Studying online
There are now 2 possible online modes for units:
Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
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Unit Overview
- Description
In this unit, pre-service teachers learn how to use systems and design thinking to teach children to become resourceful, innovative and enterprising creators of sustainable and ethical solutions. Pre-service teachers will explore how children can be supported to become creative and responsive designers, and to critically reflect on technology's role in their own lives as well as in society. Pre-service teachers will also engage with design processes to investigate, generate, evaluate, iterate and improve design ideas, processes and solutions. They will explore authentic learning challenges that foster curiosity, confidence, persistence, innovation, creativity, respect and cooperation, and will investigate, generate and critique their own innovative and ethically designed solution to a real-life problem. Pre-service teachers will explore the complexities of social sustainability and how child designers can be supported through project-based learning to develop resilience, basic enterprise skills and confidence to create, present and evaluate designed solutions to an audience.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode Not available in 2024 UWA (Perth) Face to face - Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 3 option in the Primary Education major sequence
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) discuss current research about sustainable futures education and the role of technology in sustainability; (2) describe how children can be supported to become creative and responsive designers who critically reflect on technology's role in their own lives as well as in society; (3) apply the design process and systems thinking to investigate, generate and critique an ethically designed solution to a real-life problem, and present this to an audience; (4) produce a designed solution to a problem by selecting and manipulating a range of tools, equipment, materials, systems and components creatively, competently and safely; and managing processes; and (5) design a series of learning experiences and assessments which engage children as resourceful, innovative and enterprising creators of sustainable and ethical solutions.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) webpage; (2) design project and presentation; and (3) planning task. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Enrolment inBH020 Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)
- Contact hours
- 30 hours
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.