EDU102 - From Aristotle to ATARS: the History, Philosophy and Future of Education

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Piper Rodd

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

Burwood: 

1 x 1 hour Class per week 1-9

  • Week 1-4: Burwood students are expected to attend in person for 1 x 1 hour Class per week
  • Week 5-9: CloudDeakin content

1 x 2 hour Seminar week 1-9 

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including weekly online seminiars and weekly engagement with materials and responses in discussion forums.

Content

This unit investigates how key ideas about Education have developed throughout human history and analyses how these ideas have been influenced by significant historical events. It considers the changing role that Education has played in the development of human civilisation since the early days of the ancient Greeks, and considers the development of different philosophical perspectives informing educational activity. The unit develops an understanding of what can be considered to be the threshold principles in the contemporary discipline of Education.

Assessment

Assessment 1 - Multimedia presentation (2000 words) - 50%

Assessment 2 - Analytic Essay (2000 words) - 50%

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