Lecture theatres have in recent history been perceived as physical, teacher-centred, orderly, transmissive and passive. Contemporary higher education classrooms can be virtual, learner-centred, non-linear, transformative and active. Teaching is viewed as a continually evolving activity based on engagement, review, reflection and revision in order to best address the needs of 21st century higher education student cohorts. Within the context of theological education, this unit considers the theories and best practice in contemporary higher education which follow from what research reveals about adult learning, both online and face-to-face. The unit invites participants to consider their vocation as a higher education teacher and examine their practices in the light of their personal journey as a theological educator and the institutional understanding of theological education demonstrated by their context.
Unit code: DE8029L
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Education Studies
Delivery Mode: Blended
Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify and critique influences upon themselves as theological educators |
2. | Identify issues raised for themselves, institutions and stakeholders by different perspectives of theological and higher education |
3. | Analyse key principles of adult education |
4. | Apply good practice principles in adult education to designing and teaching a learning experience |
5. | Evaluate a learning experience with the assistance of a peer observer. |
Group discovery, peer learning, practice and reflection, self-reflection, literature research.
Theological education has long been a male-dominated domain. Theological Education, 45 no.2 (2010) addresses issues of gender and leadership in theological education.
*At least one of Biggs, Mortiboys, Ramsden or Rogers recommended for purchase
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Peer Evaluation | Evaluate a learning experience with peer input 2000 words |
2000 | 34.0 |
Learning Resource | Design and deliver a learning experience based of good adult learning principles 2000 words equivalent |
2000 | 33.0 |
Portfolio | Peer Assessed Portfolio Triple Text Study Students will engage with a set text and consider it in the light of two others, the first from a set list, the second of their choosing. They will identify issues for themselves, their vocation and their students, and discuss these with a peer mentor. 1500 words Reflection Students will reflect with a peer on their own formation as a theological educator 500 words |
2000 | 33.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2019-10-31 14:59:15 +1100