EDCURRIC 601 : Creative Arts in the Early Years
Education and Social Work
2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
• Investigation into the philosophical issues and arguments for the inclusion of the arts (dance, drama, music and visual arts) in early childhood education.
• Theoretical underpinnings pertaining to the arts.
• The arts as ways of knowing with links to moving and playing, listening and singing, drawing and painting.
• The influences of Māori, Pasifika and other cultures pertaining to the arts (identity, belonging, citizenship).
Active exploration of dance and drama, music, and visual arts
• Introduction to subject knowledge of the arts.
• Practical exploration and application of the elements, techniques and conventions (ways of working in the arts— exploration, communication).
• Introduction to the creative process in the arts exploring improvisational and problem-solving modes of working.
• Inclusion of personal understandings and experiences (contribution, holistic well-being).
Teaching and learning in the arts
• Identifying ways to respond to and implement dance and drama, music, and visual arts.
• Appropriate strategies for assessment within the context of early childhood.
• Identification and clarification of attitudes, values, beliefs and assumptions related to/associated with the implementation of arts experiences.
• Acknowledging inclusion and diversity as aspects of/central to the arts.
• Making links to Te Whāriki and other educational documents.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes that are critical for implementing arts in the curriculum for infants, toddlers and young children. (Capability 3.1 and 6.1)
- Design quality learning and teaching experiences that enable different forms of exploration and creative expression specific to learning and teaching in the arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts) for infants, toddlers and young children. (Capability 3.1 and 5.1)
- Critique the role of the arts in young children’s learning from both a philosophical and theoretical standpoint. (Capability 5.1 and 6.1)
- Articulate and critique the place of arts and creativity in relation to young children’s holistic wellbeing and identity, with connections to Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga Māori and Pasifika perspectives. (Capability 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment One: Part One | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment One: Part Two | 35% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment Two | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
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To pass this course students must submit all assessment tasks and get an overall course mark of at least 50%
Workload Expectations
Campus Experience
This course is a standard 15-point course that requires approximately 150 hours of study. The course consists of 27 hours (9 weeks). The additional 120 hours will be spent on non-classroom-based learning, such as preparing for class, reading, reflecting on learning, and working on assignments.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Campus Experience:
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including lectures and workshops to complete components of the course. Lectures will be available as recordings. Workshops will not be available as recordings. The course will include live online activities such as group discussions and creative tasks. The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable delivery.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes 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.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching 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.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
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.
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.
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 http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework 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 https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
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.
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 https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course 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.