Innovation and Research Methods for Education
Overview
Pre-service teachers are introduced to a range of educational research and innovation approaches to teaching and learning as the foundation for engaging critically with research throughout their professional career. Pre-service teachers explore current and contemporary innovative research theories and practices. They develop strategies for critical evaluation of a diverse range of approaches for their continued professional learning and the implications for improved student learning. Pre-service teachers explore and understand the role of external professionals and community bodies in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge and practice, such as the incorporation of Problem Based approaches and other innovations in the education arena.
Requisites
27-October-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Critically examine the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying appropriate practice, learning needs and sources for continued professional learning
- Identify, investigate and critically evaluate innovative approaches to curriculum, classroom practice and learning environments, including the safe and ethical use of ICT
- Critically examine a range of innovative practices, including ICT to support inclusive student participation
- Critically analyse the role of research in guiding and informing teaching practice
- Synthesise and integrate innovative theories and approaches within a specific discipline area to critically evaluate implications for improved student learning
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Workshop | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Activities Various | 6.00 | 8 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Individual | 60% | 3,4,5 |
| Report | Individual | 40% | 1,2 |
Content
- 21st Century skills.
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
- Collaboration, creative thinking, critical thinking and communication for innovation
- Critical theories.
- Design thinking, creativity and innovation, and discipline areas.
- Different modes of schooling.
- Emerging Technologies.
- Engaging with diverse and divergent thinking.
- Exploration of contemporary research
- Innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
- Inquiry/problem based thinking and learning objectives.
- Lifelong/self-directed learning
- Redesigning learning – inclusion, diversity, participation and equity.
- Teachers as Researchers
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.