Diploma of Teaching (Technical and Further Education) On completion of this course diplomates should be able to:
• demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of effective learning experiences;comprehend the intellectual, social and psychological aspects of adult teaming;
♦ fulfil a professional and specialist role as members of an educational organisation:
• maintain a program of self-development which will extend competence in educational, specialist and personal areas relevant to the role of teacher or trainer, and
A demonstrate the communication and inter-personal skills and commitment to education which contribute to co-operative learning.
illustrate structures, principles or processes. Criteria for assignment work will be specified with each task.
SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS
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limited number of first and second year subjects are available again in 1996. Please refer to the 1995 Handbook for subject descriptions not detailed below.
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...,.a,.-'YI{.... a.~.. . .M•1n. a.772-273 Language and Communication 2 8.3 772-274 Education, Technology and Society
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Third yearCompulsory subjects (75.1):
772-377 Teaching, Learning and Curriculum 3 11.2 772-378 Educational Psychology 2 5.6 772-379 Language and Communication 3 8.3 772-380 Education, Technology and Society 2 8.3 772-381 Teaching/Field Experience 2A 16.7 772-383 Teaching, Learning and Curriculum 4 8.3 772-391 Teaching/Field Experience 2B 16.7
Credit points:
5.6
Contact:
Twelve 2—hour lecture/workshops. (First or
any three) (24.9):second semester.)
8.3 Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
8.3 A demonstrate an awareness of individual differences among both students and teachers which affect the 8.3 learning climate and students' approaches to learning;
A understand the effect of the group on students' 8.3 behaviour and learning; and
8.3 • devise strategies for assisting students more effectively- 8.3 both in their learning and behaviour.
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Content:Student learning; classroom management 100.0 strategies; communication skills, behavioural analysis; skills management; adolescence and adulthood; group dynamics.
Assessment: A
set of exercises (30 per cent) and one major assignment (70 per cent).
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Elective subjects (choice of
772-384 Adult Education
772-385 Specialist Computer Applications in Education
772-386 Studies of Equal Opportunity in Education
772-387 Mathematics in Vocational Education
772-388 Teaching Technology Studies
772-389 Training and Learning in the Work Place 772-390 Practicum in Teaching and Learning
CREDIT
The maximum credit awarded for specialist study and work experience is 100 points. Students who have undertaken similar subjects offered in another teacher training course can be credited with a maximum of 200 points.
ASSESSMENT
The tasks for assessment will vary according to the nature and size of the subject. In general, assessment tasks may be classified as:
• a major assignment consisting of a 1500— to 2000—word paper or a non—written task equivalent in time/effort;
and
• a minor assignment consisting of
a750— to 1000—word paper or a non—written task equivalent in time/effort.
Non—written assignment tasks may cover a range of activities such as the production of practical projects, audio-
visual programs and/or graphic and oral presentations to
Credit points: 11.1
Contact:
Twelve 3—hour lecture/workshops. (First or second semester.)
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
• demonstrate literacy competence (spoken and written) for personal and professional development; and A understand the language process involved in moving
from experience to thought, to speech, to writing and
the implications for teaching and learning.
Content: Written and oral communication; language for personal use and development; language for public use and professional development.
Assessment: A set of exercises and one major (60 per cent) and two minor assignments (40 per cent).
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Credit points: 8.3
Contact: Twelve 3—hour lecture 'workshops. (First or second semester)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
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think visually and appreciate the contribution visual thinking can make to their personal learning processes and innovation;A
understand graphic communication as a means of conceiving, clarifying and communicating ideas and information; andA
demonstrate the knowledge, skills and processes to produce effective material in a teaching/learning environment.Content: Visual communication; visual thinking; graphic communication processes; graphic techniques; systems elements and media.
Assessment: A set of exercises; a major assignment (70 per cent); and a minor assignment (30 per cent).
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Credit points: 8.3
Contact: Twelve 3-hour lecture/workshops. (First or second semester)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
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possess a positive sense of identity as teachers in vocational and adult education through the development of a framework that incorporates philosophical, historical and sociological frameworks.Content: Philosophical, historical and sociological perspectives on education, technology and society.
Assessment: Set exercises; a major assignments (70 per cent); and a minor assignment (30 per cent).
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Credit points: 11.2
Prerequisite: Teaching, Learning and Curriculum 2.
Contact: Twelve 3—hour lecture/workshops (First or second semester.)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
• analyse and assess principles of Curriculum Development and Evaluation and practise a range of related skills within the context of their own teaching setting; and
• examine a range of creative teaching and learning strategies with a view to trialling and evaluating selected strategies in their current and future teaching situations.
Content: Curriculum models and strategies in vocational and adult education; instructional media; working with groups; approaches to teaching and learning.
Assessment: Set exercises; a major assignment (70 per cent); and a minor assignment (30 per cent).
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Credit points: 5.6
Prerequisites: Educational Psychology 1.
Contact: Twelve 2—hour lecture/workshops. (First or second semester.)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
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build on and develop a further awareness, understanding and skills gained in unit one.Content: Personal skills; personality and behaviour;
learning.
Assessment: A set of exercises (30 per cent) and a major assignment (70 per cent).
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Credit points : 8.3
Prerequisite: Language and Communication 1.
Contact: Twelve 3—hour lecture/workshops. (First or second semester.)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
• understand 'literacy competence' and how this is acquired, with an emphasis on reading and the psycholinguistic processes; and
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understand the implications for the teaching/learning context.Content: Language patterns; reading and writing skills;
the relationship of language processes to learning; the reading process; readable teaching materials; the teacher's role in literacy development.
Assessment: A set of exercises; a major assignment (70 per cent); and a minor assignment (30 per cent).
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Credit points: 8.3
Prerequisite: Education, Technology and Society 1.
Contact: Twelve 3—hour lecture/workshops. (First or second semester.)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
• endorse their sense of professional identity and to consolidate their sense of professional location within the broader context of educational, technological and social change.
Content: Current issues in education; the teacher in specific contexts; negotiated topics of interest; visits to educational institutions.
Assessment: A major investigation (60 per cent); a class presentation and journal (40 per cent).
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Credit points: 8.3
Prerequisite: Teaching, Learning and Curriculum 3.
Contact: Twelve 3—hour lecture/workshops. (First or second semester.)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
• demonstrate via classroom workshops and completion of prescribed tasks and assignments an awareness of processes and interpersonal skills appropriate for the design of educational programs in their subject area;
• demonstrate an awareness of the range of government policies and regulations which may impinge on the role of the classroom teacher, and
• identify and select alternative teaching strategies which match the varying needs of their students.
Content: Curriculum; curriculum evaluation; the role of teacher; government legislation relevant to teaching e.g.
occupational health and safety.
Assessment: Set exercises; a major assignment (70 per
cent); and a minor assignment (30 per cent).
Credit points: I6.7
Special requirements: Full—time course trainees are located in their teaching context for 3 days each week. Part—
time course trainees must be employed or placed in their teaching context to teach a minimum of 6 hours per week.
Placement trainees must be under direct supervision.
Prerequisites: Teaching Experience.
Contact: The Involvement Time for these two subjects is 420 hours comprising planning and preparation, teaching sessions, observation and analysis and a series of activities undertaken in their teaching institution. (First or second semester.)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
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trial and evaluate alternative teaching strategies; andA
develop and re—develop programs (curriculum based2.3SS pedalised Compute
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activities) and other related work place or field based activities.
Content: Individually—negotiated tasks and activities are arranged with students and directly supervised. Tasks are directly related to teaching and professional activities.
Assessment: A journal containing negotiated tasks (100 per cent).