EDF3010 Curriculum development and innovative practice
Faculty of Education
EDF3010 Curriculum development and innovative practice is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for EDF3010. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before EDF3010
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After EDF3010
No unit lists EDF3010 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least 24 credit points of education units.
Prohibition: EDF2004
Overview
This unit examines a range of curriculum theories and uses this knowledge as a framework for exploring the work that teachers do to develop responsive curriculum and innovative practice. Through an examination of a range of innovative practices that engage diverse student populations, the unit explores the ways in which teachers in schools transform centralised curriculum documents and bring curriculum 'to life'. In association with this exploration, you will investigate a range of issues that include maximising learner motivation in schools, engagement through curriculum development and innovative practice, developing community-based curriculas and practices, and teachers seeing themselves as 'curriculum workers' and the implication of this for their professional identity. You will draw on your emerging understandings of curriculum policies, issues and innovation to develop practices that are inclusive, exciting and educational.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Research essay (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Curriculum construction task (2000 words or equivalent per student)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe, evaluate and compare different theoretical and practical approaches to developing curriculum, including both traditional and innovative practices
- 2
Examine contemporary curriculum issues and explore exemplars of innovative practice by teachers in response to these issues
- 3
Articulate the connections between robust curriculum development and innovative practice
- 4
Analyse key policies and documents relating to curriculum, including those associated with the Australian Curriculum, and show how they promote or constrain innovative practice
- 5
Appreciate the importance of teachers as curriculum workers and explain how this is related to their professional identity
- 6
Develop curricula and practices that are educational, innovative, inclusive of difference and aligned with national and state curriculum policies and frameworks.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
You can expect to undertake a minimum total workload of 144 hours per teaching period which may include:
- on average 24 contact hours of scheduled activities which may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement; and
- 120 hours of self-directed/independent study to make up the minimum required hours
For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.
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.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Eisuke Saito
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Eisuke Saito
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF3010?
None, but you must take EDF3055 before or alongside it.
When is EDF3010 offered?
In 2021, EDF3010 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF3010?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF3010 have an exam?
No. EDF3010 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021