ECN725 - Teaching Strategies for Vocational Pathways
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | This unit has an indicative number of professional experience placement days. For the most up-to-date advice regarding your placement please see here. |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Cloud (online) with intensive Trimester 2: Cloud (online) with intensive |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Juliet Austin Trimester 2: Juliet Austin |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E530, E730, E537 or E737 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed unit ECN704 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ECJ723 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | This unit includes a hurdle requirement for pre-service teachers to arrange 15-days of placement experience in an alternative and/or applied learning setting, to be negotiated with the unit chair. This placement is in addition to the required 60-days of supervised teaching practice. Note: Graduate Certificate of Applied Learning students who are current practicing teachers may apply for a waiver or conduct the placement in their own institution. Inclusion of a one day on campus intensive to be held during Week 1 of the Trimester. |
Content
This unit examines curriculum, learning environments, pedagogy and assessment approaches used in senior secondary school pathways which prepare people for life and work beyond school. Students will identify environmental and contextual factors that impact on vocational learning in order to plan for, develop and reflect on applied learning vocational programs. Students will critically reflect on their personal skills and past experiences to inform the development of quality vocational programs. The unit develops advanced knowledge and skills of programs such as the VCAL curriculum framework, or equivalent senior secondary school pathways. Students will apply strategies for designing, teaching and assessing programs that meet quality assurance requirements and are responsive to the learning needs of specific student cohorts. The unit will also explore vocational pathways and support systems available to facilitate transition into further education training and employment.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Integrate all aspects of the VCAL or equivalent curriculum including the different strands and levels, into a program of learning that details differentiated teaching strategies to meet the specific needs of vocational pathways students across a full range of abilities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Design, evaluate and justify teaching sequences that incorporate applied learning strategies into the curriculum, pedagogies and assessment practices of vocational learning programs | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Critically examine the effectiveness of support agencies and programs that assist young people transition from school to post school vocational education, training and employment | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Critically reflect on personal experiences and expertise, and connect these to both the principles and practices of applied learning and the contextual features of vocational learning environments | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Apply key principles described in code of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession and explain their application in a vocational learning environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Individual) - Vocational Learning Program Plan | 2500 words | 50% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - Case Study of a Vocational Learning Program | 2500 words | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Satisfactory completion of the professional experience placement is required in order to pass this unit
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECN725
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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