Content

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

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Learning outcomes

1.

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

Unit sequence

Prerequisites: DE9016L Education and Theology in Dialogue

Pedagogy

Online—engagement with online learning materials, including audio/video, tasks, forums, and asynchronous discussion with lecturer.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bartsch, Malcolm. 2013. A God who speaks and acts: theology for teachers in Lutheran schools. North Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Education Australia.
  • Bellanca, James, and Ron Brandt, eds. 2010. 21st century skills: rethinking how students learn. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
  • Benjamin, Anne, and Dan Riley, eds. 2008. Catholic schools: hope in uncertain times. Mulgrave, VIC: John Garratt.
  • Christenson, Tom. 2004. The gift and task of Lutheran higher education. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress.
  • ———. 2011. Who needs a Lutheran college? Values vision vocation. Minneapolis, MN: Lutheran University Press.
  • Degenhardt, Leoni, and Patrick Duignan. 2010. Dancing on a shifting carpet: reinventing traditional schooling for the 21st century. Camberwell, VIC: ACER Press.
  • Fehr, Mary Cain, and Dennis Earl Fehr, eds. 2010. Teach boldly! Letters to teachers about contemporary issues in education. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
  • Gerver, Richard. 2014. Creating tomorrow’s schools today. 2nd ed. London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
  • McNiff, Jean. 2016. You and your action research project. 4th ed. New York: Routledge.
  • Militello, Matthew, Sharon Rallis, and Ellen Goldring. 2010. Leading with inquiry & action: how principals improve teaching and learning. Moorabbin, VIC: Hawker Brownlow Education.
  • Yero, Judith LIoyd. 2010. Teaching in mind: how teacher thinking shapes education. 2nd ed. Hamilton, MT: Mind Flight Publishing.

Relevant websites

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/

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
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
Approvals

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