Course Title: Method 2: Design, Implementation and Innovation in Secondary Schools

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Method 2: Design, Implementation and Innovation in Secondary Schools

Credit Points: 12.00

Course Coordinator: Ange Fitzgerald

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6073

Course Coordinator Email: Angela.fitzgerald@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course is the second of a series of four method courses designed to develop your knowledge and skills to teach in your chosen specialist discipline area(s) in secondary school settings. 

In this course, you will bring together and apply your understanding of previous specialisation course to consider innovations in curriculum and pedagogy in education from the context of your chosen specialisation(s). You will consider policy, theory and practice and how these relate to the innovations of education with a particular focus on the challenges of innovating in secondary schools. You will consider the ways teachers advocate for change and the features of innovation design. Understandings of innovation will be developed by drawing on theory, policy, and examples of contemporary practice. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:  

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO4 Apply professional knowledge, self-awareness, judgment and research skills to develop agile education solutions and make evidence-based decisions for application in specific teaching environments. 

PLO6 Transform learning and teaching contexts with the use of digital skills, tools and emerging educational technologies

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

		Graduate APST
1.	Analyse the major challenges in education in their specialisation area, articulating the connections between robust curriculum development and innovative theory and practice.	2.1, 6.2
2.	Analyse and explain how key policies and school-based documents relating to Victorian Curriculum 7-VCE/VCAL promote or constrain innovative practice in Secondary school education.	6.2, 6.4
3.	Collaborate with peers and teaching experts to design and develop an innovative educational concept incorporating appropriate ICT, communication and other skills that are required to engage in this process.	6.3, 6.4, 7.4
4.	Evaluate and revise their educational innovation through reflexive conversations with teachers and school community.	6.2, 6.3, 7.4
5.	Reflect on with their peers and teaching experts on the need, value, and contribution of their innovative educational concept.	6.3

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.  

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).  

Assessment Tasks 

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Analysis of an educational challenge and innovation in chosen specialisation area(s)	50%	1, 2	2.1, 6.2, 6.4
AT 2	Gamified activity as ‘Innovation in Practice’ (Group)	50%	3, 4, 5	6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.4

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.