EDF5776 Examining inclusion in children's media
Faculty of Education
EDF5776 Examining inclusion in children's media is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2027 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs EDF5610 and EDF5611.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before EDF5776
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After EDF5776
No unit lists EDF5776 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Overview
This unit explores issues around diversity and inclusion within children's everyday experiences with media and digital technologies. You will develop your skills in critically viewing, using, curating, analysing, evaluating and creating a range of media, as a means towards becoming critical media makers and media mentors to parents, colleagues, and children. You will explore a range of media, digital technologies, literature, games, fandom, film, popular culture, and counterstories to gain an understanding of media that engenders ethical and equitable spaces for learning. By developing your critical eye for media intended for children/families and classrooms, you will gain the ability to design praxis that challenge and combat institutional ableism, racism, sexism, xenophobia, discrimination based on sexual orientation/gender identity as well as bullying and bias. You will learn to use, select, and make media within the classroom and home settings that demonstrate inclusivity / social justice leadership.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Annotated bibliography and poster presentation (2000 words or equivalent)Written50%
- Research essay (2000 words or equivalent)Project50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
develop research-based knowledge of the diversity of new media and technology relevant to early years education
- 2
display skills in using a range of new media and technologies creatively
- 3
develop knowledge of the range of media and diversity of genres
- 4
critically analyse current issues and debates concerning children's engagement with new media and technologies and teaching and learning in early childhood
- 5
understand the influence and develop an appreciation of the role of media and emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) can have on the arts, sustainability, health and wellbeing, intercultural understanding and Indigenous Australian and Asian people's cultures and perspectives
- 6
demonstrate expertise in planning and implementing effective, inclusive use of new media and technologies in the early childhood curriculum for children of diverse backgrounds and abilities
- 7
demonstrate awareness of relevant issues and strategies that support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 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:
• 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^
^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Denise Chapman
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Denise Chapman
Common questions
When is EDF5776 offered?
In 2027, EDF5776 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5776?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5776 have an exam?
No. EDF5776 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.