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Units EDUP2036 Semester 1 2023 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

EDUP2036: Education and the Arts 2

Overview

Education and the Arts 2 continues to develop skills, knowledge and key understandings about the transformative nature of the Creative Arts. A range of practical/studio work across a wide range of artforms is explored. An introduction to Media Arts is also incorporated into this unit.

Details

Academic unit	Education
Unit code	EDUP2036
Unit name	Education and the Arts 2
Session, year ?	Semester 1, 2023
Attendance mode	Normal day
Location	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	36cp of 1000-level EDUP units
Corequisites ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator	Victoria Campbell, victoria.campbell@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Digital Project: Digital Process Diary	50%	STUVAC Due date: 31 May 2023 at 23:59	3000 words equivalent
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Music and Dance Lesson Plan Music and Dance Lesson plan	50%	Week 08 Due date: 19 Apr 2023 at 23:59	3000 words
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Music and Dance learning experience/ lesson plan: In pairs, students are expected to select one artwork, or a picture book, or a piece of music as a stimulus for their lesson plan. Specify why you have chosen this as a stimulus, including research about the artist, writer or composer. Develop two lesson plans for a specific stage, one for Music and one for Dance - Detailed information for this assessment can be found on Canvas.

Digital project/digital process diary: Students are expected to document their journey through the Creative Arts in an electronic/digital form, through either a blog, film, digital story, vlog etc. They are asked to provide one entry for each of the 4 artforms, Drama, Visual Arts, Music and Dance (4 entries, approximately 750 words [equivalent] each). Entries should be critical reflections, not purely descriptive, and demonstrate your understanding of key concepts, ideas and elements covered in the tutorials. Each entry should be a mixture of visual, and text- written and/or spoken. Detailed information for this assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

Detailed rubrics are provided for each assessment task and can be found on Canvas.

As a general guide, a High distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a Distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic honesty, academic dishonesty, and the resources available to all students.

The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic dishonesty or plagiarism seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of dishonesty, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Dance: Making Dance work - exploring stimuli & creating compositions	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 02	Music: Making your own kind of music: creating compositions and working as an ensemble	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	Music: Finding your voice - building vocal performance skills	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	Music: Connecting with Music -investigating aural skills and cross-curricular links	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	Drama: Playbuilding using pretexts- scaffolding and sequencing learning experiences	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	Dance: Finding your groove - building performance skills	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 07	Dance: Connecting with Dance - making cross-curricular links	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Drama: Puppetry - bringing inanimate objects to life; exploring voice and movement in puppetry	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 10	Visual Arts: An exploration of puppetry as a 3D artform and a stimulus for storytelling and Media Arts	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 11	Visual Arts: Exploring colour theory by using different colour schemes to create an artwork	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 12	Visual Arts: Introduction to printmaking	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 13	Drama: Exploring status variables in the classroom - teacher in role and mantle of the expert	Tutorial (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: The Sydney School of Education and Social Work requires attendance of at least 90 percent of all seminars, workshops or lectures.
Class requirements: Due to the experiential nature of the Creative Arts tutorials in this Unit, it is expected that students will attend all Music, Dance, Visual Arts and Drama tutorials.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All required texts, and other readings for this UOS are included on the Canvas reading list portal.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University’s graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Develop further understanding for the rationale to include the Creative Arts in the NSW curriculum
LO2. Plan purposeful Creative Arts experiences for primary children and gain further skills and confidence to effectively teach these in the classroom, focusing on key processes, as outlined in the NSW Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus
LO3. Extend knowledge and expertise about the nature and scope of quality Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Drama experiences in the classroom in facilitating deep learning across the curriculum
LO4. Build understanding of the concepts of ‘critical literacy’ and ‘visual literacy’ and how the Creative Arts facilitate their development.
LO5. Further develop knowledge about how the Creative Arts acknowledges the importance of different perspectives and learning styles.
LO6. Develop knowledge about how imaginative and creative processes inform pedagogy and teacher identity
LO7. Further develop deep knowledge about how about how the 4 C’s - creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking - inform Creative Arts learning and practice.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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