Unit Outline

Our world is in constant flux, changing in ways and at speeds never seen before. As education systems, in response, try to shift a 20th century preoccupation with what is taught to an emphasis on how to learn, how might contemporary educators design learning that empowers students with the skills and dispositions needed to address uncertainty and complexity, and thrive in contexts of change? This unit invites you to engage with the evidence-based 4Cs approach to learning design and practically test its impacts. You will explore and apply each of the 4Cs of transformative learning - Creativity, Critical Reflection, Communication and Collaboration – in contexts of curriculum and pedagogy design, and assess their transformative impact on student engagement and achievement. Your own ‘learning about learning’ in this unit is enhanced through real world applications and embodied experiences of the 4Cs that will enrich and expand possibilities for creative learning transformation in your professional and personal worlds.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Articulate your understanding and analyse the value of communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking (4Cs) in contemporary educational practice.
2	Assess and redesign a learning sequence to embed cross-disciplinary and multimodal learning opportunities that embed the 4Cs.
3	Apply the 4Cs approach by planning and teaching a learning sequence with school students, community participants or student peers.
4	Collect, analyse and reflect upon data about the effectiveness of the learning sequence

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	4Cs Presentation	Week 6	25 %	LO1
Assessment Task 2:	Learning Sequence	Week 8	35 %	LO2
Assessment Task 3:	Video and Reflection	Week 12	40 %	LO1, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: 4Cs Presentation

Task Description:

See MYLO site for details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.2, 1.5, 3.7

Task Length:

5-7 minutes (1000 words equivalent)

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Communicate what the ‘4Cs’ are	LO1
2	Convey why the 4Cs are important in contemporary education	LO1
3	Embed creativity and communication processes in how you present, relevant to your intended audience	LO1

Assessment Task 2: Learning Sequence

Task Description:

See MYLO site for details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1

Task Length:

Section 2 (Report): Up to 1000 words* *NOTE: The word length for AT2 will be variable depending on the original lesson sequence you choose to redesign. The task length noted here is therefore regarding Section 2 only. You are an emerging professional, so please use professional initiative and thinking about how best to present your work. Please do not ask for further clarification about word count or penalties: any information regarding breach of maximum word count for Section 2 is available via the Essential Information link above.

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Develop criteria to assess the integration of collaboration and critical reflection processes in a learning sequence	LO2
2	Improve opportunities for collaboration and critical reflection in a redesigned learning sequence	LO2
3	Explain and justify the reasons for the improvements	LO2
4	Identify opportunities for multi-disciplinary knowledge and multi-modal pedagogy in the redesigned learning sequence	LO2

Assessment Task 3: Video and Reflection

Task Description:

See MYLO site for details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 3.5, 3.6, 4.2, 5.1, 5.4

Task Length:

10 minute video of teaching 5 minute vodcast/podcast/powerpoint recording or equivalent (approx 700 words). Note: The length for this task is ‘by equivalence’, therefore our suggestion is for the vodcast/podcast to be approx. 500-700 words. You are an emerging professional, please use professional initiative and thinking about how best to present your work. Please do not ask for further clarification about equivalence word count or penalties: any information regarding breach of maximum word count for Section 2 is available via the Essential Information link above.

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply 4Cs processes of collaboration and/or critical reflection in a 10 minute teaching encounter	LO3, LO4
2	Reflect on your pedagogical skill in integrating one of the 4Cs in the teaching encounter	LO1, LO3
3	Reflect on the anticipated outcomes for the learners	LO1, LO3
4	Apply understanding of the critical reflection crucible in your reflection	LO1, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

Jefferson, M. & Anderson, M. (2017). Transforming schools: Creativity, critical reflection, communication, collaboration. London: Bloomsbury.

Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.