edu4pli crit lit interdisciplinary cur
CRITICAL LITERACY IN INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM
EDU4PLI
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students work in teams to design an interdisciplinary unit of work that emphasises critical literacies for 21st century teaching and learning. They examine theories of teaching and learning for the 21st century, developing an awareness of current pedagogies in multiliteracies, assessment practices and the thinking curriculum that encourageS students to be active and informed citizens who are able to operate confidently in a world that has ever changing access to information and technology.
FacultyFaculty of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBetina Przybylak
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary)
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Classroom connections: strategies for integrated learning. | Recommended | Murdoch,K | ELEANOR CURTAIN, 1998. |
Readings | Planning Curriculum Connections: Whole School Planning for Integrated Curriculum | Recommended | Murdoch, K & Hornsby, D (1997) | ELEANOR CURTAIN PUBLISHING |
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBetina Przybylak
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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Development and writing of an iQuest interdisciplinary unit of work (4,000-word equivalent) | Students to work in small groups | 50 |
One 2,000-word essay on the place of assessment and moderation in education | 35 | |
Peer moderation and feedback report of an iQuest unit of work (500-words equivalent) | 15 |