Overview
Despite a rapid expansion in autism research, providing effective support for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum in inclusive settings continues to be acknowledged as a persisting challenge for educators, parents/carers, specialist and support staff. In this Module Plus you will apply your understanding of the autism spectrum and UDL to create a plan for including children and adolescents on the autism spectrum in your field of practice.
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Through this assessment module, you will expand your knowledge of how to support the inclusion of children and adolescents on the autism spectrum in your field of practice. You will analyse potential barriers in your context and apply appropriate universal teaching strategies to eliminate these barriers to strengthen the engagement and participation of learners with autism.
Who should participate?
This online module is for participants who have completed the 13-hour Inclusive strategies for the autism spectrum learning module.
The Module Plus is designed for practitioners who want to apply the knowledge they acquired in the learning module by completing an authentic assessment.
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
This online module is open for international enrolments.
Your expert facilitators Dr Beth Saggers & Dr Sofia Mavropoulou
Dr Beth Saggers is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at QUT. She has over 30 years of practical teaching and research experience working with students on the autism spectrum, educators and families, and is an active research participate in the national cooperative research centre for autism. Dr Saggers has worked with students in all phases of schooling, across a diverse range of educational settings and has extensive experience in working with students with challenging behaviours. Click here for more information on Dr Beth Saggers.
Dr Sofia Mavropoulou is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education. She has extensive experience collaborating with teachers and parents to create autism-friendly inclusive environments for individuals with autism across different ages. Sofia’s research is focused on the application of educational strategies to support learners with autism in inclusive contexts. Click here for more information on Dr Sofia Mavropoulou.
Core concepts
This online assessment provides evidence of your ability to:
- Critically analyse the key learning characteristics and behavioural features of children and adolescents on the autism spectrum.
- Apply your understanding of these characteristics to develop a support plan with appropriate universal strategies for the inclusion of learners with autism.
- Develop skills for effective communication about the inclusion of students with autism with professional and non-professional audiences.
Details
Where and when
This course will be held entirely online, via Blackboard, QUT's online learning platform. You will use QUT’s online learning platform to discuss the assessment tasks with your educator and fellow learners.
When:
- 1 August - 28 August 2022
This course runs for 4 weeks (62 hours in total). You will have 12 weeks in total to complete all requirements from the Module Plus start date.
Certification
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Please familiarise yourself with QUT’s Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct.
For this online module you will be issued a Certificate of Attainment for 62 hours of CPD.
On successful completion, you’ll also earn credit for a postgraduate unit (six credit points) that will be applied as advanced standing when you enrol in QUT’s Graduate Certificate in Education or Master of Education.
Cost
| Registration type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Early Bird registration (closes 4 weeks prior to course commencement) | $589.00 (including GST) |
| Standard registration* | $654.50 (including GST) |
| QUT Alumni / Students / Staff* | $490.90 (including GST) |
| Group (4 or more)* | $589.00 (including GST) per person |
* Registration closes 1 week prior to course commencement. Please email qutex@qut.edu.au if you would like to register a group.
More details
Prior to enrolling into the Module Plus course, participants must complete the pre-requisite 13 hour Inclusive strategies for the autism spectrum learning module.
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Interested in other Education courses that follow the same format as this one? Explore each course below:
- Creating apps in the classroom and the Module Plus extension
- Inclusive education: Core concepts and essential knowledge and the Module Plus extension
- Inclusive strategies for the autism spectrum and the Module Plus extension
- Innovative Thinking for Teachers and School Leaders and the Module Plus extension
- Teaching phonics in Early Childhood and the Module Plus extension
- Teaching Students Who Have Suffered Complex Trauma and the Module Plus extension