum documents will be assessed in
relation to teachers’ classroom requirements.
Staff: Dr J Watson
Unit weight: 12.5%
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Assess: problems assigned from the text and set using the software (50%) a
3,000-word essay on a classroom project related to the course content
(50%).
Required texts, etc:
Moore DS, Statistics: Concepts and Controversies, 3rd edn, Freeman, 1991
CD-ROM: Learning the Unlikely at Distance Delivered as an Information Technology
Enterprise, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, 1996.
Courses: E5E E7E
Statistics Education – Data Reduction and
Chance
Enrolment code: ESG712
Offered: dist.ed
Unit description: Follows on from ESG711 and considers topics from the
grade 5–9 mathematics curriculum related to data reduction and chance and
basic probability. Background knowledge necessary to teach the topics,
classroom activities, research on student understanding, multimedia
approaches to probability stimulation (eg software), and motivational materials
from the news media will be included in the unit. Current curriculum
documents will be assessed in relation to teachersí classroom requirements.
Staff: Dr J Watson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: problems assigned from the text and set using the software (50%) a
3,000-word essay on a classroom project related to the course content
(50%).
Required texts, etc:
Moore DS, Statistics: Concepts and Controversies, 3rd edn, Freeman, 1991
CD-ROM: Learning the Unlikely at Distance Delivered as an Information Technology
Enterprise, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, 1996.
Courses: E5E E7E
Statistics Education –Inference and Advanced
Topics
Enrolment code: ESG713
Offered: dist.ed
Special note: issues will be included in the unit.
Unit description: Follows on from ESG711 & ESG712 and considers inference
for data handling and chance, as well as topics from the grade 10-12
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mathematics curriculum in probability and statistics. Background knowledge
necessary to teach the topics, classroom activities, software for data handling
and probability simulation, and consideration of curriculum and
Staff: Dr J Watson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG711, ESG712
Assess: problems assigned from the text and set using the software (50%) a
3,000-word essay on a classroom project related to the course content
(50%).
Required texts, etc:
Moore DS, Statistics: Concepts and Controversies, 3rd edn, Freeman, 1991
CD-ROM: Learning the Unlikely at Distance Delivered as an Information Technology
Enterprise, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, 1996.
Courses: E5E E7E
Language, Culture and Society
Enrolment code: ESG716
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; Hbt, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; dist.ed,
s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Deals with the following aspects/issues: What is
sociolinguistics?; The contribution of sociolinguistics to language education;
Language and society; Language and culture; Linguistic Relativity Theory;
Berstien and Labov on language variation; Code-switching; Language and
prejudice; andLanguage education: a Critical Theory perspective.
Staff: Dr T Lê
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: off campus or on-campus flexible mode
Coreq:
Assess: approx 3,000-word essay on a topic chosen by students (65%) report on
a practical work and a comprehensive reflective journal (2,000 words)
(35%)
Required texts, etc:
Thao L ‘s Courseware
Scollon R and Schollon S, Intercultural Communication, Oxf, UK, Blackwell, 1995
(This is an interesting profound 171-page book)
Courses: E5E E7E
Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language
Enrolment code: ESG717
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; Hbt, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; dist.ed,
s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
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Unit description: Deals with the following aspects/issues: What is TESOL
Education? What makes a good TESOL teacher? TESOL in the context of the
world; TESOL in Asia/the Pacific; TESOL in theory and practice; Linguistics
and TESOL; andTeaching Methodology
Staff: Dr T Lê, Dr M Myhill
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: approx 3,000-word essay on a topic chosen by students (65%) report on
a practical work and a comprehensive reflective journal (2,000 words)
(35%)
Required texts, etc:
Thao L ‘s Courseware
Brown HD, Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, Englewood Cliffs
NJ,Prentice Hall Regents, 1994
Ellis R, Understanding Second Language Acquisition, OUP, 1990. (This is an
excellent book of about 280 pages, providing a solid theoretical
background.)
Nunan D, Designing Tasks for the Communicative Classroom, NY CUP, 1989.
Courses: E5E E7E
Language and Communication
Enrolment code: ESG721
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; Hbt, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; dist.ed,
s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Deals with the following aspects/issues: Communication as
a process; Transmission and interaction models; Interpersonal communication;
Intercultural communication; Communicative strategies; Communication and
conflict resolution; Cognitive and affective aspects of communication;
Language as a system; Language acquisition; First and second language
learning; and Literacy development.
Staff: Dr T Lê
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: off-campus or on-campus flexible mode
Prereq:
Coreq:
Assess: approx 3,000-word essay on a topic chosen by students (65%) report on
a practical work and a comprehensive reflective journal (2,000 words)
(35%)
Required texts, etc:
References: Thao L ‘s Courseware
Scollon R and Scollon S, Intercultural Communication, Oxf, UK; Blackwell, 1995.
Courses: E5E E7E
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Language Learning for Specific Purposes
Enrolment code: ESG722
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; Hbt, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; dist.ed,
s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Deals with the following aspects/issues: The concept of
‘context’ in language learning; Theory in practice; Classroom as a learning
environment; Foreign language learning and LOTE; Second language learning
in childhood; Second language learning in adulthood; and English for different
specific purposes.
Staff: Dr T Lê
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: off-campus or on-campus flexible mode
Prereq:
Coreq:
Assess: approx 3,000-word essay on a topic chosen by students (65%) report on
a practical work and a comprehensive reflective journal (2,000 words)
(35%)
Required texts, etc:
References: Thao L ‘s Courseware
Courses: E5E E7E
Numeracy and the Mathematics Curriculum A
Enrolment code: ESG723
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Current policy in education emphasises the need for schools
to focus on the development of numeracy for all students. The basis of this unit
will be on exploring the following: the implications for teaching mathematics
with the emphasis on numeracy; numeracy in relation to each strand of the
mathematics syllabus and other key learning areas; the need for and the nature
of new teaching approaches based on conceptual development.
Staff: Dr S Dole and others tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible)
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Numeracy and the Mathematics Curriculum B
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Enrolment code: ESG724
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Current policy in education emphasises the need for schools
to focus on the development of numeracy for all students. The basis of this unit
will be on the continued exploration of the following: the implications for
teaching mathematics with the emphasis on numeracy; numeracy in relation to
each strand of the mathematics syllabus and other key learning areas; the need
for and the nature of new teaching approaches based on conceptual
development.
