Understanding the places in which we teach is an important precondition to facilitating effective student learning. This unit helps students develop a framework for recognising how places and communities differ, to develop cultural sensitivities, and to situate their practice to meet the learning needs if students in diverse geographic and cultural settings such as rural and remote settings, urban settings, and Indigenous communities. The unit explores the role of education in sustaining places and communities.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a range of approaches to recognise situated and culturally relevant knowledge; and
2. Apply a range of techniques in including diverse cultural knowledge in teaching and learning.

Graduate attributes

1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Enrolment in Master of Teaching

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.