EDUC 1008 - University Culture
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2014
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code EDUC 1008 Course University Culture Coordinating Unit School of Education Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Restrictions This class is only open for students in the University Preparatory Program or Wilto Yerlo Preparatory Program. Assessment Reflective Journal x 3; Gathering Cultural Knowledge Essay; Learning Mode Ethnography Essay; Academic discussion on Learning Mode Ethnography process Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Chad Habel
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course students will be able to:- Self-evaluate their learning, identify their strengths and aspects that can be improved, adopt strategies to address learning skills
- Provide feedback on the reflections of their peers
- Demonstrate effective communication, critical and reflective thinking
- Demonstrate effective English language use in writing
- Demonstrate effective English language use in oral/aural communication
- Identify opportunities and challenges in intercultural communication at university and how these challenges can be addressed
- Engage in discussions on academic topics
- Demonstrate an understanding of learning at university through engagement with course based activities
- Identify and discuss cultural issues from multiple perspectives
- Identify support services and social or volunteer activities and events at university in which s/he would like to participate
- Locate online and print information relevant to a specific question or issue
- Evaluate written texts
- Use the University’s Learning Management System (myUni) to access course information, submit assignments, and interact with teachers and other students
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1, 7, 8 The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 8, 11, 12 An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 2, 7, 11 Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 2, 3, 5, 7 A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies. 11, 13 A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life. 7, 8 An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 6, 9, 10 -
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Require Reading Schedule Week 1
Moon, J 2005, ‘Guide for busy academics no 4: learning through reflection’, Higher Education Academy, viewed 23 July 2014, www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/resources/database/id69_guide_for_busy_academics_no4.doc .
University of Portsmouth, Academic Skills Unit n.d., ‘Reflective writing: a basic introduction’, viewed 23 July 2014 http://www.port.ac.uk/media/contacts-and-departments/student-support-services/ask/downloads/Reflective-writing---a-basic-introduction.pdf .Week 2 Smith, MK 2003, ‘Learning theories: models, product and process’, viewed 23 July 2014, http://infed.org/mobi/learning-theory-models-product-and-process/ .
Ertmer, PA & Newby, TJ 1993, ‘Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism: comparing critical features from an instructional design perspective’, Performance Improvement Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 50-72.
University of Canberra n.d., ‘Managing time’, viewed 24 July 2014 http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/help/time-management .Week 3
Graff, G & Birkenstein, C 2014 ‘They say / I say’: the moves that matter in academic writing, 3rd edn, WW Norton & Company, London, pp. 19-51.Week 4 Freire, P 1983, ‘The importance of the act of reading’, Journal of Education, vol. 165, no. 1, pp.5-11, viewed 24 July 2014, http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/files/freire.pdf .
University of Melbourne, ‘Reading critically: ways to develop your critical reading skills’, viewed 24 July 2014, http://services.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/470244/Reading_critically_Update_051112.pdf .
Cervetti, G, Pardales, MJ & Damico, JD, ‘A tale of differences: comparing the traditions, perspectives, and educational goals of critical reading and critical literacy’, Reading Online, April, viewed 24 July 2014, http://www.readingonline.org/aRTIcles/cervetti/.Week 5
Whitehead, TL 2004 ‘What is ethnography? Methodological, ontological, and epistemological attributes’, Ethnographically Informed Community and Cultural Assessment Research Systems (EICCARS) Working Paper Series, 27 March, viewed 24 July 2014 http://www.cusag.umd.edu/documents/WorkingPapers/EpiOntAttrib.pdf .
Reeves, S, Kuper, A & Hodges, BD 2008, ‘Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography’, BMJ, 7 August, viewed 24 August 2014, <http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a1020> (also available at http://www.health.heacademy.ac.uk/doc/resources/reevesetal-ethnography.pdf/at_download/file.pdf .)Week 6 Week 7
Head, AJ & Eisenberg, MB 2010, ‘How today’s college students use Wikipedia for course-related research’, First Monday, vol. 15, no. 3, viewed 24 July 2014 http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2830/2476 .
