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EDF5180 · Visual art and design education in the secondary years 1B
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5Faculty of Education
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit addresses the planning of curriculum pertinent to Australian classrooms, with a particular focus on contemporary art and design in Australia. As a preservice teacher, you will develop the capacity to embed Indigenous knowledge of visual arts and design in your curriculum. You will be given an opportunity to research contemporary Indigenous artists and designers to increase your awareness of current practice in the Australian artworld, relevant to the Australian secondary school curriculum.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Second 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 | Teaching contemporary Australian art and design (2000 words or equivalent) | Artefact | 50% | — |
| 2 | Designing assessment tasks (2000 words or equivalent) | Written | 50% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prerequisite
- EDF5179 — Visual art and design education in the secondary years 1A
Learning outcomes
- understand the links between contemporary art and design in Australia and the art and design curriculum
- explore ways to embed Indigenous knowledges of art and design in your curriculum
- demonstrate skills and subject knowledge appropriate for teaching visual art and design subjects 7-12
- devise relevant summative and formative assessment tasks and/or activities for teaching and learning in visual art and design domains 7-12
- reflect on both the prescribed and interpreted curriculum/s in order to support the varying capacities of a diverse student body towards successful learning experiences.
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 |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 4 hours |
| Tutorials | 20 hours |
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