Enhancing Learning & Teaching in Higher Education - EDST5124
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Education
Course Outline: School of Education Course Outlines
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: EDST5121 and EDST5122
CSS Contribution Charge: 1* (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Description
A critical aspect of developing capacity quality learning and teaching in higher education is the development of scholarly leadership of learning and teaching. This course enables participants to use their understanding of the scholarship and practice of learning and teaching to raise awareness of, to better understand the necessity for, and the role of leadership in, learning and teaching development. The course aims to move participants beyond a focus on individual teaching to one that locates teaching in the broader context. Further it examines key areas that are critical in bringing about changes that are effective and sustainable.These include:- The role of the teacher as leader and change agent;- Strategies for working with and influencing others;- Strategies to plan for and introduce change;- Strategies to evaluate changes;- The use of feedback from multiple sources to inform the enhancement of learning and teaching.