EDF5140 · Humanities: Geography in secondary years B

Overview

This unit builds on the understanding developed in EDF5139 Humanities: Geography in secondary years A, to allow you to develop advanced knowledge, skills and capabilities as a specialist geography teacher. It extends your understanding of current trends and approaches in geography education, through a focus on the uses and applications of fieldwork, information and communication technologies (ICTs and AIs), personal geographies, environmental and sustainability education, and civics and citizenship education. You will critically examine school geography drawing on a range of local, national and international perspectives on geography curriculum, resources and assessment, and on learners of diverse backgrounds and abilities. You will also be expected to be able to conduct research to develop your understanding of contemporary geography education priorities and practices.

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

Learning outcomes

1. demonstrate a critical understanding of contemporary approaches, research and trends in geography education in Australia and internationally
2. respond to current ideas about the scope and purpose of school geography and apply them in your geography classes, e.g. in relation to developing fieldwork, ICTs, geospatial technologies, sustainability, citizenship and personal geographies
3. plan, resource, teach and assess geography field activities
4. effectively design geography education lessons that facilitate critical thinking, research, numeracy and literacy skills
5. demonstrate advanced knowledge of the role of geography both as a separate discipline and as part of an integrated curriculum within both the Victorian and Australian Curriculum.

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; • 2 hours* of fieldwork activities in a bespoke tutorial session to complement and extend the above, 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.

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