EDF2060 Teacher and student wellbeing
Faculty of Education
EDF2060 Teacher and student wellbeing is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF2060
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF2060
No unit lists EDF2060 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in one of:
D3001 Bachelor of Education (Hons)
D3002 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts
D3004 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Music
D3005 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Science
D3006 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Fine Art
D3007 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Business
Overview
This unit will explore current research, concepts and practices associated with teacher and student
wellbeing. These will include notions of health multidimensionality and cultural wellbeing; personal factors
such as perception, resilience and distress; enabling practices of relationships, positive learning
environments, and mindfulness and professional communities of practice. You will build knowledge and
gain experience in critiquing relationships between education and wellbeing, designing strategies to
enhance your own wellbeing as well as that of your students, and develop confidence and competence in
applying some of these strategies.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus, block |
Assessment
- My wellbeing: Our wellbeing - a digital story (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Wellbeing practices for effective teaching and learning (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate knowledge of the different concepts, models and frameworks of wellbeing
- 2
demonstrate knowledge of contemporary contexts and resources related to teacher wellbeing
and student wellbeing - 3
apply understandings of contemporary contexts to select appropriate wellbeing strategies
- 4
understand, utilise and have participated experientially in a variety of wellbeing pedagogies that
promote learning in the area - 5
develop, design and plan resources for particular audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials16 hours
- Lectures8 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF2060 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Georgina Roy
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Georgina Roy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF2060?
EDF2060 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF2060 offered?
In 2025, EDF2060 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
How much work is EDF2060?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF2060 have an exam?
No. EDF2060 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF2060?
EDF2060 is part of Primary education.