Required texts

You will be able to purchase this digital book through links on the Canvas site.

Prescribed Textbook:

Siemon, D., Beswick, K., Brady, K, Clark, J, Faragher, R. & Warren, E. (2015). Teaching Mathematics: Foundations to Middle Years (2nd Edition), Oxford University Press ANZ.

or

Siemon, D., Beswick, K., Brady, K, Clark, J, Faragher, R. & Warren, E. (2021). Teaching Mathematics: Foundations to Middle Years (3rd Edition), Oxford University Press ANZ.

Recommended Textbook

Sullivan, P., & Lilburn, P. (2019). Open Ended Maths Activities Revised Edition. Oxford University Press Australia.

Additional recommended readings are gradually uploaded onto the unit canvas site one or two weeks before each session.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.

Special assessment requirements

When developing your lesson plans, it is encouraged that you are using your skills in lesson planning and design to create engaging and rich lesson resources. Using materials from commercial sites such as TPT, Twinkl, Sparkle Box etc. is not desirable in this unit. If you adapt resources from commercial sites and sources, please note this in your lesson planning and resource development.

An aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

As an example:

1. Reading and Private Study: 50 Hours
   • Detailed exploration of selected readings that provide theoretical frameworks and practical studies relevant to the course content.
   • Individual research on topics discussed during workshops, including preparation for assessments.
   • Reflective journaling to synthesise learning and personal insights.
2. Workshop and Online Participation: 50 Hours
   • Interactive workshops featuring lectures, peer discussions, and practical exercises.
   • Online forums and collaborative group sessions to foster engagement and deeper understanding of course materials.
   • Role-play exercises to simulate real-world applications.
3. Assessment Tasks: 50 Hours
   • Development of a comprehensive presentation that applies course theories to practical scenarios.
   • Preparation of a mathematics teaching portfolio that integrates the knowledge gained throughout the course.

Participation requirements

 Active engagement in all online modules enhances your learning and is strongly advised. Unless specifically stated in the unit outline, there is no mandatory attendance requirement. However, you may elect to attend timetabled activities, as they allow you to ask 'real time' questions to develop your understanding for the relevant assessment tasks.

A Note for Online Students.

This is a unit that is delivered to both online and on-campus students. While on-campus students will have regular timetabled activities, online students will be able to study in your own time. The course content is designed in weekly blocks that do not require online students to attend any timetabled activities unless specifically stated. There may be optional timetabled activities to further support your learning that online students can choose to attend. Assessment deadlines will apply.

As a unit of study offered in Flexible mode, attendance at scheduled sessions is not a mandatory requirement of this unit. Students who enrol in the ‘self-paced study' option (in lieu of tutorials) effectively have no tutorials to attend, and students who are enrolled in on-campus or remote tutorials may wish to re-allocate to ‘self-paced study' as the semester progresses. There is, however, a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. With this in mind, we encourage and expect students to actively participate in all module activities to enhance their learning opportunities.

Required IT skills

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

• its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified assessment task, and
• it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
• its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

In-unit costs

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

• its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified
  assessment task, and
• it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
• its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

• Semester 2, 2024, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (222081)
• Semester 2, 2024, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (219445)
• Semester 2, 2023, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (214515)
• Semester 2, 2022, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (207913)
• Semester 2, 2021, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (202022)
• Semester 2, 2020, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (196285)
• Semester 2, 2019, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (190073)