EDF5159 · Humanities: Legal studies in secondary years A

Overview

This unit enables you to build a strong foundation for your career-long professional learning as a teacher of secondary school legal and related studies. You will acquire a sound understanding of key theoretical and pedagogical perspectives and issues in the teaching of law-related curriculum. Through an examination of a range of curricula and related documents drawn from state, national and international contexts, you will be familiarised with current developments in the theory, research, and practice of legal studies education. You will work independently, collaboratively and interdependently to develop your capabilities in planning and implementing appropriate curriculum and pedagogy. You will learn how teachers plan for and undertake educational projects and research as part of their professional work. The unit reinforces a view of learning about teaching as an ongoing, collaborative process that is developed through critical reflection on experience.

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. demonstrate knowledge of relevant discipline areas associated with the teaching and learning of legal and related studies across Years 7 to 12
2. research, select and evaluate appropriate teaching and learning resources for legal and related studies
3. set clear, challenging and achievable goals for students in their learning of legal and related studies
4. research and design innovative teaching and learning procedures to engage and motivate the diverse range of learners in every classroom
5. demonstrate a capacity to draw on a range of teaching approaches, including the use of information and communications technologies, in ways that align with pedagogical intentions
6. employ accountable and theoretically grounded processes to monitor student learning and progress
7. critically evaluate practicum experiences of teaching legal studies and law-related studies in schools and other settings.

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 *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements. 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.