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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 2062

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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
150246

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Education Futures

Course aim

To provide preservice teachers with the opportunity to work in depth in education settings appropriate to their specialisation, enabling them to further develop the knowledge and skills that they acquired in their first year placement(s).

Course content

Preservice teachers will develop knowledge of planning for teaching and learning using appropriate curricula, pedagogies and resources; developing skills and attitudes in critical reflection; developing professional relationships with children/young people, their parents/caregivers, peers, and staff in the junior primary/ primary/ secondary school setting; understanding the nature of teachers’ work; building on children/young people's funds of knowledge; creating and managing a positive learning environment. Preservice teachers will have the opportunity to practice skills in these areas during their supervised placement in a primary school or secondary setting according to their specialisation.

Textbook(s)

Ewing, R, Kervin, L, Glass, C, Gobby, B, Le Cornu, R, Groundwater-Smith, S 2020, Teaching Dilemmas, Challenges and Opportunities, 6th edition, Cengage, Melbourne, VIC.

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
Group 2
LHSE Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours)
EDUC 1081 Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices
EDUC 1109 Learning, Teaching and Inquiry 1: Identity, Diversity and Adolescence
Group 1
MHPE/LHPE Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours)
EDUC 2054 Foundations in Arts Education
EDUC 1102 Foundations in Learning and Teaching 1: Learning through Play
EDUC 1018 Design and Technology Education
EDUC 1077 Theories of Learning
EDUC 2006 Health and Physical Education
EDUC 2056 Humanities and Social Sciences Education
EDUC 1081 Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices
EDUC 2058 English Curriculum: Reading

1. Preservice teachers in the Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) program must successfully complete the UniSA Supporting Children and Young People Living with Exposure to Abuse short course to be eligible to enrol in this course. 2. Preservice teachers in the Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours) program must have completed their first major curriculum course and at least two courses in their major sequence.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Tutorial 2 hours x 5 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 7.5 hours (or as required) x 20 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Tutorial 2 hours x 5 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 7.5 hours (or as required) x 20 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities) 2 hours x 5 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement) 7.5 hours (or as required) x 20 days
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Tutorial 2 hours x 5 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 7.5 hours (or as required) x 20 days
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Tutorial 2 hours x 5 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 7.5 hours (or as required) x 20 days

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


Assessment

Placement, Professional plan, Reflection

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

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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

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