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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 1081

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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
150245

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To enable students as 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 childrens'/students' learning and welfare.

Course content

The students will develop their knowledge of themselves as learners, the social, economic and political contexts of educational service provisions, community and interagency links, the role of teacher and the organisation, policies and practices and relationships that are central to classroom and school learning environments, including child protection and well-being issues. They will begin to develop skills in relationship building, observation, teaching individuals and small groups, and reflecting on learning and practice on their supervised placement.

Textbook(s)

Groundwater-Smith, S, Ewing, R & Le Cornu, R 2015, Teaching: challenges and dilemmas, 5th edition, Cengage, Melbourne, VIC.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
EDUC 1076 Language and Literacy for Learning

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture 1 hour x 9 weeks
Workshop 2 hours x 9 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 7 hours x 10 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 1 hour x 9 weeks
Workshop 2 hours x 9 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 7 hours x 10 days
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities) 3 hours x 9 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement) 7 hours x 10 days
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities) 3 hours x 9 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement) 7 hours x 10 days
External (On-campus support) N/A x as required
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities) 3 hours x 9 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement) 7 hours 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)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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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
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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

Mr Bill Lucas
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