Course overview
To develop students' understandings and experiences of arts as an essential educational process and introduce them to the concepts and methods of teaching in and through the arts with a focus on middle and secondary years development (Years 6-12).
Course learning outcomes
- critique the unique function of arts in society and in teaching and learning
- collect, create, critically evaluate and annotate relevant arts resources
- identify issues effecting contemporary arts education
- demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of arts-based learning
- apply skills and experiences from specialist arts areas to curriculum planning, and demonstrate an understanding of desirable learning outcomes and the alignment of assessment
- explain the nature of multiple forms of literacy and numeracy in visual, performing and media arts