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EDST1108: Indigenous Perspectives in Education

EDST1108: Indigenous Perspectives in Education

University
University of New South Wales
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blasonduo

5 years ago

Assessment
1500 word Teacher ‘standpoint’ statement (45%), 5-minute video + 1500 word film justification on support teaching and learning (55%)
Assumed Knowledge
None (A mark of 80+ in HSC English recommended).
Comments

This is a difficult course, the fail rate is high, and this is only because you do not get told what you need to do for the assignments, you are left in the dark. As for the content itself, it's not difficult, only implementing it in a resourceful way in the future, makes it difficult.

Apart from the vagueness in the assessments, most of the time, they would answer questions on the forum. Out of the 56 different questions, 52 were responded to by staff. The feedback in the assessments was impeccable, the critique and feedback were extremely useful, and it was shown that extra time was utilised to help us as much as possible.
The lectures were very repetitive imo, although the content was different, it continuously directed onto the same couple of points. The lecturer was
Contact Hours
a 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial each week, + a compulsory cultural walk mid-semester. 80% attendance is required to pass the course.
Difficulty
3.7/5
Lecture Recordings?
Yes (but weirdly still needed to attend :/ )
Lecturer(s)
Lecturer: Dr Greg Vass, Tutor: Katherine Thompson
Notes / Materials Available
None - The education Society did hold sessions where they explained how to complete the assignments.
Overall Rating
2.4/5
Textbook
Phillips, J. & Lampert, J. (2012). Introductory Indigenous studies in education (2nd Ed.). This is
Year & Semester Of Completion
2018 Semester 1
Your Mark / Grade
58 PS

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