ECN736 - Introduction to Teaching: Later Years
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Adam Usher |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E730 or E737 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ECN730 |
| 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: | It is expected that students will engage weekly with online materials for a minimum of |
Content
This unit will enable students to develop an overview of the range of curriculum documents and programs relevant to a broad range of later year's settings, including VCE, VCAL, VET, IB and CGEA. Students examine how curriculum documents are applied in their specialist teaching areas and will develop the knowledge and skills required to prepare learning activities meeting the curriculum and assessment requirements.
The unit introduces students to the role of teachers and specialist subjects in supporting later years’ decision making in regard to further education, training and employment. Students will develop an understanding of the range of learning needs encountered among later year's students and of strategies to assist their learning. Students compare and contrast the similarities and differences that exist within the different later years’ curricula. Students consider various assessment strategies to assess student learning and apply knowledge of feedback literacy (including providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning) and moderation processes to make consistent judgements about student learning. Finally, the unit will enable students to develop safe, creative and productive learning environments in the later years to sustain engagement across the diverse range of students they may encounter, using all of the resources that are available including ICT, networks and partnerships.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically evaluate the characteristics and learning needs of students in the later years and examine how educational provision responds to these needs across a range of later years educational settings locally and nationally. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Set learning goals, plan and implement creative and engaging applied learning activities that will meet the individualised requirements of later years learners within the curriculum | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Plan for the development and maintenance of supportive, safe and productive learning environments within later years’ settings that draw on a range of resources including ICT, networks and partnerships | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO4 | Use assessment strategies to assess student learning and apply knowledge of feedback literacy (including providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning) and moderation processes to make consistent judgements about student learning | 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 - Planning and Implementing an Extended Learning Activity | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 - Case Study | 2500 words or equivalent | 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.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECN736
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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