Leading Learning, Teaching and Curriculum G (11970.1)

Required texts

All required and additional texts are available in the Reading List and accessible through the UC Library.

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. Applications for an extension of time for the completion of a task are required one week prior to the due date of the task. 

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, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied for three days, after which time the task will not be accepted for marking or inclusion in the calculation of the final unit Grade.

Special assessment requirements

Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

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.

Learner engagement

The workload for this unit, adding up to 150 hours is approximately:

Reading and private study: 50 hours

Workshop and online participation: 50 hours

Assessment tasks: 50 hours

Participation requirements

Your participation in both online activities and tutorials will enhance your understanding of the unit 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.

In-unit costs

There are no additional in-unit costs.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

Additional information

There is no single underpinning theoretical model that will be accessed for any the elements of the unit. However, a range of research-based theoretical models will be examined, accessed, and referenced in each of the six weeks of the learning and teaching cycle. 

The educational leadership of learning, teaching and curriculum lies at the heart of school and system success. In this unit, you will discover how these three elements interconnect to create measurable school improvement. You will examine foundational theories of curriculum, strategic collection and use of data, and the application of new learning to successfully implement curriculum and pedagogy changes.

This unit provides teachers, who are school leaders, or aspiring to lead, ways into improving school systems, structures, and curriculum to enact meaningful change that will enhance student learning outcomes as well as contribute to the participant's own professional growth. The focus is on leading curriculum change to improve teaching and learning. It is exciting, challenging, and worthwhile work.

Schools and systems are demanding that the next generation of leaders demonstrate the skills, know-how and experience, to enact meaningful change. The purpose of this Unit addresses that expectation. We will examine enacting successful curriculum change as the fulcrum to developing the success demanded and expected of schools and systems. Students will develop an understanding the research underpinning curriculum change and the practicalities of leading teaching and learning in a school.

• Study Block 5, 2023, Online, UC - Canberra, Online (216300)