EDU102 - From Aristotle to ATARS: the History, Philosophy and Future of Education
Unit details
Year: | 2019 unit information |
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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
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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