Education for Diversity in Secondary Education G (11355.2)

Please note these are the 2028 details for this unit
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Education for Diversity in Secondary Education G
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Online self-paced
On-campus
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Education
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Teacher Education Graduate Level Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
In this unit students develop an understanding of teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. The focus of this unit is an understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Articulate advanced knowledge of diverse range of student learning needs;
2. Recommend effective and inclusive teaching strategies;
3. Critically analyse complex classroom situations to promote inclusion; and
4. Synthesise professional knowledge of Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in relation to own professional context.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Students enrolled in EDM101 Master of Secondary Teaching
OR
Students enrolled in ARB007 Bachelor of Design & ARB009 Bachelor of Arts in a faculty approved pathway (please submit a waiver request)

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2027, 2028 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 Online self-paced Dr Anne McMaugh
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Dr Anne McMaugh
2027 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 09 August 2027 On-campus Mrs Gem Clutton
2027 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 09 August 2027 Online self-paced Mrs Gem Clutton
2028 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 07 August 2028 On-campus Mrs Gem Clutton
2028 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 07 August 2028 Online self-paced Mrs Gem Clutton
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

You may purchase the required text through several book retailers such as: Amazon, Book Depository, and Booktopia, amongst others.  Chapters shall also be available through the library.

Required:

Graham, L. (2020). Inclusive Education for the 21st Century: Theory, Policy and Practice. Taylor and Francis. 

Online course: Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) - Disability Standards for Education for pre-service teachers  https://www.nccd.edu.au/professional-learning/disability-standards-education-pre-service-teachers

Online course: Positive Partnerships - Introduction to Autism https://learninghub.positivepartnerships.com.au/login/index.php

Additional readings will be made available on the unit Canvas site.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.

Special assessment requirements

An aggregate mark of 50% and submission of all assessment tasks is required to pass the unit.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Indicative student workload:

Reading and Private study: 60 hours
Lectures and tutorials/workshops: 30 hours
Assessment Tasks: 60 hours

Inclusion and engagement

Some of the content of this unit has the potential to be emotionally challenging and may be triggering for some.  Students are encouraged to talk with the unit convenor and seek out support from Student Wellbeing if required.

Participation requirements

There is a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. Your participation and engagement with online activities will enhance your understanding of this unit's content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.  

Required IT skills

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if: 

  • its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified  
    assessment task, and 

  • it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and  

  • its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

This unit requires the use of the APA Version 7 referencing style. This applies to all in-text citations and the referencing of all sources used in your assessment tasks. See the Canvas site for more information and support to use this referencing style. 

Theoretical foundations

In this unit, students explore teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. The focus of this unit is an understanding of theoretical strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities. 

Provision of information to the group

Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class.  It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only).  Students should ensure they check their student email regularly.  The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

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