EDF5780 · Creating inclusive learning environments

Overview

Inclusion is a core component of educational settings to address diversity and achieve participation of all learners, including social, physical, and intellectual characteristics as well as linguistic, cultural, religious and socio-economic factors. In this unit you will identify current contemporary issues in inclusive education at a national and international level. The unit explores the historical and contemporary experiences of culturally, linguistically, and socially diverse groups through critical engagement with theory and practice. You will discuss and analyse the key terms, concepts, policies and practices as a way of understanding national and global issues and creating an inclusive educational environment. Designing a case study linked to an educational context of your choice, you will evaluate and apply theoretical concepts to enhance your understanding of learning with diverse students and build your capacities as an inclusive practitioner.

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. identify contemporary trends, issues and policies shaping the state of inclusive educational environment and the social, political, economic, cultural and historical issues surrounding inclusive education
2. document and articulate evidence of pedagogical and systemic approaches which support diversity, inclusion and participation to create inclusive environment
3. engage with and evaluate the perspectives and contemporary issues facing inclusive educators
4. demonstrate appropriate application of inclusive practices in developing a case study issue of relevance in the field of inclusive education.

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: • 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study OR • 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^ ^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode 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.