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FIRST YEAR EDUCATION & INNOCATION UNITSg EDDDE1001 INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND TEACHINGCREDIT POINTS: 15OFFERED: Semester 1This course will focus on educators as inquirers into professional practice. Through processes of observation,planning, organising, monitoring and evaluating a range of teaching/learning approaches the students will investigatethe complex nature of teaching and learning. Students will also examine, and critique, the value assumptions whichimpact on current school contexts, developing and expressing a view of themselves as researchers and reflectivepractitioners. Understanding the learning needs of all students and responding to these will be the key focus.g EDTEC1001 INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATIONCREDIT POINTS: 15OFFERED: Semester 1This course provides students with the opportunity to investigate innovation as it applies to technology and education.Students will develop their ability in using and applying a number of digital technologies and software packages to thepractice of teaching. The unit introduces students to the use of multimedia, multi-modal communication andmultiliteracies.g EDTEC1003 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATIONCREDIT POINTS: 15OFFERED: Semester 1This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their understandings of the risks and hazards in atechnology education teaching environment. The unit is aimed at developing safe work practices with a broad range ofmachines, equipment and processes.g EDTEC1002 TEACHING TECHNOLOGY 1CREDIT POINTS: 15OFFERED: Semester 1This course is designed for students to learn to understand the occupational health and safety requirements withworking with tools, equipment and processes associated with a range of materials (metals, wood, plastics and textiles)and through manufacturing in a workshop environment; the use of hand and power tools and measurement equipmentused in fabrication and construction; the rationales and design considerations for the appropriate selection and use ofdifferent materials and processes and how design, technology and engineering curriculum forms part of the designand technology domain in secondary schools, VCE, VCAL and VET programg EDDDE1002 YOUNG PEOPLE AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSCREDIT POINTS: 15OFFERED: Semester 2The course is designed to enable students to develop insights into the tasks and problems experienced byadolescents and the impact of their experience on the ways in which they negotiate the school environment. Aparticular focus will be on those aspects of the teacher-student relationship which pertain to group management,attention to individuals and communication with parents.g EDDDE2103 DESIGNING FOR LEARNINGCREDIT POINTS: 15PREREQUISITES:EDDDE1001 Introduction to Learning and TeachingOFFERED: Semester 2This course explores key aspects of the nature of the school curriculum. Starting from the perspective of the individualteacher, issues relating to the classroom, the school, the education system and society at large are critically examined.Flexible, negotiated participation is a feature of the unit. Direct involvement with schools is encouraged. Wherestudents have an interest in the role of curricula in workplaces/industries other than schools/the education industry,course processes will be negotiated accordingly.g EDDDE2104 ASSESSMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF LEARNINGCREDIT POINTS: 15OFFERED: Semester 2This course will involve students in reflecting on the ways in which assessment impacts on learning and incorporatesbeliefs about learning. Different forms of assessment will be analysed, and students will design and critique a varietyof assessment tasks. For some students, three courses from Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training maybe available.8 of 28
g EDTEC1003 TEACHING TECHNOLOGY 2CREDIT POINTS: 15OFFERED: Semester 2This unit is designed for students to understand, the occupational health and safety requirements associated withworking with tools, equipment and processes associated with the technology areas of plastics, systems and food.Students will work with a range of technologies (systems, plastics and food) through preparation, production in aworkshop and kitchen environment; the use of hand and power tools and measurement equipment used; explanationof the way that design and technology curriculum forms part of VCE, VCAL and VET programs.This unit is aimed at a broad tertiary level audience interested in solving real world problems. The mainfocus will be on learning and applying standard calculus techniques to model motion, growth and change.Problems requiring optimisation techniques and calculation of area will also be considered. It will beparticularly valuable to prospective secondary school mathematics teachers and any student interested inimproving their understanding of these commonly encountered areas of applied mathematics.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEThe professional experiences/practicum’s are structured to create sequential opportunities for studentsto reflect on and develop conceptual understandings, capabilities and values related to learning underthe supervision of experienced professionals in diverse professional and community settings. Eachstudent will be encouraged to develop a set of distinctive capabilities.Working in schools and/or other educational or training contexts, students will gain the opportunity to:Observe and interact with learners in a school or other educational setting;Develop a growing confidence in relationships with learners;Prepare effective teaching strategies for groups within a class and/or other learning setting;Consider the structure and organisation of a school and/or other learning situation and begin to identifyways schools and/or learning institutions and society influence each other;Apply knowledge of teaching skills and strategies gained from core university Program units in aprofessional teaching situation;Commence collecting useful materials in a clearly indexed and organised resource file.Practical teaching experience is an integral component of the program and these experiences will beginin semester one of third year.All students will be required to undertake supervised teaching practice of 80 days, including 3practicum’s of 3 weeks and an extended 7 week practicum in schools.Also see www.vit.vic.edu.au/content.asp?Document_ID=23 for registration requirements andprofessional standards for teachers.‘WHAT IS MY STUDENT CENTRE’www.ballarat.edu.au/mysupport9 of 28ORGANISING YOURSELFThe Student centre is an online, web based access to the University's Higher Education studentadministration system. In the student centre, your can view and update your personal details such asyour address and contact numbers. It is also the Universities on-line method of accepting offers,enrolling in classes and viewing results. You can also pay your fees on-line through the Student centre.You can access my student centre by going to the following website:www.mysc.ballarat.edu.auInstructions on how to complete various tasks on my student centre can be found on the followingwebsite:
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