EDX1250 The Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy
| Semester 1, 2013 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Education |
| School or Department : | Education |
| Version produced : | 11 April 2013 |
Staffing
Examiner: David Cleaver
Moderator: Janice Jones
Rationale
It is essential that children's artistic development is supported by teachers' understanding that creativity requires space and nurturing and that the Arts provide ways of learning and knowing that are different from other forms of meaning-making. Artistic ways of knowing allow us to explore and share understandings of self and culture in local and global contexts. As artist or audience, a student's active engagement in Drama, Dance, Music, Media and Visual Arts fosters emotional intelligence with the potential to generate intrapersonal and interpersonal skills and understandings for lifelong learning. As teachers we need to explore pedagogical approaches that foster students' creative thinking and artistic development, creating space for learning in and through the arts. Through our critical and reflective practice upon teaching and learning in the arts, our awareness of cross cultural and indigenous perspectives and their impact upon pedagogies, and through acquiring transferable skills in technologies, we as teachers become better able to support children's cognitive and creative development as lifelong learners in a global context.
Synopsis
This course encourages individual and co-operative development of foundational knowledge, understandings and skills for teaching in drama, dance, media, music and visual arts. Students will have the opportunity to engage in experiences to develop personal expression, aesthetic judgement and critical awareness, in order to become more responsive to children's creative needs. Students will experience constructivist approaches and focus upon play and inquiry-based pedagogies, reflecting upon their learning and critically analysing the use of these pedagogical tools for creativity. At all times during the course the inclusive teaching environment and aspects of safe and ethical practice will be considered. The use of information communication technologies will be embedded throughout this course. NOTE: Minimum enrolment numbers apply to this offering. Should enrolments not reach the minimum number required for on-campus study, students may be transferred to the ONLINE offering and advised of this change before semester commences.
Objectives
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate a critical awareness of the central importance of the arts as a tool for life (Presentation, Exam)
- demonstrate a critical awareness of the importance of play and creativity for problem solving and learning (Presentation, Exam)
- demonstrate the knowledge, skills, techniques, processes and dispositions necessary to interpret arts curriculum documents with sufficient understanding to introduce meaningful arts learning in the primary years (Presentation, Exam)
- critically evaluate the impact of classroom organization on safe, inclusive and creative practice (Presentation, Exam)
- create, present and reflect on their own and others' creative works with confidence, skill, enjoyment and aesthetic awareness (Presentation)
- express ideas, feelings and experience through symbol systems, techniques, technologies and processes (Presentation)
- capture, edit and present digital images (Presentation)
- demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing. (Presentation, Exam)
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Play and creativity as a foundation for learning | 20.00 |
| 2. | The teacher as reflective arts practitioner | 10.00 |
| 3. | Understanding the forms and practices of Drama, Dance, Media, Music and Visual Arts | 25.00 |
| 4. | Interpreting Jurisdictional Arts Curriculum Documents | 10.00 |
| 5. | Managing learning environments for inclusive and safe arts practice | 10.00 |
| 6. | The Arts as a way of knowing about the world | 15.00 |
| 7. | Technologies for teaching and learning in the arts | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from USQ's Online Bookshop (unless otherwise stated). (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/bookweb/subject.cgi?year=2013&sem=01&subject1=EDX1250)
Please contact us for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/contact/)
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Dinham, J 2011, Delivering Authentic Arts Education, Cengage.
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(A3 Spiral bound sketchpad; 6B pencil; 3B pencil; HB pencil. Access to a digital camera.).
Reference materials
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Whether you are on, or off campus, the USQ Library is an excellent source of information http://www.usq.edu.au/library. The gateway to education resources is here ... http://www.usq.edu.au/library/help/facultyguides/education/default.htm.
Student workload requirements
| Activity | Hours |
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| Directed Study | 80.00 |
| Independent Study | 80.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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| PRESENTATION | 50 | 50 | 29 Apr 2013 | |
| EXAMINATION CMA CLOSED | 50 | 50 | End S1 | (see note 1) |
NOTES
- Examination date will be advised via UConnect on release of the official examination timetable (Week 6 of the Semester).
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. No assignments will be accepted after model answers have been posted. -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
Closed Examination: Candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into the closed examination. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Any Deferred or Supplementary examination for this course will be held during the next examination period. -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au/portal/custom/search/category/usq_document_policy_type/Student.1.html.
Assessment notes
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APA style is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use APA style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide. http://www.usq.edu.au/library/help/referencing/apa
Other requirements
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Students will require access to e-mail and have Internet access to UConnect for this course.