Staff: Dr S Dole and others tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible)
Prereq: ESG723 Numeracy and the Mathematics Curriculum A
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Diagnosis and Intervention in Mathematics A
Enrolment code: ESG725
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: During the compulsory years of schooling, some children
experience difficulty with particular topics in mathematics, or with the whole
subject in general. The focus of this unit is on the development of diagnostic
skills to determine the nature of children’s difficulties in mathematics, and to
provide programs of intervention. In this unit, such topics to be explored will
include error patterns, misconceptions, mathematical anxiety, learned and
learning disabilities, diagnostic-prescriptive teaching, reteaching and
unteaching approaches.
Staff: Dr S Dole
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible)
Prereq: ESG723 and ESG724 Numeracy and the Mathematics Curriculum A &
B
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Diagnosis and Intervention in Mathematics B
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Enrolment code: ESG726
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: During the compulsory years of schooling, some children
experience difficulty with particular topics in mathematics, or with the whole
subject in general. The focus of this unit is on the development of diagnostic
skills to determine the nature of children’s difficulties in mathematics, and to
provide programs of intervention. In this unit, such topics to be explored will
include error patterns, misconceptions, mathematical anxiety, learned and
learning disabilities, diagnostic-prescriptive teaching, reteaching and
unteaching approaches.
Staff: Dr S Dole
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible)
Prereq: ESG725 Diagnosis and Intervention in Mathematics A and ESG723 and
ESG724 Numeracy and the Mathematics Curriculum A & B
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Issues in Mathematics Education A
Enrolment code: ESG727
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: With continual changes in emphases in educational policy at
a state and national level, this unit explores issues that are relevant to
mathematics education that impinge upon teachers of school mathematics
K–12. Such issues include constructivism and its implications for teaching; the
future of computation; assessment alternatives; approaches to planning and
assessment; implications of compulsory state and national testing; using
technology.
Staff: Dr S Dole and others tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible).
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Issues in Mathematics Education B
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Enrolment code: ESG728
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: With continual changes in emphases in educational policy at
a state and national level, this unit explores issues that are relevant to
mathematics education that impinge upon teachers of school mathematics K-12.
Such issues include constructivism and its implications for teaching; the future
of computation; assessment alternatives; approaches to planning and
assessment; implications of compulsory state and national testing; using
technology.
Staff: Dr S Dole and others tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible).
Prereq: ESG727 Issues in Mathematics Education A
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Thinking and Working Mathematically A
Enrolment code: ESG729
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Promoting students’ thinking, reasoning and problem
solving skills is a major emphasis in today’s school curricula and one that aligns
the goals of school mathematics in Australia. Within this unit, current research
on problem-solving will be analysed, and strategies for developing students’
mathematical thinking and reasoning skills through the content strands of the
curriculum will be explored. The notion of cognitive and metacognitive
strategies in order to work mathematically within and across various
mathematical domains will be the focus in this unit.
Staff: Dr S Dole and others tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible)
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Thinking and Working Mathematically B
Enrolment code: ESG730
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Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Promoting students’ thinking, reasoning and problem
solving skills is a major emphasis in today’s school curricula and one that aligns
the goals of school mathematics in Australia. Within this unit, current research
on problem-solving will be analysed, and strategies for developing students’
mathematical thinking and reasoning skills through the content strands of the
curriculum will be explored. The notion of cognitive and metacognitive
strategies in order to work mathematically within and across various
mathematical domains will be the focus in this unit.
Staff: Dr S Dole and others tba
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: combination of workshops and seminars with guest speakers (where
possible)
Prereq: ESG729 Thinking and Working Mathematically A
Assess: 2 pieces of written assessment relating to material covered within the
unit and individual participant’s research interests.
Courses: E5E E7E
Comparative Curriculum A
Enrolment code: ESG731
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: available only through participation in an Indonesian in-country
program to be undertaken in late January 2001 in conjunction with Universitas
Negeri Padang, West Sumatra and the surrounding community of host families.
Unit description: This unit is undertaken in conjunction with an Indonesian
in-country program and aims to provide opportunities for teachers to develop
personally and professionally by comparing and contrasting the Australian
school context with aspects of the Indonesian school system, exploring
language, culture and related issues to build on classroom practice upon return
to Australia. Students will participate in lectures, seminars, workshops, school
experiences and homestays.
Staff: Ms L Harbon, Ms M McGill
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: overseas internal
Coreq: ESG732 Comparative Curriculum B
Assess: critical reflection (40%) learning contract (negotiated) (40%)web-based
interaction (20%)
Required texts, etc:
package of guided readings and tasks to be provided
Courses: E5E E7E
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Comparative Curriculum B
Enrolment code: ESG732
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: available only through participation in an Indonesian in-country
program to be undertaken in late January 2001 in conjunction with Universitas
Negeri Padang, West Sumatra and the surrounding community of host families.
Unit description: This unit is a continuation of Comparative Curriculum A
and is undertaken in conjunction with an Indonesian in-country program and
aims to provide opportunities for teachers to develop personally and
professionally by comparing and contrasting the Australian school context with
aspects of the Indonesian school system, exploring language, culture and
related issues to build on classroom practice upon return to Australia. Students
will participate in lectures, seminars, workshops, school experiences and
homestays.
Staff: Ms L Harbon, Ms M McGill
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: overseas internal
Prereq: ESG731 Comparative Curriculum A
Assess: critical reflection (40%) essay (40%) web-based interaction (20%)
Required texts, etc:
package of guided readings and tasks to be provided
Courses: E5E E7E
Professional In-Country Development: LOTE –
Part A
Enrolment code: ESG733
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: available only through participation in an Indonesian in-country
program to be undertaken in late January 2001 in conjunction with the
University of Padang, West Sumatra and the surrounding community of host
families.
Unit description: Allows students to carry out a focused investigation and
further develop a cross-cultural awareness during an Indonesian in-country
language teaching experience. Students will participate in seminars, school
experiences and homestays and be provided with the opportunity to undertake
field work in the local community.
