Postgraduate CUR-EDHE504-2022
Research for the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching
Apply learnings from Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) to bring a research project to life. The skills you gain will help you prepare for teaching awards, personal development and integration into the academic community.
$2,300 $2,550
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 29 Aug 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
At the compleion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically evaluate the quality of learning and teaching in one’s professional practice utilising available data to identify an area of focus and need that is appropriate for action research.
- assess SoLT research literature, methods and approaches in the context of contemporary teaching and learning contexts.
- design an action research project informed by SoLT literature, methods and approaches related to a specific areas of learning and teaching need.
- communicate learning and teaching research consistent with SoLT conventions and practices.
- integrate knowledge of contemporary university learners and learner diversity in teaching and learning in SoLT project.
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- Introduction to Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT)
- Exploring SoLT research and the SoLT mindset
- Rationalising a study (Empathise)
- Design thinking and SoLT research (Define)
- A SoLT methodology - Action research (Ideate)
- The SoLT project proposal (Ideate)
- Framing the research project (Ideate)
- Methods and instrument design in SoLT (Prototype)
- Analysing and evaluating (Test)
- Rinsing, Repeating, and Looping (Test)
- Disseminating: Presentations and papers; Grants, Promotions, Awards, Fellowships
- What next with your research in SoLT?
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-EDH-GCE-2022
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
In consultation with the subject coordinator, learners will problematise their teaching context and apply the fundamentals of Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) approaches and research methods to design, implement and evaluate a SoLT project. Learners will undertake the design of an original, small scale action research based project exploring a dimension of their learning and teaching. Dissemination is a central facet of SoLT. In this subject you will give a presentation outlining your research project, rationale for the research design and initial findings or observations. This subject is designed to help learners initiate the journey toward dissemination of their project(s) for teaching and learning awards and citations, teaching and learning oriented conferences, and submission to education research and SoLT journals. This is intended to enable learners to contribute to the broader academic community and to evidence their scholarly approach to their professional development.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Evaluation of practice report (25%)
- Research proposal (50%)
- Presentation (25%)
Current study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22
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