OLTC20003 - Nature of Learning and Teaching

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will explore the nature of learning and teaching in tertiary education, to examine the knowledge, skills and dispositions essential to the role of an educator in this context. Continuous improvement is a focus of the unit, within which critical educational issues with respect to evolving pedagogical ideas and technological innovations in learning and teaching will be investigated. The unit aims to foster reflective practice by examining teaching and learning practices and ways of promoting quality educational experiences.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation and Written Assessment 0%
2. Presentation and Written Assessment 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2016 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 86.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 60% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

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Assessment tasks were vague and confusing
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Assessment tasks to be simplified and concisely detailed.
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Each assessment task is ‘very overloaded’.
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Assessment tasks to be simplified. The assessment task will not require the inclusion of many diversely different tasks.
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Moodle site navigation was confusing and not well set out.
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The Moodle site to be restructured. The Moodle book to be removed and replaced with a PDF topic guide and activities.
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Materials difficult to download for offline access
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The Moodle book to be removed and replaced with a PDF topic guide and activities. All resources and activities are available directly from the collapsible topics instead of in embedded links.
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explore the knowledge, skills and dispositions required in your role as an educator in order to faciliate student-focussed learning experiences
  2. Examine the implications of different learning theories in relation to your teaching practice
  3. Analyse contemporary educational issues in light of emerging pedagogical ideas and technological innovations in tertiary education
  4. Apply strategies for promoting reflective practice that facilitate enhancements to educational experiences
  5. Engage in scholarly learning and teaching practice.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - Presentation and Written Assessment • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Communication • • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • •
4 - Research • • • • •
5 - Self-management • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • • •
7 - Leadership • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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