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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 1062

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
100586

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
Yes

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To enable students to develop knowledge, skills and attributes in the planning, delivery and evaluation of learning experiences for adult learners in a variety of contexts.

Course content

Strategies for working effectively in environments with adult learners; the characteristics of an effective educator; inclusive and safe learning environment; planning and preparing learning experiences from curricula/training packages/other frameworks for identifying learner needs; the interrelationship between teaching and learning; designing learning programs; teaching strategies (individual, group, workplace based, online); skills for reflection on working as an educator in a setting with adult learners in order to complete required assessment tasks.

Textbook(s)

Killen, R 2007, Effective teaching strategies, 4th ed, Thomson Social Science Press, South Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
EDUC 1061 Assessment and Recognition of Learning in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning Contexts

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop 2 hours x 13 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork) 1 hour x 2 sessions
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online activities) 10 hours x 13 weeks
External (Fieldwork) 1 hour x 2 sessions

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Essay, Fortnightly journal, Video

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Dr Lisa Davies
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