EDF1402 · Designing for socially inclusive learning

Overview

Social inclusion is a commitment to improve the ability and opportunity of all individuals and groups to succeed in education. Many learners, especially those from diverse ethnicities, genders, and socio-economic backgrounds, as well as people living with disabilities or health conditions, are frequently excluded. Effective learning design can help to empower learners, educators and society. This unit develops your knowledge of strategies for differentiating learning designs to meet the specific learning needs of students with diverse backgrounds. You will explore key principles of respect, dignity, ethics of care, inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. You will also learn about policies, legislation and research on inclusive education practice in Australia and worldwide. This unit includes a focus on culturally sensitive designs informed by the knowledges and practices of Australian First Nations peoples as well as those of other nations. Drawing on this deeper understanding of learner diversity and needs, you will investigate their implications in relation to educational design, with particular focus on inclusive design principles and frameworks such as Universal Design for Learning.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. explain key concepts in social inclusion including equity, equality, social justice, diversity, and accessibility
2. identify how learning designs may advantage/disadvantage, empower/disempower, and include/exclude individuals and groups
3. identify and apply legal requirements for accessibility in learning design in a local context
4. employ strategies to enhance the social inclusion of students in learning designs

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.