Staff: Ms L Harbon
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Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: overseas internal
Coreq: ESG734 Professional In-Country Development: LOTE – Part B
Assess: to be negotiated with lecturer
Required texts, etc:
package of guided readings and tasks to be provided.
Courses: E5E E7E
Professional In-Country Development: LOTE –
Part B
Enrolment code: ESG734
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: available only through participation in an Indonesian in-country
program to be undertaken in late January 2001 in conjunction with the
University of Padang, West Sumatra and the surrounding community of host
families.
Unit description: Allows students to carry out a focused investigation and
further develop a cross-cultural awareness during an Indonesian in-country
language teaching experience. Students will participate in seminars, school
experiences and homestays and be provided with the opportunity to undertake
field work in the local community.
Staff: Ms L Harbon
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: overseas internal
Prereq: ESG733 Professional In-Country Development: LOTE – Part A
Coreq:
Assess: to be negotiated with lecturer
Required texts, etc:
package of guided readings and tasks to be provided
Courses: E5E E7E
Language Other Than English A
Enrolment code: ESG735
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: available only through participation in an Indonesian in-country
program to be undertaken in late January 2001 in conjunction with a university
in Padang, West Sumatra and the surrounding community of host families.
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Unit description: This unit is undertaken during an Indonesian in-country
experience and allows students with a proficiency in Indonesian language to
undertake an intensive school experience period in an Indonesian school to
develop their classroom language competencies, proficiencies and
cross-cultural awareness with the aim of building on classroom practice upon
return to Australia. Students will participate in lectures, seminars, workshops,
school experiences and homestays. In the future, these classroom based
competencies may be recognised within the structure of the ASLPR scale.
Staff: Ms L Harbon
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: overseas internal
Coreq: ESG736 Language Other Than English B
Assess: reflection on practice (40%) learning contract (negotiated) (40%)
web-based interaction (20%)
Required texts, etc:
package of guided readings and tasks to be provided
Courses: E5E E7E
Language Other Than English B
Enrolment code: ESG736
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: available only through participation in an Indonesian in-country
program to be undertaken in late January 2001 in conjunction with a university
in Padang, West Sumatra and the surrounding community of host families.
Unit description: This unit is a continuation of Languages Other Than English
A and is undertaken during an Indonesian in-country experience and allows
students with a proficiency in Indonesian language to undertake an intensive
school experience period in an Indonesian school to develop their classroom
language competencies, proficiencies and cross-cultural awareness with the aim
of building on classroom practice upon return to Australia. Students will utilise
knowledge gained during participation in lectures, seminars, workshops,
school experiences and homestays to develop a teaching resource package. The
focus in this part of program shifts to evaluation and learning outcomes.
Staff: Ms L Harbon
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG735 Language Other Than English A
Assess: seminar presentation (40%) teaching resource package (40%) web-based
interaction (20%)
Required texts, etc:
package of guided readings and tasks to be provided.
Courses: E5E E7E
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New Directions in Art Education 1 A
Enrolment code: ESG737
Offered: Ltn, s-sch
Unit description: Introduces students to some of the cutting edge debates and
directions in art education today. The unit challenges teachers to reconsider
their ideas and practices and to forge new directions, which are commensurate
with the challenges of an increasingly diverse and fluid cultural landscape.
Staff: Dr P Duncum
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: 5,000-word paper
Required texts, etc:
Duncum P and Bracey,T (eds), Essays on Knowing Art, Christchurch, University
of Canterbury Press, 2001.
Courses: E5E E7E
New Directions in Art Education 1 B
Enrolment code: ESG738
Offered: Ltn, sem 1
Unit description: Introduces students to some of the cutting edge debates and
directions in art education today. The unit challenges teachers to reconsider
their ideas and practices and to forge new directions, which are commensurate
with the challenges of an increasingly diverse and fluid cultural landscape.
Staff: Dr P Duncum
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG737 New Directions in Art Education 1 A
Assess: 5,000-word paper
Required texts, etc:
Duncum P and Bracey,T (eds), Essays on Knowing Art, Christchurch, University
of Canterbury Press, 2001.
Courses: E5E E7E
New Directions in Art Education 2 A
Enrolment code: ESG739
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Examines a range of contemporary and emerging concerns
for art education today. The unit challenges teachers to rethink their practices in
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the light of changing intellectual frameworks, technological innovations, and
social structures.
Staff: Dr P Duncum
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG737 New Directions in Art Education 1: A, and ESG738 New
Directions in Art Education 1: B
Assess: 5,000-word paper
Required texts, etc:
Fehr DE, Fehr K and Keifer-Boyd K (eds), Realworld Readings in Art Education:
Things your professors never told you, NY, Falmer Press, 2000.
Courses: E5E E7E
New Directions in Art Education 2 B
Enrolment code: ESG740
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Examines a range of contemporary and emerging concerns
for art education today. The unit challenges teachers to rethink their practices in
the light of changing intellectual frameworks, technological innovations, and
social structures.
Staff: Dr P Duncum
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG737 New Directions in Art Education 2 A
Assess: 5,000-word paper
Required texts, etc:
Fehr DE, Fehr K and Keifer-Boyd K (eds), Realworld Readings in Art Education:
Things your professors never told you, NY, Falmer Press, 2000.
Courses: E5E E7E
Reason, Truth and Knowledge A
Enrolment code: ESG741
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: Not offered until 2002
Unit description: Students are introduced to the skills of reason and
argument, especially as employed when a member of an inquiring group in
critical interlocution. Although some conceptual framework concerning
reasoning is formally presented, the skills are built up by practice when
addressing the unit’s subject-matter. The major philosophical questions
considered in this unit are ones such as the following. What is it for a statement
to be true? Are there different types of truths? What is it to know something to
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be true? Do the natural sciences supply us with knowledge of the universe? Are
there different ways of knowing? Is there any such thing as absolute
knowledge? Are the methods of inquiry of the natural sciences appropriate for
the human and social sciences? And so on. In parallel with students’ own
engagement with these issues will be discussion of the pedagogy of having
school students engage with the same issues.