University of Oxford n.d., Academic good practice — a practical guide, viewed 24 July 2014 http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwadminoxacuk/localsites/educationcommittee/documents/Academic_good_practice_a_practical_guide.pdf .Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Australian Red Cross 2012, Diversity in Australia today: A conversation with Waleed Aly, viewed 24 July 2014, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ndr98v41MI
Bennet, MJ 2004, ‘Becoming interculturally competent’, in J
Wurzel (ed), Toward multiculturalism: A reader in multicultural education, 2nd ed, Intercultural Resource Corporation, Newton, MA, pp. 62-77, viewed 24 July 2014, http://www.wholecommunities.org/pdf/privilege/4_Becominginterculturallycompe_Bennett.pdf .Week 11
Choose a topic from the list provided.Week 12 Recommended Resources
Damrosch, D 1995, We scholars: changing the culture of the university, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Available in Barr Smith Library, call number 378.73 D166w.)
Hay, I, Bochner, D & Dungey, C 2006, Making the grade: A guide to successful communication and study (3rd edition), South Melbourne, Oxford University Press. (Available in Barr Smith Library,
call number 378.170281 H412m.3.)
Moon, JA 1999, Reflection in learning and professional development: theory and practice, Kogan Page Limited, London. (Available in Barr Smith Library, call number 370.1523 M818r.)
Online Learning
Please note: Turnitin will be used for students to learn more effectively about referencing and citation conventions at university; it is recommended that you familiarise yourself with this. Please visit http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/plagiarism/students/turnitin/for further information.
It is important to become proficient in using the university library to find appropriate texts for a range of subjects in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Please use the Library online tutorials for assistance
with this: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/help/tutorials/.It is also strongly recommended that you view the following video: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/onlinelearning/learningmodules/avoidingPlagiarism/player.html
MyUni will be used for essential communication including via email, so please check your University email regularly (at least three times a week). If you have a smartphone it is strongly recommended that you set up your email on it for easy and regular access to your University email. For guidance on how to do this, visit:
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/its/networks/mobile/support/config/#mobile
Remember, the most useful portal for all University online activities is Unified: https://unified.adelaide.edu.au/web/mycampus/home
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Students will be required to attend a one hour lecture and two hour tutorial each week of the semester.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
1 x 1 hour lectuer per week (x12) 12 hours 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week (x12) 24 hours 3 hours readings per week (x12) 36 hours 3 hours per week working on reflective journal,
assessments and auditing lectures and other University modes (x12)36 hours 4 hours per week group project work (x12) 36 hours Total 156 hours Learning Activities Summary
Week and lecture topics Tutorial activities Requied readings Learning outcomes Week 1
Introduction
to the course.
Reflective practice.
What are the attributes of a university student?
What do you expect from this course? Think about the title of the course.
What are the student learning outcomes (SLOs) of this course?
Introduction to MyUni.
What is reflective writing? Why is it important to your learning?
Suggestions on how to write reflective journals.
Peer review: What is it? Why and how do we use it?Moon, J 2005, ‘Guide for busy academics no 4: learning through reflection’, Higher Education
Academy, viewed 23 July 2014, www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/resources/database/id69_guide_for_busy_academics_no4.doc
University of Portsmouth, Academic Skills Unit n.d., ‘Reflective writing: a basic introduction’, viewed 23 July 2014 http://www.port.ac.uk/media/contacts-and-departments/student-support-services/ask/downloads/Reflective-writing---a-basic-introduction.pdfSelf-evaluate
their learning, identify their strengths and aspects that can be improved,
adopt strategies to address learning skills.
Provide
feedback on the reflection of their peers.
Use the University’s Learning Management System (MyUni) to access course
information, submit assignments, and interact with teachers and other students.Week 2
Learning
theories
Who am
I as a learner?
Time management
Who am I as a learner?
What is a learning theory? Compare learning theories.
How do I learn? What skills do I have? What do I need to further develop in order
to engage with university learning?
Time management.Smith, MK 2003, ‘Learning theories: models, product and process’, viewed 23 July2014, http://infed.org/mobi/learning-theory-models-product-and-process/
Ertmer, PA & Newby, TJ 1993, ‘Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism: comparing critical features from an instructional design perspective’, Performance Improvement Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 50-72.
University of Canberra n.d., ‘Managing time’, viewed 24 July 2014 http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/help/time-managementSelf-evaluate their learning, identify their
strengths and aspects that can be improved, adopt strategies to address
learning skills.Week 3
‘They say’: an introduction to academic writing
What are the ‘moves’ that matter in academic writing?
