School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    The Arts in Education 2
  • Unit Code

    AED2240
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Jason Adam BORON

Description

This unit examines the importance of music and visual arts for children in the primary years. Through active experience, students will explore a variety of strategies for engaging children in authentic music and visual arts learning. Examination of literature and resources will support individual and collaborative practical work. Students will reflect on the development of their own skills and pedagogical knowledge whilst sharing in the joy learning in the arts can provide children.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded AED3106, AED3240

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the aims, value and purpose of music and visual arts for children in the primary years
  2. Recognise suitable music and visual arts resources for teaching
  3. Apply teaching strategies to support music and visual arts learning in the primary years
  4. Reflect on the professional skills, knowledge and attributes required of primary educators to support music and visual arts learning experiences

Unit Content

  1. Music and visual arts skills
  2. Music and visual arts curriculum
  3. Music and visual arts teaching resources
  4. Pedagogical approaches to music and visual arts in the primary years
  5. Music and visual arts advocacy, curriculum and policy documents

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 210 x 3 hour seminar10 x 3 hour seminar10 x 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentMusic Assignment50%
AssignmentVisual Arts Assignment50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentMusic Assignment50%
AssignmentVisual Arts Assignment50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Dinham, J. (2020). Delivering authentic arts education (Fourth edition.). South Melbourne, Victoria: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1111685137

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    The Arts in Education 2
  • Unit Code

    AED2240
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Jason Adam BORON

Description

This unit examines the importance of music and visual arts for children in the primary years. Through active experience, students will explore a variety of strategies for engaging children in authentic music and visual arts learning. Examination of literature and resources will support individual and collaborative practical work. Students will reflect on the development of their own skills and pedagogical knowledge whilst sharing in the joy learning in the arts can provide children.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded AED3106, AED3240

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the aims, value and purpose of music and visual arts for children in the primary years
  2. Recognise suitable music and visual arts resources for teaching
  3. Apply teaching strategies to support music and visual arts learning in the primary years
  4. Reflect on the professional skills, knowledge and attributes required of primary educators to support music and visual arts learning experiences

Unit Content

  1. Music and visual arts skills
  2. Music and visual arts curriculum
  3. Music and visual arts teaching resources
  4. Pedagogical approaches to music and visual arts in the primary years
  5. Music and visual arts advocacy, curriculum and policy documents

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 210 x 3 hour seminar10 x 3 hour seminar10 x 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentMusic Assignment50%
AssignmentVisual Arts Assignment50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentMusic Assignment50%
AssignmentVisual Arts Assignment50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Dinham, J. (2020). Delivering authentic arts education (Fourth edition.). South Melbourne, Victoria: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1111685137

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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