Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion (9869.2)

Availability

• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2021	Semester 2	DR   Zinnia   MEVAWALLA	(Ph: +61 2 62063868 )	ON-CAMPUS

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Syllabus

During this unit students will explore the social and political underpinnings of inclusion through exploring who we mean when we refer to diverse students and what their learning needs are. Students will explore cultural identity and appropriate language use when working with diverse students. Research statistics on diversity and challenges associated with diversity and inclusion in different educational contexts will be explored. International and national policies and practices, including, the Australian Language Policy, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Reconciliation Australia Programmes will be drawn upon to support teachers in being change agents for inclusive practices for diverse students.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Identify characteristics of learners in diverse educational settings and demonstrate how to cater for their learning needs;

2. Compare models and frameworks for designing learning and teaching; and

3. Identify and analyse appropriate technology to incorporate learning for diversity.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

1 hour lecture + 2 hour workshop (and 9.5 hours per week for readings and online work).

Prerequisites

Must have passed 24 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

None.