How do I enter a written academic conversation? Start with what others are saying. Learning the art of summarising and the art of quoting.Graff, G & Birkenstein, C 2014 ‘They say / I say’: the moves that matter in academic writing, 3rd edn, WW
Norton & Company, London, pp. 19-51.Identify strategies and templates for entering
written academic conversations.Week 4
Reading critically
Reading
critically.
What
are your preferences and why? What do you enjoy reading? What are you currently
reading?
Who am I as a critical reader?
Freire, P 1983, ‘The importance of the act of reading’, Journal of Education, vol. 165, no. 1, pp.5-11, viewed 24 July 2014, http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/files/freire.pdf
University of Melbourne, ‘Reading critically: ways to develop your critical reading skills’, viewed 24 July 2014, http://services.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/470244/Reading_critically_Update_051112.pdf
Cervetti, G, Pardales, MJ & Damico, JD, ‘A tale of differences: comparing the traditions, perspectives, and educational goals of critical
reading and critical literacy’, Reading
Online, April, viewed 24 July 2014, http://www.readingonline.org/aRTIcles/cervetti/
Demonstrate
effective communication, critical and reflective thinking.
Demonstrate
effective English language use in writing.
Critically analyse and evaluate written texts.Week 5
Learning mode ethnography
Learning
mode ethnography.
What
is ethnography? How can I be an ethnographer?
What is a learning mode ethnography essay?
Whitehead, TL 2004 ‘What is ethnography? Methodological, ontological, and epistemological attributes’, Ethnographically Informed Community and Cultural Assessment Research Systems (EICCARS) Working Paper Series, 27 March, viewed 24 July 2014 http://www.cusag.umd.edu/documents/WorkingPapers/EpiOntAttrib.pdf
Reeves, S, Kuper, A & Hodges, BD 2008,
‘Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography’, BMJ, 7 August, viewed 24 August 2014, http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a1020 (also available at http://www.health.heacademy.ac.uk/doc/resources/reevesetal-ethnography.pdf/at_download/file.pdf)
Critically analyse and
evaluate ethnographic themes and situations.
Week 6
Evaluating academic lectures
Learning mode
ethnography.
Students visit lectures. Please take note of the requirements on the assessment that you would need to complete on this activity.(No in-class activity: students visit selected University lectures to observe)
Demonstrate an
understanding of learning at university through observing and engaging with
course based activities.Week 7
Reading and researching critically
Find, read, note and critique articles.
Effective database searching. What skills and strategies in that regard do you feel you need and/or would like to know more about?
Head, AJ & Eisenberg, MB 2010, ‘How today’s college students use Wikipedia for course-related research’, First Monday, vol. 15, no. 3, viewed 24 July 2014 http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2830/2476
University of Oxford n.d., Academic good practice — a practical guide, viewed 24 July 2014 http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwadminoxacuk/localsites/educationcommittee/documents/Academic_good_practice_a_practical_guide.pdf
Demonstrate
effective communication, critical and reflective thinking.
Demonstrate
effective English language use in writing.
Locate
online and print information relevant to a specific question or issue.
Evaluate written texts.Week 8
Qualitative and quantitative research
Learning mode
ethnography. Students visit lectures (see schedule).Mid-semester break
Week 9
No classes due to public holidayWeek 10
Valuing diverse social and cultural
perspectives
Who am I relation to my co-learners? Valuing co-learners, learning from each
other at university.
In what ways are people diverse?
Challenging
stereotypes and generalisation.
Intercultural
interaction and communication.
Australian Red Cross 2012, Diversity in Australia
today: A conversation with Waleed Ali, viewed 24 July 2014, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ndr98v41MI
Bennet, MJ 2004, ‘Becoming interculturally competent’, in J Wurzel (ed), Toward multiculturalism: A reader in multicultural education, 2nd ed, Intercultural Resource Corporation, Newton, MA, pp. 62-77, viewed 24 July 2014, http://www.wholecommunities.org/pdf/privilege/4_Becominginterculturallycompe_Bennett.pdf
Identify
opportunities and challenges to diversity and intercultural communication in
Australia today, and evaluate how these challenges can be addressed.
Week 11
Academic discussionAcademic discussion assessment Choose a topic from the list provided Week 12
Where are we now? Where to next? Evaluation of
the course
Self-evaluate
their learning, identify their strengths and aspects that can be improved,
adopt strategies to address learning skills.
