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I’ve changed my topic for AT2 and AT3 a bit, which focuses on flipped classroom, a type of blended learning.
Topic: Flipped classroom in English language teaching in higher education.
Research question: How is flipped classroom applied to English language teaching (EFL/EAL) at higher education?
Sub questions:
- what is flipped classroom? Underpinned theory/framework?
- what are the advantages and disadvantages of flipped classroom?
- what are relevant flipped classroom models for English language teaching at higher education levels?
- What are the benefits and limitations of the examined models?

And the artifact could be a flipped lesson plan following one of the examined models, which I have never done before. (Still thinking)

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Jiang & Sumanjit & Pham

Topic:
GP - To what extent does VR/Simulations encourage authentic learning in Media/Arts?

VR/Simulation based learning for media arts students to enhance authentic learning
- reduce inaccessibility to professional Student participation in class using ict.
- structuring technology centred approaches
- Use of VR/AR in STEM, humanity, literacy
-Technology learning: enhanced strategies/approaches (frameworks) in studying chemistry
Preferred Week 6

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Topic: The implications of using ICT in a physical education environment.
How is digital technology used in PE? (GP)

Scaffolding questions : (GP- Try this)
1.What are the constrains barriers in the implementation of digital technology in PE? physical education?
2.What are the opportunities in the implementation of digital technology in PE?
3. How does digital technology optimise learning in PE and support student development (GP- why student development? What are you trying to get at?)

Preferred week: Week 6

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(GP) How are ASD or Special needs students accommodated in secondary PE? What strategies are applied in secondary for teaching students with autism/special needs within secondary PE?

Preferred week: Week 4/5

PE:
Human and Body in Motion
Physical Activity, sport, and society
Mvt skills and energy of PA
Training to improve performance

Student/practice centred

Formative - observing

Maths:
Number & Algebra
Measurement and geo
Stats & probability

Teacher/student centred

Chinese:
Vocab
grammar

Teacher/student centred

Business:
Media analysis
Business Simulation
Case Study
Business Research

Teacher/student centred

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Keshiya and Ratna
Topic: Special education in Mathematics during high school years.
GP - What strategies are used in Maths to cater for students with special needs? To what extent are they successful?
Scaffolding questions:
·         What is differentiated learning?

·         What is inclusive education?

·         What is the difference between differentiated learning and inclusive education?

·         ·         What are the theoretical frameworks for Mathematics teaching?
Preferred week: week 5 ( 25/03)

Paragraph
Politicians want Victorian people to fear the African gangs to carry out the campaign for elections. They used non-expert opinions to build on the theory that black people are the main cause of violence in Victoria, with the aim of gaining votes for the election. Victoria’s crime statistics agency claimed that crime rate has reduced by 8.8% and only 1% of the overall crimes were committed by the Sudanese gangs whereas 71.7% were committed by white people. Young black Australian citizen was even beaten to death by 2 white men.  Expert opinions from the Police and Crime commission contradicted what the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was claiming. Furthermore, the leaflet distributed by the Liberal Party had a picture of a gang of black people taken from a British newspaper to demonstrate crime. Therefore, all the evidences support the fact that politicians are just using racism to win the elections.

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Carol, Shar, and Malina

Topic: Implementation of differentiation technique in mainstream schools.
??GP - To what extent has differentiation improved student engagement and capability in mainstream schools?

Scaffolding questions:
1. How do we support EAL students in mainstream classrooms? (carol)
2. What are the strategies and specific differentiation techniques to be utilised for the students with ASD in mainstream schools? (Shar)
3. What teaching strategies and techniques can be used to facilitate differentiated teaching for students in Chinese second language class? (Malina)

Preferred week: Week 6

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English...- names?
GP - could you clarify what it is you would like to find out? It is not clear to me.
Content
-> Literature based (specific texts, e.g. Dickens, Shakespeare - In India, literature from different countries)
-> Text book covering different era, chronological
-> General English (writing techniques, narratives, grammar based, etc.)

Typical teaching style
-> Didactic
-> In India, using same text for whole class - In Australia, more flexible, depending on students level and teacher's choice
-> Grammar - Making students write and providing feedback + explaining rules
-> Narrative writing -> Use an example which is relevant for students' life and get students to write their own

Assessments
-> Opinion and context of the students' writing can vary, but a marking structure is used for  marking the writing skills
-> Moderated assessment
-> Sometimes provides feedback on the spot (when issues are identified during writing task)
-> Or provides planned feedback after assessing a piece of writing

Feedback
-> Use students' mistakes to provide feedback
->  No right or wrong (except when looking at dates and history of literature)

Sarah Ann and Arsheya
Do Standardized Tests in Teacher Education contribute to creating "Good Teachers" ?
?GP: To what extent does standardized testing in teacher education courses create/encourage Good Teachers?
What are standardized tests?
Features of standardized tests
Why are they used?
Pros and cons of using standardized tests in teacher education
Do they help identifying "good teachers"
How do we test good teaching qualities?
Have these tests helped producing good teachers?

