Overview
Inclusive education is a fundamental human right that enables all other rights. It involves the provision of equitable learning opportunities to all students across all levels of education through the removal of barriers to access and participation. When enacted well, inclusion is a process that benefits all students. In this course, you will learn about the fundamental concepts, research evidence, international laws, and national legislation underpinning inclusion. You will understand how and why genuine inclusion differs from other forms of education provision, and what practices are necessary to achieve and sustain it.
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Build the skills and knowledge necessary to make inclusive education work for all children and young people. Learn about the Australian and international laws and systems, and discover the historical, legal and educational influences on the development of inclusive education practices. Gain the deep conceptual knowledge that teachers need to be able to design learning experiences, assessments and environments that are accessible to all students.
Who should participate?
Practitioners and parents interested in achieving genuine inclusion, including principals, teachers, teacher aides, school counsellors, and allied health professionals.
For Australian educators, this module aligns with the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST):
1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
1.3 Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
1.6 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability
4.1 Support student participation
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
This online module is open for international enrolments.
Your expert facilitators Professor Linda Graham & Ms Haley Tancredi
Linda J. Graham is a Professor in the School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education. Her research interests concern the role of education policy and schooling practices in the development of disruptive student behaviour and the improvement of responses to children with language and behavioural difficulties. Click here for more information on Linda J. Graham.
Ms Haley Tancredi is a doctoral candidate and sessional academic at QUT and an experienced educational speech pathologist. Her PhD research will investigate the impact of teachers’ use of inclusive pedagogical practices on the classroom experiences, engagement and learning outcomes of students with language and attentional difficulties in Year 10 classrooms. Haley’s research and clinical interests are student voice, adolescents with language and learning disorders and professional collaboration in inclusive classrooms. Haley is a co-convenor of the AARE Inclusive Education Special Interest Group.
Core concepts
This online course covers a range of topics around inclusive education, including:
1. What is inclusive education?
2. Does inclusion work?
3. Fundamental concepts
4. The legal foundations
5. Inclusive education in context
Details
Where and when
Online Delivery
This course will be held entirely online, via Blackboard, QUT's online learning platform. This course runs for 4 weeks (13 hours in total, or approximately 3 hours per week)
- Monday 23 August to Sunday 19 September 2021
Blackboard access will remain active for 2 weeks after the course.
Certification
For this online module you will be issued a Certificate of Attainment for 13 hours of CPD.
Cost
| Registration type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Early Bird registration (closes 4 weeks prior to course commencement) | $275.80 (including GST) |
| Standard registration * | $324.50 (including GST) |
| QUT Alumni / Student / Staff registration * | $243.40 (including GST) |
| Group (4 or more) * | $275.80 (including GST) per person |
* Registration closes 2 business days prior to course commencement
More details
Module Plus – Inclusive education: Core concepts and essential knowledge
Extend your learning with the Module Plus. In the Module Plus, participants will apply the knowledge they acquired in the first module by completing an authentic assessment that can be used in their workplace. On completion of the Module Plus, participants will also earn credit for a postgraduate unit. For more information, click here.
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