UMS : Unit: DE2007L

Content

This unit provides students with the opportunity to investigate and explore the nature of Lutheran schooling today and consider how this is a product of Lutheran Church of Australia history, doctrine and core culture interacting with the Australian educational context. Students will also consider their role as teachers in both the educational and mission and ministry functions of Lutheran schools and early childhood services. During the second part of the unit, students will revisit the fundamentals of Lutheran theology and begin the career-long process of engaging in the dialogue between education and theology within a Lutheran education context.

Unit code: DE2007L

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Education Studies

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Enunciate the history, aims and purposes of Lutheran schooling in Australia,
2.	Articulate their personal learning, teaching and ministry philosophy and practice with reference to the social, educational and theological context of a Lutheran school or early childhood service
3.	Explore ways in which theology informs education practice

Unit sequence

Course relationship: A level 2 unit in undergraduate theology and ministry courses

Pedagogy

This unit is underpinned by teaching practices and strategies (e.g. online learning materials, quizzes, synchronous discussion) which encourage student engagement and participation in a variety of learning tasks and opportunities which foster deep learning.

Indicative Bibliography

Bartsch, Malcolm. A God who speaks and acts: theology for teachers in Lutheran schools. Adelaide, SA: Openbook Howden, 2013.
———. Why a Lutheran school? Education and theology in dialogue. North Adelaide, SA: Board for Lutheran Schools, 2001.
Christenson, Tom. Who needs a Lutheran college? Values vision vocation. Minneapolis, MN: Lutheran University Press, 2011.
Council of Australian Governments-Education Council. Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration. Victoria: Education Council Secretariat, 2019.
Hauser, Richard J. The pathfinders: a history of Australian Lutheran schooling 1919-1999. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Education Australia, 2012.
———. The patriarchs: a history of Australian Lutheran schooling 1839-1919. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Education Australia, 2009.
Janetzki, Elvin W. The Church teaches: a Lutheran view of Christian education. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Publishing House, 1985.
Kolb, Robert. The Christian faith: a Lutheran exposition. St Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1993.
Leske, Everard. For faith and freedom: the story of Lutherans and Lutheranism in Australia 1938-1996. Bowden, SA: Friends of Lutheran Archives, 2009.
Lutheran Education Australia. Revisioning A vision for learners and learning in Lutheran schools, 2021 Review. Adelaide, SA: LEA. 2021.
___. Growing Deep: Leadership and Formation Framework. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Education Australia, 2021.
___. Christian Studies Curriculum Framework. Adelaide, SA: Openbook Howden, 2015

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Report	Analysis of the aims and purposes of Lutheran schools and early childhood services	900	25.0
Summative Reflection	Reflection on the education and ministry roles of educators in a Lutheran context	900	25.0
Short Answer Responses	Working definitions of key theological and educational terms	700	10.0
Essay	An engagement in the dialogue between theology and education	2000	40.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 31 Aug, 2023

Unit record last updated: 2023-08-31 10:07:48 +1000