EDF5164 Media education in the secondary years B
Faculty of Education
EDF5164 Media education in the secondary years B is a level 5, 6-credit-point, undergraduate and postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs EDF5163.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5164
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After EDF5164
No unit lists EDF5164 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: EDF4880
Corequisite: Enrolment in D3001 BEd(Hons), D3002 to D3009 BEd(Hons)(Secondary doubles), D6001 MTeach
Overview
Building on EDF5163 (Media education in the secondary years A), this unit continues to prepare you as a specialist teacher of media studies to teach in secondary schools. Drawing on a range of national and international literature, it further develops your critical understandings of historical and current debates in media education and trends in contemporary practice and curriculum. Working collaboratively and independently, and exploring some basic research approaches, you will examine different approaches to teaching and researching key media studies topics, including media industry, social values and the media, audience and media influence and media production. You will apply your knowledge of these topics to design, implement and critically reflect on sequential programs of media studies lessons and assessment programs for diverse students at a range of levels with an awareness of national and international curriculum documents.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Unit of work with a minor action research component (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Assessment design task (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Further develop your understanding of the scope and purpose of media studies
- 2
Understand and critically evaluate different approaches to teaching media studies
- 3
Identify, evaluate and use different resources for teaching media studies across different year levels
- 4
Develop and critically reflect on sequences of lessons that meet the requirements of various curriculum documents and research the effectiveness of some of these sequences
- 5
Understand and implement effective assessment programs for Years 7 to 12 media studies and for students of diverse backgrounds and abilities
- 6
Understand the ethical, safety and legal issues associated with the teaching of media studies in secondary schools and develop procedures to respond to these issues.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- 2-3 contact hours per week
(b.) Additional requirements
- independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week
Classes will be interactive and will allow for the types of presentations and explanations that you would receive in a more formal class setting. They will also enable you to experience different types of media learning activities and resources that you may use with your own media students. You can expect to work together in small groups to develop media curriculum and learning resources, practice various media teaching methods, and discuss various approaches to teaching media.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Melissa Wolfe
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Melissa Wolfe
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5164?
You need EDF5163 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is EDF5164 offered?
In 2020, EDF5164 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5164?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5164 have an exam?
No. EDF5164 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.