Assignment 1: An interactive tutorial-presentation: In groups of about five students, you will design and present an interactive tutorial-presentation for your peers on one of the main course themes. Your activities and ideas could be drawn from various sources, including core course readings, required papers and additional readings. You will create and use your tutorial-presentation materials (e.g. slides) as a stimulus for activities and discussions and as a resource for your peers for follow-up learning. Your tutor will assign the topic.

Assignment 2: A single case study (weekly tutorials and final submission): In weeks 1 to 6, you will complete a weekly online tutorial on a Single Case Research method and write your short reflections on what you have learnt after each weekly tutorial. For the final assessment, you will submit: 1) your final reflective response on how the single case research method could be used in your future professional practice and 2) your 3 best weekly posts/responses demonstrating your understanding and engagement with weekly tutorial materials and activities.

Assignment 3A: A research design task (weekly): In weeks 1 to 6, you will complete weekly asynchronous activities related to the main aspects of research project design, such as an initial framing of the project, literature review, and methodological design. Timely and satisfactory completion of each week’s activity contributes 2% to your final mark (max. 10% in total). 

Assignment 3B: A plan for a practitioner research project: For this task, you will develop a plan for a small-scale practitioner-driven research project based on a particular problem relevant to your future professional practice. The ‘problem’ should relate to an aspect of your future professional career as a teacher and should be capable of being implemented in your next professional experience placement.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.