Introduction
This unit focuses on multiple facets of the overall professional practice of secondary Arts teachers. It will explore and build on the knowledge and experience you gained in the successful completion of EMT552 and will enable you to critically examine current innovations, theories, practices and pedagogy in an inclusive Arts curriculum specific to your identified Arts area. This unit aims to support you in the development of a philosophy of Arts teaching that demonstrates a consistency of approach across pedagogy, curriculum and assessment. There is a strong emphasis on the practical aspect of curriculum design, authentic assessment and the linking of theory to practice. The unit is taught in a modular structure that will allow to you to focus exclusively on your main secondary teaching area - either drama, music, media or visual arts for the majority of the semester.
Summary
| Unit name | Arts Pedagogy |
| Unit code | EMT652 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Mrs Sarah Brooke |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- review, analyse and synthesise research and resources relevant to the ways in which students learn in the arts.
- apply content knowledge of arts teaching and learning processes to authentic contexts.
- identify, design for and evaluate quality teaching and learning sequences for arts education.
- articulate ways in which to apply arts education strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- incorporate into teaching practice the qualities and skills of a reflective and creative arts education practitioner.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
EMT552Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Off Campus: Weekly (online) tutorial (1 hour) and weekly online discussions and activities (2 hours). |
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| Assessment | Art Pedagogies Portfolio (50%)|Arts Education Unit Plan (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
You will need the following text (please only purchase the text pertaining to your Arts teaching specialisation: *Please note - The 3rd Edition of Hetland et al's Studio Thinking was published in 2022. You are welcome to use the 2022 3rd edition as an alternative. Both are excellent and highly adaptable for enactment of Australian Curriculum
Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can also access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO. |
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| Recommended | Ewing, R. (2020). The Australian curriculum: The arts. A critical opportunity. Curriculum Perspectives, 40, 75-81. Harris, D., Coleman, K., & Cook, P. J. (2022). Radical rubrics: implementing the critical and creative thinking general capability through an ecological approach. The Australian Educational Researcher, 1-17. Saunders, J. N. (2021). The power of the arts in learning and the curriculum: a review of research literature. Curriculum Perspectives, 41(1), 93-100. Selkrig, M., Coleman, K., & MacDonald, A. (2020). What the arts teach and how it shows (in the time of COVID-19). Professional Voice, 13(2), 1-12. |
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