AR8112B Learning for Life and Ministry
Description
Are you looking for a great place to start or restart your higher education studies? Our Learning for Life and Ministry unit cultivates valuable skills that you can apply to your learning at university, life and ministry. Be equipped to navigate online study, grow as a reflective learner, think and write critically, and develop strategies to manage the competing pressures of life and ministry. This unit is the starting point for many of our students.
Level
Postgraduate Foundational
Semester
Semester 2 2027
Delivery Mode
Online
Dates
26 July - 29 October 2027
A weekly virtual classroom session will take place on Zoom on Wednesdays at 12.30pm - 1:30pm AEST/AEDT.
We recommend that you allocate 15 hours a week for all study activities.
Lecturer/s
Auxiliary Lieutenant Matt Cairns and Major Dr Catherine Spiller
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required.
Learning Activities
This unit employs a constructivist approach to adult education, tailored to online or blended delivery. Teaching and learning in the unit occur through various student-centred learning experiences. Apart from undertaking assessment-for-learning tasks, students will engage with guided readings, videos, podcasts, group work, workshops, and tutorials. Students will engage in discussions that will provide spaces for peer-to-peer learning and the development of discipline-specific and soft skills.
* This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.
Assessments
Assessment 1 – 10%
Assessment 2 – 50%
Assessment 3 – 40%
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Summarise with clarity and purpose the place of learning in life and ministry.
- Evaluate and apply various learning strategies as a lifelong learner.
- Critically apply diverse academic skills in educational contexts.
- Discover and assess technological tools and resources for ethical application in life and ministry.
- Critically reflect on the impact of mindset on learning and attitudes to learning.
Text Books
There is no required text for this unit.