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EDF2069 · Primary creative arts
2027 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 2Faculty of Education
Overview
This unit explores and develops a range of pedagogical practices across the creative arts methods of The Arts curriculum: Dance, Drama, Music, Media Arts and Visual Arts. You will be supported to develop confidence and competence to teach the four interrelated strands of The Arts (F-6) curriculum: Exploring, Developing Practices, Creating and Presenting, in primary classrooms. The unit has an experiential and group-based learning focus, underpinned by a scholarly approach to evidence-based practice and reflective analysis of both teaching and philosophical ideas in Arts education.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | First semester | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
| Peninsula | First semester | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arts practice and research project (2000 words equivalent) | Project | 50% | — |
| 2 | Peer teaching and reflection (2000 words equivalent) | Project | 50% | — |
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
- take a critical position with respect to fundamental scholarly concepts in creative arts education and the specifics of dance, drama, music, media arts and visual arts
- actively demonstrate basic competencies in practical and creative components of one or more of the specific creative arts disciplines as they apply to teaching and learning
- interpret and understand the place of the creative arts content and pedagogy within the wider primary curriculum
- adopt a reflective approach and enact a range of inclusive planning, performing, sharing and teaching strategies
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. *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 18 hours |
| Lectures | 6 hours |
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