Innovations and Innovators in Education

Unit code:EED6111Study level:Postgraduate

Credit points

12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)

Location

Footscray Park
Online Real Time
Online Self-Paced
VU Brisbane
VU Sydney

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit focuses on innovation and planned change at individual, enterprise and societal levels with a specific emphasis on education in various learning settings, including the workplace and community. It examines values underlying particular innovations and models and strategies for developing, promoting, disseminating and implementing change and factors affecting adoption and institutionalisation. The unit includes: the purposes and goals of innovation; theories that inform innovations; value foundations of innovation, change and innovation at individual, local, organisational and global levels; strategies for developing innovative education and training practices; professional development models for transformation; strategies for developing communities of inquiry and professional learning teams; case studies of innovation in community learning settings, workplaces and educational and training institutions.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Analyse the historical, social, political and economic factors influencing innovation in a range of cultural contexts;
Relate learning theories, principles and practices to innovation;
Identify and critique the values informing innovation;
Analyse and compare models of innovation;
Propose innovation that is flexible and responsive to the experiences of learners;