Course overview
This course introduces students to a range of pedagogic strategies applicable to all levels of learning, with a particular focus on flexible, diverse and inclusive student-centered pedagogical approaches. Focusing on skills for 21st century learners, students will model and reflect on pedagogic strategies and their theoretical justifications, and consider the critical importance of planning, trialing and reflecting on pedagogic strategies. Constructive alignment between learning philosophy, curriculum, unit of inquiry, lesson, pedagogy and impact on learning will be a key theme, as will enhancing student engagement through the use of educational technology and online strategies.
Course learning outcomes
- Exhibit an understanding of learning and teaching theory.
- Investigate and evaluate approaches to pedagogical engagement, including the use of ICTs, in diverse learning contexts.
- Critique a range of professional and scholarly documents relating to pedagogy.
- Demonstrate the ability to create innovative integrated unit and lesson plans with due consideration of internal (constructive) and external (s) alignment and pedagogical process.