Staff: P Davson-Galle (unit coordinator) with members of the School of
Philosophy and colleagues from other universities as suitable
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: 1 x 2,000 and 1 x 3,000-word essay
Courses: E5E E7E
Reason, Truth and Knowledge B
Enrolment code: ESG742
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Special note: Not offered until 2002
Unit description: Sudents are introduced to the skills of reason and argument,
especially as employed when a member of an inquiring group in critical
interlocution. Although some conceptual framework concerning reasoning is
formally presented, the skills are built up by practice when addressing the
unit’s subject-matter. The major philosophical questions considered in this unit
are ones such as the following. What is it for a statement to be true? Are there
different types of truths? What is it to know something to be true? Do the
natural sciences supply us with knowledge of the universe? Are there different
ways of knowing? Is there any such thing as absolute knowledge? Are the
methods of inquiry of the natural sciences appropriate for the human and social
sciences? And so on. In parallel with students’ own engagement with these
issues will be discussion of the pedagogy of having school students engage
with the same issues.
Staff: P Davson-Galle (unit coordinator) with members of the School of
Philosophy and colleagues from other universities as suitable
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG741 Reason, Truth and Knowledge A
Assess: 1 x 2,000 and 1 x 3,000-word essay
Courses: E5E E7E
What Is a Person? A
Enrolment code: ESG743
Offered: Not offered in 2001
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Unit description: Skills of critical inquiry continue to be fostered with the
focus for discussion being the question: ‘What is a person ‘ and issues arising
out of that question such as the following. Could machines or animals be
persons? When does personhood begin and end? What are minds? Do we have
free will? How should we live our lives? Do only persons have duties? Do only
persons have rights? What is it for something to be right or good anyway? Are
there any moral truths? Is right and wrong the same for everybody? If there are
any moral truths, how would we know what they were? Is there a God? Were
there not to be a God, would life be meaningless? What can be done in the face
of disagreement on these matters? And so on. Again, in parallel with students’
own engagement with these issues will be discussion of the pedagogy of having
school students engage with the same issues.
Staff: P Davson-Galle (unit coordinator) with members of the School of
Philosophy and colleagues from other universities as suitable
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: 1 x 2,000 and 2 x 4,000-word essay
Courses: E5E E7E
What Is a Person? B
Enrolment code: ESG744
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: The skills of critical inquiry continue to be fostered with the
focus for discussion being the question: ‘What is a person ‘ and issues arising
out of that question such as the following. Could machines or animals be
persons? When does personhood begin and end? What are minds? Do we have
free will? How should we live our lives? Do only persons have duties? Do only
persons have rights? What is it for something to be right or good anyway? Are
there any moral truths? Is right and wrong the same for everybody? If there are
any moral truths, how would we know what they were? Is there a God? Were
there not to be a God, would life be meaningless? What can be done in the face
of disagreement on these matters? And so on. Again, in parallel with students’
own engagement with these issues will be discussion of the pedagogy of having
school students engage with the same issues.
Staff: P Davson-Galle (unit coordinator) with members of the School of
Philosophy and colleagues from other universities as suitable
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG743 What Is a Person? A
Assess: 1 x 2,000 and 2 x 4,000-word essay
Courses: E5E E7E
Teaching Asia
Enrolment code: ESG745
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Offered: dist.ed, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: For teachers new to studies of Asia and for teachers and
curriculum coordinators who wish to include studies of Asia within specific
learning areas as well as across the curriculum. In this unit teachers examine
contentious issues in concepts, representations and teaching of Asia; explore
aspects of the historical experiences and achievements of countries of Asia, and
of Australian-Asian relationships relevant to the curriculum emphases of the
Studies of Asia Statement for Australian Schools.
Staff: Dr M Fearnley-Sander, Ms J Kiernan
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: learning will be conducted through the completion of interactive
teaching materials and teacher-student, student-student online discussion.
Assess: submission of journal of learning reflections for each of the major topic
areas of the unit (max 5,000 words) (80%) participation in three online
discussion sessions on core unit ideas. Discussion logged by WEBCT (20%)
Required texts, etc:
Students will be required to purchase the CDROM containing course materials.
Courses: E5E E7E
Asia in the Curriculum
Enrolment code: ESG746
Offered: dist.ed, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Teachers are provided with an understanding of the
contexts of curriculum and policy relevant to implementing studies of Asia in
classrooms and schools and explore strategies for introducing curriculum
change. The unit explores the rationale for teaching studies of Asia in
Australian schools and the policy framework within which these studies are
being developed.
Staff: Dr M Fearnley-Sander, Ms J Kiernan
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: Learning will be conducted through the completion of interactive
teaching materials and teacher-student, student-student online discussion.
Assess: submission of journal of learning reflections for each of the major topic
areas of the unit (max 5,000 words) (80%) participation in three online
discussion sessions on core unit ideas. Discussion logged by WEBCT (20%)
Required texts, etc:
Students will be required to purchase the CDROM containing course materials.
Courses: E5E E7E
Education Project
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Enrolment code: ESG747
Offered: Hbt, 0312; Ltn, 0312; dist.ed, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: The negotiated project may be investigatory in nature and is
frequently an extended piece of writing (6,000 words), monograph, curriculum
development, professional development program, video or cine film
production, or journal article for refereed publication at national or
international level.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Mutual excl:
Courses: E5E E7E
Education Project 1
Enrolment code: ESG748
Unit description: The negotiated project may be investigatory in nature,
similar to, but less comprehensive than, a dissertation. It is frequently an
extended piece of writing (12,000 words), monograph, curriculum
development, professional development program, video or cine film
production, or journal articles for refereed publication at national or
international level.
Unit weight: 25%
Courses: E5E E7E
Community Education & Learning A
Enrolment code: ESG749
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: This unit will focus on education and learning in the
community. It provides relevant and practical, theoretical introduction to
informal and non-formal learning in variety of contexts. Based on a
contemporary approach, this unit will examine the scope of community
learning and its contribution to the educational, economic and social outcomes
of the nation, state and individual. In addition, the practical and theoretical
aspects of public education campaigns will be examined
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Assess: negotiated on an individual basis
Required texts, etc:
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Foley G, Understanding Adult Education & Training, 2nd edn, Allen & Unwin, St
Leonards, 2000.
Courses: E5E E7E
Community Education & Learning B
Enrolment code: ESG750
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Focuses on education and learning in the community. The
unit provides relevant and practical, theoretical introduction to informal and
non-formal learning in variety of contexts. Based on a contemporary approach,
this unit examines the scope of community learning and its contribution to the
educational, economic and social outcomes of the nation, state and individual.