Provide feedback on the reflections of their
peers.
Specific Course Requirements
To pass this course, students must attend at least 75% of face-to-face classes; in cases of absence for medical or compassionate reasons, documentation must be provided and student must still attend at least 50% of classes.
Students must attempt all assessment tasks to pass this course. Since the University Preparatory Program is designed to prepare students for success at University, completing and submitting all assignments is central to the intended learning outcomes of the program and each course within it. Often, at least attempting and submitting assignments in the face of difficulty or adversity is enough for success at University and the UPP encourages this resilience by employing this policy in select courses. Penalties for lateness may apply.
If a student fails to submit all assessment tasks and would otherwise have received a grade greater than 45, they will be given a nominal grade of 45 Fail for that course in that semester. This will permit them to undertake additional assessment (formerly called academic supplementary assessment) at the Course Coordinator’s discretion, as per policy at 9.1.3 at http://www.law.adelaide.edu.au/students/assessment/#supp
It is not necessary to apply for additional assessment; this assessment will usually consist of the missed pieces of assessment, but the course coordinator may require more. As per policy 9.1.3.3, if the student passes the additional assessment to the Course Coordinator’s satisfaction, the maximum grade they can get for the course is 50P. If a student’s raw grade is below 45, regardless of whether all tasks have been attempted, this score will stand unless exceptional, documented circumstances apply as per the University’s Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/mod_arrange.html
Small Group Discovery Experience
The University of Adelaide has committed to a pedagogical approach termed the “Small Group Discovery Experience”, indicating that the SHDE will be a core component in a credit-bearing course of every undergraduate program, and that it will be part of every first-year level from 2014. Since the UPP is not
an award-based program, it is not strictly required to include an SGDE in the UPP.
However, since the UPP is designed to prepare students for first-year study, and the SGDE will be a core component of all first-year study, it is important for the UPP to provide some preparation in Small Group Discovery. These should be of a scaffolded, preparatory nature as befits each course within the program, and the philosophy and program objectives of the UPP. The Program has been designed to include preparation for small group work and research activity in many of its courses.
More specifically, this course aims to prepare students for their small-group discovery experience by enhancing their individual and peer reflective capacities and their ability to adapt to different cultural and academic contexts.
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Requirements Due Weighting Student Learning Outcome Reflective journal 1 Individual
400 wordsFriday Week 2 7pm
10% Self evaluate their learning, identify their strengths and aspects that can be improved, adopt strategies to address learning skills Reflective journal 2 Individual
300 wordsFriday Week 5 7pm 15% Self evaluate their learning, identify their strengths and aspects that can be improved, adopt strategies to address learning skills Response to reflective journal 2: Peer review Individual
150 words
Please respond to the reflective journal of your peerFriday Week 7, 7pm 15% Valuing diverse perspectives of fellow students Provide feedback on the reflections of peers Learning mode ethnography Individual 1000 words. Report on a minimum of four different lecture visits Friday Week 9, 7pm 30% Demonstrate an understanding of learning at university through engagement with course based activities Academic discussion Team
15 minute discussion on a topic of the team’s choiceIn class Week 11 15% Demonstrate effective English language use in academic oral/aural communication Reflective journal three Individual
300 wordsFriday Week 13 15% Self evaluate their learning, identify their strengths and aspects that can be improved, adopt strategies to address learning skills Assessment Related Requirements
Students must attempt all assessment tasks to pass this course. Since the University Preparatory Program is designed to prepare students for success at University, completing and submitting all assignments is central to the intended learning outcomes of the program and each course within it. Often, at least attempting and submitting assignments in the face of difficulty or adversity is enough for success at University and the UPP encourages this resilience by employing this policy in select courses. Please note that the absolute last date for the submission of assignments in Semester 1 is the end of Swot Vac week, which is one week after the final assignment is due.
