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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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).
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.
Past Exams
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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.
Source: Student feedback
Assessment tasks were vague and confusing
Assessment tasks to be simplified and concisely detailed.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Each assessment task is ‘very overloaded’.
Assessment tasks to be simplified. The assessment task will not require the inclusion of many diversely different tasks.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Moodle site navigation was confusing and not well set out.
The Moodle site to be restructured. The Moodle book to be removed and replaced with a PDF topic guide and activities.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Materials difficult to download for offline access
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.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explore the knowledge, skills and dispositions required in your role as an educator in order to faciliate student-focussed learning experiences
- Examine the implications of different learning theories in relation to your teaching practice
- Analyse contemporary educational issues in light of emerging pedagogical ideas and technological innovations in tertiary education
- Apply strategies for promoting reflective practice that facilitate enhancements to educational experiences
- Engage in scholarly learning and teaching practice.
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • | ||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Leadership | • | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||