Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Contemporary arts, technologies, and learning environments

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2554	Bundoora Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018
TCHE2661	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2661	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	PGRDFx2020 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dr David Rousell

Course Coordinator Phone: by email

Course Coordinator Email: david.rousell@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course provides an immersive introduction to Arts and Technology Education through an investigation of arts and design, and technology disciplines included in curricular frameworks. Critically addressing 21st century contexts and approaches for teaching and learning through the arts and technology, you will become familiar and adept with the design and development of creative learning environments, pedagogies, and cross-curricular approaches. Contemporary theories and practices of arts education are explored through your participation in immersive workshops which utilise multiple spaces across the RMIT campus, along with museums, galleries, and public spaces across the city of Melbourne. You will also explore a range of hands-on creative practices that develop multi-arts skills, technological awareness, critical and creative thinking, and the application of 21st century technologies as an arts and technology educator.  

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:  

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. 

PLO6 Transform learning and teaching contexts with the use of digital skills, tools and emerging educational technologies. 

Course Learning Outcomes 

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

		Graduate APST
1.	Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and employ a range of teaching strategies from different cultures and genres of the five Arts discipline areas included in the primary school curriculum	1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.3, 3.4
2.	Critically evaluate and reflect upon contemporary Arts education and design practices in formal and informal educational settings. Apply and advance the body of knowledge in your own teaching considering research into Arts practices, how students learn Arts and the implications of teaching Arts	1.2, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4
3.	Apply a range of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess learning in the Arts and Design curriculum demonstrating an understanding of the purpose of providing timely and appropriate constructive feedback to students	5.1, 5.2
4.	Organise and design effective learning sequences and lesson plans in Arts/ Design using effective teaching strategies including ICT, knowledge of curricular frameworks and diverse student learning styles	2.2, 2.3, 2.6; 3.3, 4.5

 

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	Learning Environments for 21st Century Art, Design, and Technology Education (visual “map” + 1600 words)	50%	1, 2, 4	1.2, 1.3,  2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.3, 3.4, 4.5
AT 2	Arts and Technology Investigation and Cross-Curricular Activity Sequence (800 + 2400 words)	50%	1, 2, 3, 4	1.2, 1.4, 1.3,  2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.3, 3.4, 4.5,  5.1, 5.2

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.