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Course Prescription

Critical examination of contemporary pedagogical approaches and teachers’ own professional knowledge and practice associated with curriculum delivery, appropriate for all learners and their educational outcomes, traversing the early childhood, primary and secondary sectors.

Course Overview

This course focuses on a range of contemporary pedagogies, for example digital learning, dialogic pedagogies, culturally sustaining pedagogies, inquiry learning, and transdisciplinary learning. this range of pedagogies is explored through lectures, discussion, reading and reflection. To complete this course, students will select one pedagogy and carry out an independent inquiry into how this pedagogy could be incorporated into their educational setting for the benefit of learners. Students will present their ideas to their peers for critique and write a report. It is a course where the material covered can be tailored to any educational sector.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 30 point course and students are expected to spend 20 hours per week involved in each 30 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you should expect to commit 36 hours to the delivery of this course. You can reasonably expect to commit to approximately 200-240 hours of independent learning. This may include reading (and more reading) and thinking about the content, note-taking, face-to-face and/or online discussion, writing, problem solving, reflecting on learning, accessing learning and study resources, and assignment preparation and completion.

Locations and Semesters Offered

LocationSemester
City

Teaching and Learning

Campus Experience or Online

This course is offered in two delivery modes at the same time. There is an in-person campus experience mode and an online attendance mode. These two modes of delivery will take place simultaneously. The course is delivered in blocks of learning, each lasting for 3 hours.

Campus Experience

Attendance is required on campus at scheduled blocks of learning to complete the components of this course on 30 June, 01, 02 and 03 July, 30 August, 22, 23, 24 and 25 September, all from 9am-12pm. There is a final block of learning on 22 October from 4.30-7.30pm. These will be live synchronous 'hybrid' sessions comprising face-to-face and online students attending at the same time in our specialised classroom space.

Online

Online attendance via Zoom is required at scheduled blocks of learning to complete the components of this course on 30 June, 01, 02 and 03 July, 30 August, 22, 23, 24 and 25 September, all from 9am-12pm. There is a final block of learning on 22 October from 4.30-7.30pm. These will be live synchronous 'hybrid' workshops comprising online and face-to-face students at the same time.


All learning resources used in the blocks of learning will be made available on Canvas but no recording of the blocks will be made.

Learning Resources

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Additional Information on Learning Resources

Relevant journal articles, book chapters and websites will be made available using the Talis Reading List which will be available through the learning and collaboration tool called Canvas. Any lecture recordings will also be posted on Canvas.

Copyright

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.


You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

  • Honesty - in all aspects of research work
  • Accountability - in the conduct of research
  • Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
  • Good stewardship – on behalf of others
  • Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
  • Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.


Assessment and Learning Outcomes

Additional Information on Assessment

There are 3 'Think-aloud' tasks spread across the semester. The purpose of the Think-alouds is formative and to help to scaffold your thinking towards the main assignments of the course. Each Think-aloud has a ‘trigger’ or guiding questions that you are to answer orally in a 2-minute (maximum) voice recording that will be uploaded onto Canvas on designated due dates. No marks are attached but feedback will be given. All three Think-Alouds must be completed in order to pass this course.

To pass this course to the satisfaction of the examiner, students need to submit all assignments, the 3 'Think-aloud' tasks, and achieve a combined score of at least 50% .

Course Learning Outcomes

CLO #OutcomeProgramme Capability Link
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Assessments

Assessment TypeAssessment PercentageAssessment Classification

Assessment to CLO Mapping

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Student Feedback, Support and Charter

Student Feedback

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Additional Information on Student Feedback

Students who completed the last iteration of this course said that they liked the range of pedagogical approaches that were offered in this course. They also thought that the design and types of assessment tasks helped them to prepare well for the final assessment task.

Class representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

Wellbeing

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Student Academic Complaints and Disputes

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.