In addition, the practical and theoretical aspects of public education campaigns
are examined
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: ESG749 Community Education & Learning A
Assess: negotiated on an individual basis
Required texts, etc:
Foley G, Understanding Adult Education & Training, 2nd edn, Allen & Unwin, St
Leonards, 2000.
Courses: E5E E7E
Community Development A
Enrolment code: ESG751
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Advances on the unit ESG749 and ESG750 Community
Education and Learning A & B. The unit reviews relevant processes in engaging
community members in problem diagnosis, of economic, social, political,
environmental and psychological impact. Based on both a facilitated view of
community development, and community self-help processes, this unit focuses
on theories and methods of building community and citizen participation in
decision-making. Importantly, the role of human interaction, social dimensions,
and their relationship to connectedness of the individual-in-community are
explored.
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Assess: to be negotiated
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Required texts, etc:
Moore A and Feldt J, Facilitating Community and Decision-Making
Groups, Krieger Publ Co, Malabar, 1993.
Recommended reading:
Emery M and Purser R, The Search Conference, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1996.
Courses: E5E E7E
Community Development B
Enrolment code: ESG752
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Advances on the unit ESG749 and ESG750 Community
Education and Learning A & B. The unit reviews relevant processes in engaging
community members in problem diagnosis, of economic, social, political,
environmental and psychological impact. Based on both a facilitated view of
community development, and community self-help processes, this unit focuses
on theories and methods of building community and citizen participation in
decision-making. Importantly, the role of human interaction, social dimensions,
and their relationship to connectedness of the individual-in-community are
explored.
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: flexible
Prereq: ESG751 Community Development A
Assess: To be negotiated
Required texts, etc:
Moore A and Feldt J, Facilitating Community and Decision-Making
Groups, Krieger Publ Co, Malabar, 1993.
Recommended reading:
Emery M and Purser R, The Search Conference, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1996.
Courses: E5E E7E
The Pedagogy of On-Line Learning A
Enrolment code: ESG753
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/
Special note: computer skills required
Unit description: Examines the various on-line learning environments, tools,
and resources. The World Wide Web provides new opportunities for distance
education over the Internet. The Web, when combined with other network
tools, can be used to create a virtual classroom to bring together a community of
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learners for interactive education. This unit allows the student to explore and
experiment in integrating unique features of the Web into their learning
environment. The relevance of a personalised learning environment,
collaborative learning, multimedia presentation of content, reinforcing content,
experiential learning and new approaches to assessment are examined and
evaluated.
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: internal & on-line
Assess: to be negotiated
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
The Pedagogy of On-Line Learning B
Enrolment code: ESG754
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/
Special note: computer skills required
Unit description: Further examines the various on-line learning
environments, tools, and resources. The World Wide Web provides new
opportunities for distance education over the Internet. The Web, when
combined with other network tools, can be used to create a virtual classroom to
bring together a community of learners for interactive education. This unit
allows the student to explore and experiment in integrating unique features of
the Web into their learning environment. The relevance of a personalised
learning environment, collaborative learning, multimedia presentation of
content, reinforcing content, experiential learning and new approaches to
assessment are examined and evaluated.
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: internal & on-line
Coreq: ESG753 The Pedagogy of On-Line Learning A
Assess: to be negotiated
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Creating an On-Line Teaching Course A
Enrolment code: ESG755
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 2/
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Special note: no experience with HTML is required but computer skills are
required.
Unit description: Expands on the units ESG753 and ESG754 The Pedagogy of
On-Line Learning. Students are exposed to the web based course management
system of WebCT and are able to create their own on-line teaching
environment. Students are encouraged to think beyond classroom paradigms
using sound on-line teaching and learning strategies, and student and teacher
administrative tools, student progress tracking, and student management tools.
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: internal & on-line
Prereq: ESG753/ESG754 The Pedagogy of On-Line Learning A & B
Assess: to be negotiated
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Creating an On-Line Teaching Course B
Enrolment code: ESG756
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 2/
Special note: no experience with HTML is required. Computer skills are
required
Unit description: Expands on the unit ESG753 and ESG754 The Pedagogy of
On-Line Learning. Students are exposed to the web based course management
system of WebCT and are able to create their own on-line teaching
environment. Students are encouraged to think beyond classroom paradigms
using sound on-line teaching and learning strategies, and student and teacher
administrative tools, student progress tracking, and student management tools.
Staff: Ms L Harrison
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: internal & on-line
Prereq: ESG755 Creating an On-Line Teaching Course A,
ESG753/ESG754
The Pedagogy of On-Line Learning A & B
Coreq: Computer skills
Assess: to be negotiated
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Difference, disability and diversity A
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Enrolment code: ESG757
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; dist.ed, sem 1
Unit description: Introduces understandings of inclusive schooling. The
theory and practice of inclusive education are developed from multiple
positions and include the coverage of the contribution of the special education
knowledge tradition, feminist theory, social theory of disability and
postmodernist thinking.
Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Difference, disability and diversity B
Enrolment code: ESG758
Offered: Hbt, sem 1; dist.ed, sem 1
Unit description: Examines ways that the theory of inclusive schooling is
implemented into school policy and practice. An understanding of national and
local Equity policies is developed. Strategies to plan, implement and review
school Equity policy are investigated through local school based approaches.
Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG757 Difference, disability and diversity A
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Inclusive curriculum leadership A
Enrolment code: ESG759
Offered: Hbt, s-sch; dist.ed, s-sch
Unit description: Focuses on the development of inclusive classroom practice
for classroom teachers and school leaders who have a responsibility for Equity
policy implementation. The needs of diverse social groups are addressed,
including students with disabilities. The impact of curriculum barriers to
participation and learning are examined in detail.
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Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Inclusive curriculum leadership B
Enrolment code: ESG760
Offered: Hbt, s-sch; dist.ed, s-sch
Unit description: Investigates methodologies to evaluate inclusive curriculum
practice from the perspective of the classroom teacher and/or the school
leader/support teacher with responsibility for Equity policy implementation.
Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG759 Inclusive curriculum leadership A
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Classroom management: theory and practice A
Enrolment code: ESG761
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; dist.ed, sem 2
Unit description: Introduces a range of theoretical positions from which
classroom management is understood. The principles and practice of
developing a supportive school structure are investigated.
Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Classroom management: theory and practice B
Enrolment code: ESG762
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; dist.ed, sem 2
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Unit description: Investigates approaches to classroom and school wide
discipline policy and practice. Issues of curriculum as potential contributors to
the exclusionary practices of the classroom and school are investigated. A range
of methodologies appropriate to classroom-based investigations and school
policy development and evaluation are introduced and applied.
Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG761 Classroom management: theory and practice A
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Courses: E5E E7E
Challenging behaviours and curriculum practices
A
Enrolment code: ESG763
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; dist.ed, sem 2
Unit description: Covers in detail the issues of curriculum and
inclusion/exclusion of groups of students, who present with challenging
behaviour in classrooms (eg students with ADHD, Autism, learning
difficulties). A range of theoretical models is introduced as well as practical
investigations which lead to critical reflection and evaluation of the
applicability of models in practice.
Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Challenging behaviours and curriculum practices
B
Enrolment code: ESG764
Offered: Hbt, dist.ed
Unit description: Focuses on the types of strategies that provide the classroom
teacher/support teacher with the skills to implement social skills programs,
inclusive of all learners. Both classroom and school wide approaches are
covered. The role of the teacher/support teacher in collaboration with other
stakeholders, agencies and services, is addressed.
Staff: Dr J Moss
Unit weight: 12.5%
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Prereq: ESG763 Challenging behaviours and curriculum practices A
Assess: equiv of 4,000 words
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 1 A
Enrolment code: ESG765
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides student with the opportunity to develop a
theoretical, philosophical and practical knowledge of the arts in education.
Participants are involved in a rigorous investigation of past and current
theoretical perspectives of arts in education. The unit incorporates the analysis,
interpretation and discussion of a range of curriculum issues in arts education
such as ‘the arts as core curriculum’.
Staff: Dr M Barrett, Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Recommended reading:
Abbs P (ed), Living Powers: the Arts in Education, Falmer Press, London, 1987.
Best D, The Rationality of Feeling, Falmer Press, London, 1993.
Errington E (ed), Arts Education, Beliefs, Practices and Possibilities, Deakin
University, Geelong, 1993.
Courses: E5E E7E
Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 1 B
Enrolment code: ESG766
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides students with the opportunity to build on the
theoretical, philosophical and practical knowledge of the arts in education.
Participants are involved in a rigorous investigation of past and current
theoretical perspectives of arts in education. The unit incorporates the analysis,
interpretation and discussion of a range of curriculum issues in arts education
such as ‘the arts as core curriculum’.
Staff: Dr M Barrett, Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG765 Curriculum Issues in Arts Education A
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Recommended reading:
Abbs P (ed), Living Powers: the Arts in Education, Falmer Press, London, 1987.
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Best D, The Rationality of Feeling, Falmer Press, London, 1993.
Errington E (ed), Arts Education, Beliefs, Practices and Possibilities, Deakin
University, Geelong, 1993.
Courses: E5E E7E
Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 2 A
Enrolment code: ESG767
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides the opportunity for arts educators and
practitioners to critically examine and reflect upon a range of current arts
issues. A specific focus for this unit is the examination and interpretation of
participantsí professional practice in order to develop critical theories which
enlighten and shape arts education theory and practice.
Staff: Dr M Barrett, Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG765/ESG766 Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 1 A & B
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 2 B
Enrolment code: ESG768
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides the opportunity for arts educators and
practitioners to further critically examine and reflect upon a range of current
arts issues. A specific focus for this unit is the examination and interpretation of
participantsí professional practice in order to develop critical theories which
enlighten and shape arts education theory and practice.
Staff: Dr M Barrett, Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG765/ESG766 Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 1 A & B;
ESG765/ESG766 Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 1 A & B; ESG767
Curriculum Issues in Arts Education 2 A
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
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Drama in Education 1 A
Enrolment code: ESG769
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides a professional curriculum focus through which
participants can identify issues, formulate strategies to address perceived needs
for curriculum development, and foster excellence in curriculum research in the
Arts and Drama Education; and to examine specific issues pertinent to Drama
Education.
Staff: Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Drama in Education 1 B
Enrolment code: ESG770
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Provides a professional curriculum focus through which
participants can continue to identify issues, formulate strategies to address
perceived needs for curriculum development, and foster excellence in
curriculum research in the Arts and Drama Education; and to examine specific
issues pertinent to Drama Education.
Staff: Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG769 Drama in Education 1 A
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
tba
Courses: E5E E7E
Drama in Education 2 A
Enrolment code: ESG771
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Participants develop the skills of critical inquiry. The unit
encourages the investigation of a range of social, political and cultural features
of a drama classroom which are taken for granted in respect of the social self,
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society and the interface between these two elements. A specific focus will be
the examination and interpretation of participantsí professional practice in
order to develop critically self-reflective strategies.
Staff: Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG769/ESG770 Drama in Education 1 A & B
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
O’Toole and Donehan (eds), Drama, Culture and Empowerment, NADIE, 1996.
Courses: E5E E7E
Drama in Education 2 B
Enrolment code: ESG772
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Participants continue to develop the skills of critical inquiry.
The unit encourages the investigation of a range of social, political and cultural
features of a drama classroom which are taken for granted in respect of the
social self, society and the interface between these two elements. A specific
focus will be the examination and interpretation of participantsí professional
practice in order to develop critically self-reflective strategies.
Staff: Dr H Smigiel
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG771 Drama in Education 2 A ; ESG769/ESG770 Drama in Education
1A&B
Assess: essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated (50%)
Required texts, etc:
O’Toole and Donehan (eds), Drama, Culture and Empowerment, NADIE, 1996.
Courses: E5E E7E
Reflections in Music Education A
Enrolment code: ESG773
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Students explore recent developments in the fields of
sociology of music education, psychology of music education, and philosophy
of music education in order to examine critically the curricular implications of
these developments.
Staff: Dr M Barrett
Unit weight: 12.5%
Recommended reading:
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Colwell R (ed), Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning, Schirmer
Books, NY, 1992
Colwell R (ed), Basic Concepts in Music Education, Vol 11, Colorado UniPress,
Colorado, 1991
Cook N, Music, Imagination and Culture, Clarendon Press, Oxf, 1990.
