Teaching the Humanities
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 hours face to face + blended + Swinburne Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Class | 1 | 12 | 12 |
On-campus Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Specified Activities (Prescribed readings, Online activities) | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities (Independent study, Assignment preparation, Readings) | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/ 12.5 credit points |
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning (Prescribed readings, Online activities, Independent study, Assignment preparation, Readings) | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/ 12.5 credit points |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Case Study | Group | 50% | 1, 2, 5, 6 |
Folio | Individual | 50% | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Content
- Curriculum
- Contemporary pedagogical approaches and methods of teaching Humanities and Social sciences, including the use of ICT
- Humanities concepts
- Principles of teaching, planning, assessing and reporting within the humanities
- Resources in Humanities
- Strategies for assessing student learning, including the importance and functions of moderation and providing feedback to enhance learning
- Contemporary issues in Humanities teaching
- Informal learning experiences
- Inquiry learning
Study resources
- Reading materials.