If a student fails to submit all assessment tasks and would otherwise have received a grade greater than 45, they will be given a nominal grade of 45 (Fail) for that course in that semester. This will permit them to undertake additional assessment (formerly called academic supplementary assessment) at the Course Coordinator’s discretion, as per policy at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/supps.html
It is not necessary to apply for additional assessment; this assessment will usually consist of the missed pieces of assessment, but the course coordinator may require more. As per policy 9.1.3.3, if the student
passes the additional assessment to the Course Coordinator’s satisfaction, the maximum grade they can get for the course is 50 (Pass). If a student’s raw grade is below 45, regardless of whether all tasks have been attempted, this score will stand unless exceptional, documented circumstances apply as per the University’s Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/mod_arrange.html
Substantial non-engagement in this course (evidenced by repeated non-attendance at tutorials and failure to submit assessments) may result in students being withdrawn from the University Preparatory Program and being required to apply for reinstatement if they wish to continue.
Assessment Detail
Reflective Journal 1
1. About yourself
As this is your first reflective journal please tell me all about yourself-your biography, your family details, past experience, school, work experience, hobbies, social and leisure activities. Are you working while doing your studies? If so, where do you work and what is your role? How many hours a week do you work?
2. Your prior life experience
Please tell me about significant turning points in your life. What were your feelings at the time? Why were these significant and what did you learn from them?
Self celebration: What have been your achievements or particular triumphs thus far in your life? What have you learned from them?
Challenges: What have been particular challenges thus far in your life? How have you addressed them and what have you learned from them? What were your feelings at the time of the experience?
It is essential to focus in very specific ways on method and strategies: How did you undertake a particular task? What tools, strategies or approaches did you use? What worked and what didn’t? What would you do differently in the future (or would you use exactly the same approach)? The journal is a place to celebrate your achievements and reflect on the challenges or difficulties you have experienced.
How do you think the skills you have gained from your life experiences can support you in your learning at university?
3. Please reflect on your experience in this course in this past week/s
What are your goals in undertaking this program and course?
What are you expecting to learn/gain from the course/program?
What were some things that interested and excited you? Why?
What were some things that confused or frustrated you? How did you respond? What did you do
about it?
Record any changes in your thinking and what may have caused these.
Use may use mind maps or other illustrations to show the development of your thought processes.
4. Journal writing essentials
A journal is not a description of the events in your life. Rather, it is a deep analysis of how your life experiences have shaped the person you have become today and what you have learned about yourself.
Please write in the first person (using 'I') – a reflective journal is a personalised document.
Please use paragraphs. Please do not use sub headings.
Reflective Journal 2
1. UPP and experience of this course
Please reflect on your formal learning experience in the UPP and in this course over the past weeks.
What have been some challenges and/or triumphs, in your learning journey? Think about particular experiences, activities, the things that you have read, the teaching, your interactions with members of the class and/or staff. Are you developing friendships with other students?
What were some of your highs, things that interested and excited you in your learning? Why? What did you discover or re-discover about yourself as learner?
What were some things that confused or frustrated you? What method, tools and strategies did you use to manage and address your confusion? What did you do about it?
How have you been affected, influenced, perhaps changed by your learning in the UPP and in this course thus far? Are there any changes in your thinking and yourself as a person? What caused these? If not, why not?
What did you understand from the course? What were some of the key ideas?
2. Engaging with diversity at university: Valuing perspectives of fellow students
Describe some positive interactions that you have had with your fellow students. Why were they positive?
Describe some challenges you may have had when interacting with your fellow students. Why were they challenges? How did you address them?
How have you been affected, influenced, perhaps changed by interacting with your fellow students, their thinking, ideas, experiences?
Response to Reflective Journal 2: Peer Review
Respond to the journal of your peer
1. Compare learning experiences to that of your peer
What are the similarities? Why?
What are the differences? Why?
What have you learned from your peer about how s/he manages her/his learning?
What advice can you give your peer to manage her/his learning better?
2. Compare experiences of positive and challenging interactions with you peer
What are the similarities? Why?
What are the differences? Why?
What have you learned from your peer about how to improve interactions with students?
What advice can you give to your peer about how to improve interactions with students?
Response essentials
Please write in the first person (using 'I'). Please use paragraphs. Please do not use sub headings.
Learning mode ethnography essay
Class visits
1. Visit (audit) at least four classes in the weeks leading up to the assessment due date. The lecture schedule is on MyUni. The purpose of these visits is to consider the way the classes are being taught, the social interactions and the language used by the lecturer and the students. This is to be described and reported in your essay.
2. “Research” or find out as much as possible about the courses you are attending. Course guides or course profiles will help you to understand the course you are visiting and will explain the reasons behind some of the interactions you are observing. You can find Course Outlines for most University courses at https://www.adelaide.edu.au/course-outlines/
3. Write the essay
Describe, and report on the observations you have made in the class visits and how learning occurs in these different contexts.
