Teachers and education providers operate out of a worldview which shapes their beliefs about learning and teaching. This understanding then informs practice. This unit is designed to enable teachers to reflect on and explicitly articulate their own beliefs and those of their Christian education context in the light of contemporary education theory. Teachers will identify issues raised by the theory and practice in their context, consider those which are worthy of addressing at a deep level and engage in an initial investigation of one such issue or part of an issue.
Unit code: DE9117L
Unit status: Archived (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Education Studies
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify the assumptions and beliefs about learners, learning and teaching which characterise Christian Education models |
2. | Critique their own beliefs about learners, learning and teaching in the light of contemporary learning and teaching theory |
3. | Articulate and critique key issues in contemporary Australian education in the light of a Christian and personal worldview |
4. | Develop a specific topic of inquiry in a critically rigorous and self-directed manner |
Prerequisites: DE9016L Education and Theology in Dialogue
Online—engagement with online learning materials, including audio/video, tasks, forums, and asynchronous discussion with lecturer.
Australian College of Educators (ACE) https://www.austcolled.com.au/ Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) https://www.acer.edu.au/ Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) https://www.acara.edu.au/ Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (aitsl) https://www.aitsl.edu.au/ Lutheran Education Australia (LEA) http://www.lutheran.edu.au/
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | Action research 3000 words |
3000 | 50.0 |
Essay | Peer reviewed essay 2000 words |
2000 | 30.0 |
Oral Presentation | Oral (video) presentation 1000 words equivalent |
1000 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:51 +1000