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EDGCT5008 - Professional Practice in Tertiary Teaching
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<p>Professional Practice in Tertiary Teaching (EDGCT5008) provides an institutional perspective to key learning and teaching environments and partnerships in higher education. The topics explored in this unit include:</p>
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<li>introduction to online and blended learning and teaching pedagogies</li>
<li>enhancing student learning through online and blended facilitation</li>
<li>valuing adult learners as genuine partners in learning</li>
<li>incorporating stakeholder expertise to maximize student learning experiences</li>
<li>integrating industry and community capability to ensure employment readiness</li>
<li>identify opportunities and processes for mapping and benchmarking learning across curricula</li>
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<p>This unit will focus on the tertiary learning environment and partnerships availed through problem-based and collaborative learning, evidence-based approaches, authentic application and reflective practice in diverse tertiary education settings.</p>
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<p>In a tertiary education context: Module A – Curriculum design and development Identify opportunities and processes for mapping and benchmarking learning across curricula. Incorporate stakeholder expertise to maximise student learning experiences. Module B – Students and communities as partners Value adult learners as genuine partners in learning Integrate industry and community capability to enable employment readiness. Module C – Online and blended learning and teaching Introduce online and blended learning and teaching pedagogies. Enhance student learning thorough quality online and blended facilitation.</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>Professional Practice in Tertiary Teaching (EDGCT5008) provides an institutional perspective to key learning and teaching environments and partnerships in higher education. The topics explored in this unit include:</p> <ul> <li>introduction to online and blended learning and teaching pedagogies</li> <li>enhancing student learning through online and blended facilitation</li> <li>valuing adult learners as genuine partners in learning</li> <li>incorporating stakeholder expertise to maximize student learning experiences</li> <li>integrating industry and community capability to ensure employment readiness</li> <li>identify opportunities and processes for mapping and benchmarking learning across curricula</li> </ul> <p>This unit will focus on the tertiary learning environment and partnerships availed through problem-based and collaborative learning, evidence-based approaches, authentic application and reflective practice in diverse tertiary education settings.</p>
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<p>In a tertiary education context: Module A – Curriculum design and development Identify opportunities and processes for mapping and benchmarking learning across curricula. Incorporate stakeholder expertise to maximise student learning experiences. Module B – Students and communities as partners Value adult learners as genuine partners in learning Integrate industry and community capability to enable employment readiness. Module C – Online and blended learning and teaching Introduce online and blended learning and teaching pedagogies. Enhance student learning thorough quality online and blended facilitation.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edgct5008">070303 - Education Studies</a>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=EDGCT5007" target="_blank">EDGCT5007</a>"</p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Formulate a positive environment for learning using contemporary learning and teaching designs and modes of delivery</p>
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<p>Investigate and acquire relevant approaches to learning and teaching partnerships that encourage and maximise independent learning</p>
S1
<p>Critically review and analyse a wide range of learning and teaching strategies to accommodate a wide variety of tertiary learning environments</p>
S2
<p>Develop a network of expertise to form meaningful partnerships in tertiary learning and teaching</p>
A1
<p>Develop and implement curricula, structures and resources to reflect and demonstrate emerging mastery of the field.</p>
A2
<p>Increasing capacities to develop, initiate and evaluate models of practice for a range of tertiary education contexts.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Construct a curriculum map for a unit of study (or equivalent) and narrate an overview of the connections and disconnections of the student learning experience.</p>
<p>PRESENTATION</p>
<p>30%-40%</p>
K1, K2, S2, A1
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<p>Design an activity that incorporates authentic learning partnerships to enhance student employment readiness</p>
<p>LEARNING ACTIVITY</p>
<p>30%-40%</p>
K2, S2, A1, A2
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<p>Formulate solutions to key pedagogical challenges afforded the online and blended learning environments.</p>
<p>CASE STUDY</p>
<p>30%-40%</p>
K1, S1, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplimentary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edgct5008">070303 - Education Studies</a>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Disclaimer
<em>Information in the Federation Handbook is correct at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to alter any course, unit, procedure or fee.</em>
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