Planning for Block Teaching

Unit code:EBL6006Study level:Postgraduate

Credit points

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

Location

Online Self-Paced

Prerequisites

EBL6001 - Introduction to Block Teaching
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

Participants will establish a shared understanding of effective and responsive teaching practice for block and immersive delivery informed by contemporary learning theories, frameworks and principles. Participants will examine and critique a range of experiential and practical learning experiences for block and immersive teaching environments and their operationalisation within varied educational contexts with relevance to specific cohorts and learning outcomes.

Drawing on their experiences and evidence-based research, participants will address the critical elements of quality teaching and learning promoted by their institutions block delivery principles; guided by active, collaborative, engaged and flexible strategies to enhance education for all students. Participants will apply those elements to specific disciplines or fields of study, and link theory and practice through a range of interactive activities. They will explore a variety of physical and online teaching and learning contexts and modes of delivery for diverse student cohorts.

To further develop participants’ teaching practices for Block and immersive delivery, they will engage in observation of experiential and practical teaching and learning techniques, and provide collegial, constructive feedback through structured peer review. Participants will also justify the selection and application of relevant teaching frameworks by designing a purposeful learning experience and the implementation through a small group micro-teach.

Learning Outcomes

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

Critique and conceptually map relevant literature to recommend experiential and practical learning activities in block and immersive teaching environments
Advocate for the importance and effectiveness of experiential and practical learning activities in block and immersive teaching environments
Conceptualise, design and create experiential and/or practical learning experiences
Discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities inherent in experiential and practical learning experiences

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Annotated Bibliography | Grade: 20%

Concept map and debate

Assessment type: Assignment | Grade: 30%

Micro-teach: Design and deliver a scholarly informed experiential learning experience

Assessment type: Case Study | Grade: 50%

Critique and review the challenges and opportunities inherent in experiential and practical learning experiences. Includes an Interactive Oral Viva Voce (15min live online recorded).