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

    Media Education Foundations
  • Unit Code

    LAN6731
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Rikki JAMES

Description

This unit introduces foundational principles and practices in the teaching of secondary Media Studies. It covers curriculum frameworks for Media, lesson design, teaching strategies, resources, and instructional methods. Students will learn how to plan effective lessons that meet curriculum requirements and student needs. Demonstrations and examples used in the course will focus on teaching media to years 7 -10. This unit is reliant on the beginning teacher's previous film and video experience as it does not include practical tutorials.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LAN4211

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Design and implement appropriate assessment tasks for secondary Media studies.
  2. Evaluate and apply the major teaching strategies currently used in Media studies teaching.
  3. Evaluate the media abilities and interests of students in Years 7-10, and relate these to curriculum goals and content for Media studies.
  4. Evaluate the language and concepts found in the lower secondary Media curricula.
  5. Evaluate the major issues in media education and evaluate their implications for the teaching of secondary Media Studies.
  6. Manage the content and organisation of the current Western Australian syllabus for Media studies.
  7. Plan effective lessons for teaching media theory and practice at the secondary level.

Unit Content

  1. Learning theories and their application in Media education.
  2. Lesson planning principles and techniques.
  3. Media curricula and frameworks: state and national.
  4. Resources for the teaching of Media studies.
  5. Strategies for the teaching of Media skills and concepts.
  6. Treatment of content in Media studies: balancing production skills and critical evaluation.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Presentations, Discussions, Readings

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
AssignmentTerm planning and theoretical content40%
ProjectLesson planning60%

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

    Media Education Foundations
  • Unit Code

    LAN6731
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Rikki JAMES

Description

This unit introduces foundational principles and practices in the teaching of secondary Media Studies. It covers curriculum frameworks for Media, lesson design, teaching strategies, resources, and instructional methods. Students will learn how to plan effective lessons that meet curriculum requirements and student needs. Demonstrations and examples used in the course will focus on teaching media to years 7 -10. This unit is reliant on the beginning teacher's previous film and video experience as it does not include practical tutorials.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LAN4211

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Design and implement appropriate assessment tasks for secondary Media studies.
  2. Evaluate and apply the major teaching strategies currently used in Media studies teaching.
  3. Evaluate the media abilities and interests of students in Years 7-10, and relate these to curriculum goals and content for Media studies.
  4. Evaluate the language and concepts found in the lower secondary Media curricula.
  5. Evaluate the major issues in media education and evaluate their implications for the teaching of secondary Media Studies.
  6. Manage the content and organisation of the current Western Australian syllabus for Media studies.
  7. Plan effective lessons for teaching media theory and practice at the secondary level.

Unit Content

  1. Learning theories and their application in Media education.
  2. Lesson planning principles and techniques.
  3. Media curricula and frameworks: state and national.
  4. Resources for the teaching of Media studies.
  5. Strategies for the teaching of Media skills and concepts.
  6. Treatment of content in Media studies: balancing production skills and critical evaluation.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Presentations, Discussions, Readings

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
AssignmentTerm planning and theoretical content40%
ProjectLesson planning60%

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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