Compare aspects of language, communication, and social interactions of different lectures contexts.
Provide your honest, thoughtful, reflective observations on different styles of learning and how you feel about them.
Reflect on what you can do to be an effective learner in a lecture.
What impact did visiting lectures have on you and your thoughts on university learning?
Some of the questions to respond to in your essay are:
* What type of learning environment is it? Lecture? Tutorial? Laboratory?
* How many students are there in the classroom? How many teachers?
* What materials are used in the class? Are handouts given, or does the teacher refer to materials that have been made available previously or online?
* What visual and audio aids are used? Powerpoint? Video? Sound? Other props? How do you think they help students learn?
* Is there a sense of power or authority in the classroom? Who is the boss? Who does most of the talking?
* What is the relationship between the teacher and the students? Does the teacher appear to know the students’ names?
* Are students encouraged to ask questions? Do they take up this opportunity? Why do you think they do, or don’t?
* Are students encouraged to interact with one another in the course?
* How “engaged” in the learning do students appear to be? Are they paying attention, writing notes, asking questions, or are they just sleeping or checking their mobile phones?
* What did you learn from this experience about how you would prepare for lectures and how you would approach your learning in the future?
* From your perspective what do you think the lecture can do to make it easier for students to learn from lectures?
Essay essentials
In this assignment you can use the personal pronoun (“I” or “we”).
Please use paragraphs. Please do not use sub headings. Please do not narrate what happened or what you saw in the lecture: focus on interpretation and analysis, not retelling your experience.
Academic Discussion
1. Team development and planning
All members of the team meet and get to know each other.
Discuss and clearly define the goals of the team. Clarify and agree on ground rules.
Develop strategy to address problems/issues that may impede progress of the team.
Plan for when, where and how often the team will meet.
Plan and develop time line for the preparation and completion of the discussion
Brainstorm and share ideas on how the discussion will proceed
The workload must be fairly and equally distributed amongst all team members
The personal interests and expertise of each team member must be taken into account. Each team member must be valued for her/his skills, knowledge and experience.
2. Present your discussion to the class
All team members must actively include everyone in discussions
Develop a clear structure for your discussion
Introduce all participants and the main points which the discussion will focus on
Ensure that all team members are involved in the discussion. Each member presents his/her argument and views on the topic
The discussion must demonstrate that each member has an understanding of the main issues of the topic. Move through the main part of the discussion by presenting examples and evidence
Team members must question and challenge each other in appropriate ways
Prepare a conclusion which summarises all main points and close the discussion
Reflective Journal 3
As per Reflective Journal 2.
Submission
All assignments will be electronically submitted via MyUni, except for tests and in-class assessments.
Students may be granted extensions to assignments on medical or compassionate grounds; documentation to support these ground will be required. Requests for extension must be made before the due date; requests for extension submitted after the due date will not be considered. All extension requests must be submitted to the Course Coordinator (Dr Chad Habel: chad.habel@adelaide.edu.au); any extensions granted by the lecturer or tutor will not be considered valid.
All extension requests will be administered according to the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/3303/.
For a concise information sheet on this policy, please visit http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/pdfs/maca_medical_compassionate_info.pdf
Assignments not granted extensions which are submitted after the due date will be penalised at the rate of 5% per working day.
This course aims to return assessed work within two weeks of its submission. The resubmission of assignments is not possible for this course, except in exceptional circumstances as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- International Student Support
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
- YouX Student Care - Advocacy, confidential counselling, welfare support and advice
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Elder Conservatorium of Music Noise Management Plan
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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Fraud Awareness
Students are reminded that in order to maintain the academic integrity of all programs and courses, the university has a zero-tolerance approach to students offering money or significant value goods or services to any staff member who is involved in their teaching or assessment. Students offering lecturers or tutors or professional staff anything more than a small token of appreciation is totally unacceptable, in any circumstances. Staff members are obliged to report all such incidents to their supervisor/manager, who will refer them for action under the university's student’s disciplinary procedures.
The University of Adelaide is committed to regular reviews of the courses and programs it offers to students. The University of Adelaide therefore reserves the right to discontinue or vary programs and courses without notice. Please read the important information contained in the disclaimer.