Courses: E5E E7E
Reflections in Music Education B
Enrolment code: ESG774
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Students explore recent developments in the fields of
sociology of music education, psychology of music education, and philosophy
of music education in order to examine critically the curricular implications of
these developments.
Staff: Dr M Barrett
Unit weight: 12.5%
Prereq: ESG773 Reflections in Music Education A
Courses: E5E E7E
Language and Literacy in Education A
Enrolment code: ESG775
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; dist.ed, sem 2
Unit description: Introduces educators to current theories and practices in
language and literacy education. It encourages a critically reflective stance
which supports teachers in developing their own theoretical position which is
reflected in planning the most effective literacy programs for students. Teachers
are encouraged to make connections between theory and practice and to
explore a range of teaching and learning strategies appropriate to literacy
teaching. State and National documents relevant to literacy education and to
the teaching of English in senior secondary, secondary, primary and early
school contexts inform the course.
Staff: Dr CJ Hiller
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: negotiated
Recommended reading:
Anstey M and Bull G, The Literacy Labyrinth, Syd, Prentice Hall, 1996
Bull G and Anstey M, The Literacy Lexicon, Syd, Prentice Hall, 1996
Curriculum Corporation, A Statement on English for Australian Schools, 1994
Curriculum Corporation, English – A Curriculum Profile for Australian
Schools, 1994
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Language and Literacy in Education B
Enrolment code: ESG776
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Seeks to support teachers to develop their own critical
frameworks for analysing assumptions and practices and for recognising the
strengths and omissions in current teaching methodologies. The unit
encourages teachers and other professionals to reflect on and refine the
strategies they use to assist their students to develop their literacy skills and to
see this reflection as ongoing. It sees literacy as a continuing challenge because
of its changes and developments which require on going analysis and
examination in order to improve the learning outcomes of students.
Staff: Dr CJ Hiller
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: negotiated assignment
Required texts, etc:
Anstey M and Bull G, The Literacy Labyrinth, Syd, Prentice Hall, 1996
Bull G and Anstey M, The Literacy Lexicon, Syd, Prentice Hall, 1996
Curriculum Corporation, A Statement on English for Australian Schools, 1994
Curriculum Corporation, English – A Curriculum Profile for Australian
Schools, 1994
Courses: E5E E7E
Literature for Children
Enrolment code: ESG777
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Is designed for serving teachers and teacher librarians in
early childhood, primary and secondary education. Students enrolling for this
course need to read widely across the full range of literature for the young. The
unit introduces the wide range of material now being published for the young
and enables students to develop evaluative criteria for selecting books for use
with individuals, groups and classes. It considers the nature of the reading
process and the interrelation of reading with the other modes of language,
exploring, in particular, the relationship of literature to the development of
childrenís powers of expression in speech and writing.
Staff: Dr CJ Hiller
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: negotiated
Recommended reading:
Nodelman P, The Pleasure of Children’s Literature, NY, Lond
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Saxby M and Winch G (eds), Give Them Wings, Macmillan, Melb, 1987
Townsend JR, Written for Children, 4th edn, Bodley Head, 1990.
Language, Gender and Communication in
Education
Enrolment code: ESG778
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: This unit is part of a program of study in communication,
gender and education. The unit develops participantís awareness of gender
issues embedded in language and the implications of these for learning,
teaching and education. This leads to the establishment of principles to be
applied to a case study approach which asks participants to observe their
teaching or other professional situations and to examine the gender related
differences and patterns of communication which exist and which may
influence learning.
Staff: Dr CJ Hiller
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: negotiated Assignment
Required texts, etc:
Cameron D, Feminism and Linguistic Theory, St Martin’s Press, 1985.
Davies B, Frogs and Snails and Feminist Tails, Allen and Unwin, 1989.
Gilbert P and Taylor S, Fashioning the Feminine, Allen and Unwin, 1991.
Henriques J, Holloway W, Unwin C, Venn C and Walkerdine V, Changing the
Subject, Methuen, 1984.
Moss G, Unpopular Fictions, Virago, 1987.
Spender D, Man Made Language, RKP, 1985.
Steedman C. The Tidy House, Virago, 1987.
Walkerdine V, Schoolgirl Fictions, Verso, 1990.
Weedon C, Feminist Practice and Poststructuralist Theory, Blackwell, 1991.
Courses: E5E E7E
Literature, Gender and Education
Enrolment code: ESG779
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: This unit is part of a program devoted to communication,
gender and education. Selected literature is examined to develop an awareness
of the literary narrative as a shaper of changing human consciousness. The unit
studies the effects of both language and literature on the understanding of
gender difference and how these influence learning and teaching style and the
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choice of materials. It also studies changing views of the lives of women and
men in the literature studied and the implications these views may have for the
formulation of educational goals.
Staff: Dr CJ Hiller
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: negotiated Assignment
Required texts, etc:
Brookner A, Hotel du Lac, Triad Panther, 1986.
Eagleton N (ed), Feminist Literary Theory, Blackwell, 1986.
Hong-Kingston M, The Woman Warrior, Picador, 1980.
Lurie A, The Truth about Loren Jones, Abacus, 1989.
Miller J, Women Writing About Men, Virago, 1986.
Rhys J, Wide Saragasso Sea, Penguin, 1968.
Waugh P, Feminist Fictions, Routledge, 1989.
Walker A, The Colour Purple, Women’s Press, 1985.
Weldon F, The Life and Loves of a She Devil, Coronet, 1984.
Winterson J, Sexing the Cherry, Vintage, 1990.
Courses: E5E E7E
Education of Women and Girls
Enrolment code: ESG780
Offered: Not offered in 2001
Unit description: Reviews recent research on womenís education in western
societies and the teaching and performance of girls in our classrooms.
Understanding the implications of this research for classroom and professional
practice is an important objective of the unit.
Staff: Dr CJ Hiller
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: negotiated Assignment
Required texts, etc:
Camping J, Learning the Hard Way, Macmillan, 1989.
Clark M, The Great Divide, Curriculum Development Centre, 1987.
Davies B, Gender, Equity and Early Childhood, National Curriculum Issues 3,
Curriculum Development Centre, 1988.
