LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
EDU5LPP
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is designed to introduce students to the profession of education and to the central place of learning in how educators think about teaching. There is a focus on understanding personal and social dimensions of learning in practice, both biographically and as situated in changing socio-cultural contexts. These understandings form a basis for the development of critical reflective practices, including the questioning of traditional, psychological theories of learning. Topics include: understanding ourselves and others as learners; alternative perspectives and metaphors for learning and teaching; professional practice and discourse; personal and social dimensions of learning; human development and theories of learning; critically reflective practice; education as vocation; planning and designing for teaching and learning.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Sally Knipe
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: Enrolled in course EMTPW Master of Teaching (P-12)
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: EDU4LPP
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Learning to teach: new times, new practices | Recommended | Latham, G. et al (2006) | SOUTH MELBOURNE: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Readings | Teaching: making a difference | Recommended | Churchill, R. et al (2012) | 2ND ED, MILTON, QLD: JOHN WILEY & SONS |
| Readings | Adolescence | Recommended | Santrock, J. W. (2010) | 13TH ED, MCGRAW HILL |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop a foundational understanding of learning theories and child and adolescent development
- Activities:
- Students will engage with this ILO through online learning modules, an online quiz assessment and forum tasks
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Critically reflect on themselves as learners, and what this might mean for their teaching
- Activities:
- Students will engage with this ILO through face-to-face intensive workshops, online learning modules, forum tasks, and assessment task
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
03. Articulate emerging beliefs and values of teaching and learning
- Activities:
- Students will engage with this ILO through online learning modules, forum tasks, and assessment tasks
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Examine the complex and changing role of teachers, students and the classroom
- Activities:
- Students will engage with this ILO through face-to-face intensive workshops, online learning modules, forum tasks, and assessment tasks
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Express a broad sense and background understanding of the social and philosophical foundations of education
- Activities:
- Students will engage with this ILO through face-to-face intensive workshops, online learning modules, forum tasks, and assessment tasks
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Albury-Wodonga, 2017, Week 08-23, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Sally Knipe
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 08 - 08
Two 4.0 hours lecture/seminar per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 08 to week 08 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Two preliminary half-day sessions at the on-campus intensive."
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 08 - 20
One 6.0 hours scheduled online class per week from week 08 to week 20 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Module tasks | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Online test | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |