Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Teaching the humanities

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2125	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016
TCHE2205	Bundoora Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2017
TCHE2205	Bundoora Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face or Internet	Sem 1 2016
TCHE2665	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Alexandra Ciaffaglione

Course Coordinator Phone: By email

Course Coordinator Email: alexandra.ciaffaglione@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: City campus

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course introduces you to the knowledge and understanding underpinning the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies for teaching humanities in a primary school context. You will examine the processes and systems that have shaped different societies and cultures and will learn how to use design thinking in your practice. You will reflect on the nature of humanities pedagogical content and practices and ways to apply this understanding to classroom practice. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:  

PLO1 Apply educational professional practice in diverse contexts while actively contributing to a more sustainable world and engaging with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and globally inclusive perspectives. 

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO3 Critically analyse relevant evidence-based disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and experience to plan, implement and assess student learning, social and intellectual development. 

Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

		Graduate APST
1.	Articulate and interpret knowledge of societies, events, movements, histories and developments with an emphasis on Australian and Asian contexts	2.1
2.	Design primary humanities curriculum materials that are informed by a variety of pedagogical approaches, theories and curriculum statements	2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 7.4
3.	Analyse and critically reflect on knowledge, skills, values and world views necessary for people to act in ways that contribute to more sustainable patterns of living in an ecologically and socially just world	2.1, 3.3
4.	Develop and apply a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning about, cultures and humanities	2.6, 3.4
5.	Evaluate student learning and improve teaching practice through interpretation of student assessment data related to the humanities curriculum areas.	5.3, 5.4, 6.3

  

 

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.  

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).  

Assessment Tasks 

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Annotated bibliography   (1200 words)	30%	1, 2, 3, 4	2.1, 2.2,  2.6,  3.3, 3.4, 7.4
AT 2	Professional feedback task  (1200 words)	30%	5	5.3, 5.4, 6.3
AT 3	Virtual Field Trip (Unit of Work) (1600 words equivalent)	40%	2, 4	2.2, 2.6, 3.3, 3.4, 7.4

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.