EDPROFST 208 : Inquiry into Practice 2
Education and Social Work
2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
Learning Outcomes
- Draw on relevant literature and research to identify characteristics of high quality, effective teaching practice for diverse learners. TCANZ standards: Professional Learning; Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Capability 3.1, 3.2 and 4.2)
- Identify and explain teaching actions required to implement high quality, effective teaching practice for diverse learners in relation to relevant New Zealand curriculum statements. TCANZ standards: Professional Learning; Design for Learning (Capability 1.2, 2.2 and 3.2)
- Explain the purpose(s) and process of professional reflection TCANZ standard: Professional Learning (Capability 1.1, 3.1 and 5.1)
- Use digital technologies as a means to enhance communication, collaboration and collaborative knowledge creation. TCANZ standards: Professional Learning; Professional Relationships; Design for Learning (Capability 6.1, 7.1 and 7.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Collaborative Tasks (x4) | 20% | Group Coursework |
| Annotated Refelction | 30% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Differentiated Learning Plan | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Collaborative Tasks (x4) | ||||||||||
| Annotated Refelction | ||||||||||
| Differentiated Learning Plan | ||||||||||
To be eligible for a pass in this course, students must complete all assignments and achieve an overall course mark of at least 50%.
In class tasks must be completed during tutorial time. There will be no opportunity for extensions.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 18 hours of asynchronous lectures, a weekly in person two-hour workshop (18 hours in total), 60 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 50 hours of work on assignment preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
This course will be taught in a blended approach (with weekly online asynchronous content and a weekly
2hr on-campus workshop/tutorial.
Weekly Online course content is offered asynchronously (meaning that course content will be available for students on the course Canvas page at the beginning of the week to work though/engage with at their own pace. This does not require students to be online at a set time nor attend any live online events. It is expected that students will have engaged with the online content before attending the weekly workshop/tutorial.
The timetabled weekly on-campus workshop/tutorial involves group activities and discussions that are linked to the online course content and readings. These activities and discussions are carefully structured to support students to complete key components of the course, including assessment requirements. Workshops/tutorials will not be available as recordings and therefore attendance is expected at these on-campus classes to ensure students’ understanding of all components of the course.
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.
For some students it was difficult to locate an appropriate teaching plan for the final assignment, therefore in 2024 students will not be required to source their own teaching plan, and will instead be provided with a selection of plans from which they will choose one for their final assignment.
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.