Kenway J and Willis S, Hearts and Minds, Falmer Press, 1990.
Livingstone D et al, Critical Pedagogy and Cultural Power, Macmillan, 1987.
Courses: E5E E7E
Education and Women’s Careers
Enrolment code: ESG781
Offered: Hbt, sem 2; dist.ed, sem 2
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Unit description: Examines critical policies and practices in womenís
education. Feminist and anti-feminist theories about education are included.
There is an emphasis on students analysing their own educational experiences
and career opportunities. The relationship between gender and work will be
explored. There is an examination of the cultural ideologies that separate menís
work from womenís work. Changing attitudes towards the role of women in
society are examined.
Staff: Dr CJ Hiller
Unit weight: 12.5%
Assess: negotiated Assignment
Required texts, etc:
Grieve N and Burns A, Australian Women New Feminist Perspectives, OUP, 1986.
Leder G and Sampson S, Educating Girls, Allen and Unwin, 1989.
Reinharz S, Feminist Methods in Social Research, OUP, 1992.
Whyte J, Deen R, Kart L and Cruickshank M (eds), Girl Friendly
Schooling, Methuen, 1985.
Courses: E5E E7E
Special Study 1
Enrolment code: ESG782
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; Hbt, s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/; dist.ed,
s-sch/sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Is considered the equal of two 12.5% units. The unit is
intended to provide an opportunity for supervised individual study on
occasions when a student has an academic interest which is not addressed in
existing units or when enrolments in exiting units are insufficient for a class to
be formed or when an inter-faculty arrangement will be of benefit.
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching: individual study
Courses: E5E E7E
Effective Implementation A
Enrolment code: ESG783
Offered: Ltn, s-sch
Unit description: Is concerned with the management of change and its
institutionalisation. Basic change models and strategies are examined and the
basic factors in the change process are identified and diagnosed. Close
examination of case studies by syndicates of students are exchanged and /or a
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problem ñbased learning strategy leads participants to solutions to a complex
problem in education.
Staff: Professor WR Mulford
Unit weight: 12.5%
Required texts, etc:
Hargreaves A et al (eds), International Handbook of Educational Change, Norwell
Kluiver, 1998 ISBN 0792335341
Courses: E5E E7E
Effective Implementation B
Enrolment code: ESG784
Offered: Ltn, s-sch
Unit description: Extends the material from Effective Implementation B by
focusing on the developing area of Organisational Learning. A problem based
learning strategy leads participants to examine the links among leadership,
organisational learning and student outcomes in schools.
Staff: Professor WR Mulford
Unit weight: 12.5%
Recommended reading:
Mulford B, Silins H, and Leithwood, Leadership for Organisational Learning and
Student Outcomes: A Problem-Based Learning Project, (in preparation)
Courses: E5E E7E
Leadership and Supervision
Enrolment code: ESG785
Offered: Ltn, s-sch
Unit description: Focuses on a range of concepts and strategies which emerge
from recent literature, and encourages participants to develop their own
platform for leading and supervising others in their own setting.
Staff: Professor WR Mulford
Unit weight: 12.5%
Mutual excl:
Assess: graded pass
Recommended reading:
Sergiovanni T and Starratt R, Supervision – A Redefinition, Boston, McGrawHill,
1998 ISBN 0070578915
Courses: E5E E7E
Educational Administration
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Enrolment code: ESG786
Offered: Ltn, s-sch
Unit description: Provides a brief overview of the development of
administrative thought and, within a study of organisational climate and
culture, integrates sociological and psychological dimensions. A problem-based
learning approach is adopted, within which participants investigate a problem
from a number of perspectives and ultimately present their solutions to a panel
of decision-makers.
Staff: Professor WR Mulford
Unit weight: 12.5%
Coreq:
Assess: graded pass
Recommended reading:
Schmuck R and Runkel P, The Handbook of Organisational Development in Schools
and Colleges, Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, III, 1994 ISBN 0881337986
Courses: E5E E7E
Tertiary Teaching A
Enrolment code: ESG787
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/w-school/
Unit description: Examines principles and practices of teaching at the tertiary
level. Participants will have the opportunity to practice lecturing. Besides
lecturing, the unit includes small group teaching, laboratory skills, course
design, monitoring and assessing pupils and thesis supervision.
Staff: Dr M Robertson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Mutual excl:
Recommended reading:
Ramsden P, Learning to Teach in Higher Education, Routledge, Lond, 1992
Courses: E5E E7E
Tertiary Teaching B
Enrolment code: ESG788
Offered: Ltn, s-sch/sem 1/w-school/
Unit description: Continues to examine principles and practices of teaching at
the tertiary level. Participants have the opportunity to practice lecturing.
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Besides lecturing, the unit includes small group teaching, laboratory skills,
course design, monitoring and assessing pupils and thesis supervision.
Staff: Dr M Robertson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Courses: E5E E7E
Adult Learning
Enrolment code: ESG789
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Familiarises students with the literature and theories of
adult learning and related concepts, such as life long education and self
directed learning. Studentsí current knowledge and skills are acknowledged
and incorporated into the teaching and assessment of the unit.
Staff: Dr M Robertson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Courses: E5E E7E
Adult Learning Issues
Enrolment code: ESG790
Offered: Ltn, sem 1/sem 2/
Unit description: Allows students to explore, analyse, interpret and discuss
adult learning issues; consider the impact of these issues on current education
and demonstrate an understanding of the problems involved and divergent
views that exist on adult learning issues. Frequently students and lecturer will
negotiate an individual course of study. Normally students will have studied
ESG789 prior to enrolling in this unit.
Staff: Dr M Robertson
Unit weight: 12.5%
Courses: E5E E7E
Professional In-Country Experience: SOSE
Enrolment code: ESG791
Offered: in-c, s-sch
Special note: In-Country Experience is to be undertaken in late January 2001.
Unit description: Allows students to carry out a focused investigation and
further develop a cross-cultural awareness during an Indonesian in-country
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SOSE teaching experience. Students will participate in seminars and be
provided with the opportunity to undertake field work in the local community.
Staff: Dr M Fearnley-Sander
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching: overseas internal
Assess: to be negotiated with lecturer
Required texts, etc:
package of guided readings and tasks to be provided.
Courses: E5E E7E