This unit will focus on the practical methods and strategies relevant to the delivery of Religious Education. Students will be exposed to a range of approaches useful to Religious Educators and will critically evaluate these approaches in light of the foundational aims of Orthodox Religious Education. This unit will explore relevant pedagogical theories that can support the delivery of Religious Education. Students will engage and reflect on practical ministry through various observations in a chosen setting and class presentations.
Unit code: DR9710A
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Religious Education
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: St Athanasius College
Show when this unit is running1. | Articulate traditional and contemporary approaches to Religious Education. |
2. | Critique a variety of strategies for Religious Education. |
3. | Critique Religious Education methods used in a chosen setting or outlined in relevant documents and/or policies. |
4. | Compose and present relevant material for Religious Educators regarding a chosen strategy. |
5. | Design a range of teaching and learning resources for catechists and students which incorporate one or more Religious Education strategies. |
6. | Examine the pedagogical theory relevant to one or more strategies. |
12 weekly sessions, required reading and additional reading resources.
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Report | Reports on observation of two Religious Education sessions in a chosen setting (3000 words) |
3000 | 50.0 |
Oral Presentation | Individual or group presentation and individual reflection and report (2000 words) |
2000 | 30.0 |
Journal | Reflective journal (1000 words) |
1000 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 31 Dec, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-11 12:47:44 +1100