Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices

Course aim

To enable pre-service teachers to develop awareness of the social and community contexts of educational settings, the roles of teachers, and the links between schools, and other agencies in providing for children’s learning and welfare.

Course content

Social, economic and political contexts of educational service provision, community and interagency links; self as learner; teacher’s role; schools: organisation, policies, practice; the centrality of relationships in learning and teaching; learning as an active process; using and evaluating learning environment technologies; understanding learning environments; observation; child protection and wellbeing issues; teaching individuals and small groups; reflecting on learning and practice.

Textbook(s)

Groundwater-Smith, S, Ewing, R & Le Cornu, R 2011, Teaching: challenges and dilemmas, 4th edition, Cengage, Melbourne, VIC.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 9 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	Full day x 10 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 9 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	Full day x 10 days
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	3 hours x 12 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement)	Full day x 10 days
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	3 hours x 12 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement)	Full day x 10 days
External (On-campus support)	N/A x as required
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	3 hours x 12 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement)	Full day x 10 days
External (On-campus support)	N/A x as required

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

Assessment

Professional experience placement, Professional folio, Project

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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