8th April 2020 ( Preferred date)

Waleed Aly makes use of sarcasm and humour to address how African gangs are portrayed in the media and by the Australian Government. Aly talks about how the African gangs in Victoria seem to be getting labelled as criminals while evidence and statistics show a different picture.  According to Victorian Crime Statistics Department  only 1% of crime is committed by Sudanese people while Australian born citizens are responsible for 71% of crimes committed which is self explanatory. While the minister of Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission said that the issue regarding Sudanese gangs is blown out of proportion and inaccurate and dangerous. He also shows that politicians are extremely one sided when it comes to the issue. Minister Peter Dutton tells a reporter that he is scared to go out at night which is an over exaggeration of the situation, while the Australian Prime minister is asking for honesty when he and his ministers are feeding lies about a community that are invalid. Minister Kevin Andrew's commented on how these people aren't settling to the Australian way of life and then goes on to halving the intake of African immigrants which goes to show how inclusive he is and how he could make such drastic changes based on baseless evidence.
This is how Aly uses different viewpoints to show how politicians are trying to get political mileage out of this situation and various news agencies that are putting up false facts that our sold as truths to the masses .

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Guillaume
Topic: What practices can be implemented in a [primary] school for promoting student leadership?
GP - How is student leadership encouraged in primary school? To what extent are those strategies successful?

Preferred week: week 4 (18/03)

Topics to look at:
- Why is student leadership promoted at school? What's the theoretical background which says it's a good idea to do it?
- Who does not believe leadership should be implemented in primary school?
- Linking Student voice and agency (see DET Amplify document)
- Does it have a link with student well-being?
- How is it implemented in primary schools? Compare  experience at my school with literature
- Can some practices implemented in secondary school be implemented in primary?

Paragraph (Pham & Guillaume)
Politicians claim that Melbourne is plagued by violence from Sudanese gangs, while the facts and real life experience do not match this perspective. The Prime Minister and some of his colleagues, including Peter Dutton, claimed that Melburnians are scared to go out and that Sudanese gangs are responsible for most violent crimes. However, statistics from police shows that 71% violent crimes are caused by Australian-born people. Politicians use statistics such as 3% of crimes are committed by Sudanese gangs, scaring voters, even though it only represents a very small number of actual crimes (i.e. 70 crimes in Victoria). Further analysis of the political material such as leaflets used by political parties confirm the misrepresentation of the situation: black looking youth were used to illustrate criminality issues. The argument proposed by politicians has been contradicted by independent experts, such as criminology doctors from …. Using sudanese gangs as scaremongers and enhancing the idea of insecurity is used by politicians of all sides to gain votes and to promote their policies, to the detriment of some part of the population.

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MEDIA & ART
GP - What assessment is commonly used in Media/Art, and to what extent is it fit-for purpose?
Content- Montage theory. lighting, framing, story writing, character building, sound editing
Typical teaching style- Student centred, collaborative learning
Typical assessment- Project (production design)
Typical feedback- Folio records & rationale

ENGLISH
Content- Vocabulary, grammar,  pronunciation, LSRW
Typical teaching style- Top down, teacher centred
Typical assessment- Final summative test
Typical feedback-Constructive feedback, small comments

Parents care about scores and have fixed mindsets, policies

MATH
Content- Numbers, place value, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, statistics
Typical teaching style- Teacher centred
Typical assessment- Math paper/test/quiz (boring..)
Typical feedback- Grades/ Marks

Phuoc and Linh
Topic: learner autonomy in online language learning. (OK. Gab)
Scaffolding questions:
1. How is "learner autonomy" defined? What is relevant framework/model for learner autonomy in online language teaching? Are there others? What are the advantages / disadvantages of this model?
2. How is "online language learning" defined?
3. How is "learner autonomy" perceived in online language learning?
4. What are the characteristics of online language learning?
5. Why should learner autonomy be taken into consideration in online language learning?
6 GP What kinds of online activities would you ask students to perform? Assessment? How and what kind of feedback would you give?
7. How easy/difficult is it to apply the ideas/framework/model in an online classroom?

Preferred week: Week 5