What is the assessment?
You will produce a poster which expresses your philosophy of education. You will use a combination of words, images and text. In this poster, you will provide a rationale for your philosophy of education, explaining how it was informed by the theories, frameworks, standards, principles and priorities explored in Modules 1 and 2.
How will I complete the assessment?
As a future classroom teacher, you should have the confidence to utilise a variety of modes when teaching your students and be able to support your students to share their own understandings in a variety of ways in your classroom. There are a wide variety of ways in which we (and our future students) can demonstrate understanding. In your poster, you will include visuals to demonstrate your understanding and engagement with the learning in Modules 1 & 2. Your poster should be an original contribution based on your own understanding and not taken from the internet (plagiarism). Include in-text references that adhere to APA 7th guidelines – see the ‘Referencing Text and Images in Assessment 1 (Poster)’ referencing guide for this assessment in Assessment Tasks and Submissions > Assessment 1.
Some examples include:
- A mind-map / brainstorm (on paper, in Word, PowerPoint, Canva, Pixelied, Piktochart, or another format). Take a photo or a screen shot.
- Infographic created in Canva (or similar software). Canva for free - Windows and Mac.
- Comic strip / graphic novel panel
- Something else…
Using Creative Commons images like those available in Canva mean that you do not need to include a reference for the image. If the image is from an education authority website (i.e., NESA, AITSL, ACARA, etc.), you will need to attribute the source (copyright) - see the ‘Referencing Text and Images in Assessment 1 (Poster)’ referencing guide for this assessment in Assessment Tasks and Submissions > Assessment 1.
The recommended word count for your poster is maximum 300 words. Keep in mind that you can communicate a lot through the images you select and how to use them. Aim to communicate as much information as you can through images / visuals. Use text to support this as required. You can submit your poster as a Word doc or PDF.
Note: The word count of ‘300 words or equivalent’ accommodates the significant research and preparation that is included in the construction of this poster. Please adhere to the word limit of max. 300 words in your actual poster.
In-text references and reference list are not included in the word count.
You will submit your assessment using the template provided for the assessment (Word). You can copy and paste your poster into the template and complete your reference list. You cannot create your own template and must use the template provided in this unit.
All responses should be considered ‘professional’. This means that they are suitable to be shown to a senior leader in a school. Be mindful that as a university assessment, accurate APA 7th in-text referencing and a reference list is expected. See the rubric for further guidance. The Southern Cross University Academic Integrity Framework aims to develop a holistic, systematic and consistent approach to addressing academic integrity across the entire University. For more information see the SCU Academic Integrity Framework. Note: Academic Integrity breaches include: poor referencing, not identifying direct quotations correctly, close paraphrasing, plagiarism, recycling, misrepresentation, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, fabricating information. Note: You are not permitted to use any text generating software, including generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as chatbots, to complete this assignment.
