Unit of Study EDUC5005 Leading Professional Learning (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the concept of the professional learning community and the research literature on successful elements of professional learning. Explores appraisal and performance frameworks as means of monitoring and promoting professional learning. Encourages the development of a culture of reflective practice as an essential part of quality leadership in education.

Unit content

Topic 1: Leading teaching and learning in schools

Topic 2: Building and sustaining a professional learning community

Topic 3: Appraisal and performance frameworks and the AITSL Teaching Standards

Topic 4: Professional learning for teachers and leaders

Topic 5: The educational leader as learner: Developing self-reflectivity

Topic 6: Learning from teachers, students, parents, and the community

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
SCU Online	Term1,5	Term1,5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Identify and analyse key concepts in the professional learning literature (reflective practice, life-long learning) in relation to personal practice.

Critically reflect on the different sources and styles of professional learning and their efficacy.

Select appropriate approaches and apply key strategies from the research literature to develop the professional learning of self and others.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Structured online learning

Assessment
Digital Presentation	50%
Reflective writing	50%

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