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

Unit details

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Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Piper Rodd
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

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: Unit Site content

1 x 2-hour seminar week 1-9 

Scheduled learning activities - online:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including weekly online seminars 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.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Describe the discipline of Education in terms of its threshold principles of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Discuss the historical development of educational thought since early human civilisation and use digital technology to explain the changing role of Education in human society

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Analyse how ideas about Education are influenced by historical context and communicate this understanding using digital technologies

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Multimedia presentation 2000 words 50% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 - Analytic Essay 2000 words 50% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: EDU102 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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