Course Title: Professional Practice 1: Where Do I Fit?
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Professional Practice 1: Where Do I Fit?
Credit Points: .00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
TCHE2249 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Workplace |
Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2017 |
TCHE2257 |
Brunswick Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Workplace |
Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Nicky Carr
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7802
Course Coordinator Email: nicky.carr@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This is a core course that focuses on the development of professional practice skills directly related to work integrated learning. The course involves placement in an educational setting. Particular focus will be given to introducing the professional practice experience and explaining the students’ roles and responsibilities in this context.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course is designed to assist students to develop and apply the knowledge, skills and strategies in the areas of observation, learning and teaching, assessment, monitoring and reflection, and their knowledge of innovation and initiatives in relation to their professional practice
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
• Undertake some small-group teaching.
• Observe and understand learners in context.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the individual differences between learners and how the teacher caters for these.
• Demonstrate an ability to provide positive feedback to individual learners.
• Articulate some of the innovations and initiatives that are being implemented in a classroom.
• Seek and accept guidance and respond constructively to feedback from professional mentors.
• Reflect on their teaching and issues impacting on the professional practice classroom.
ICT Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course students will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following ICT capabilities:
• Understandings of the role of ICT in learning and implications for the classroom.
• Awareness of a range of contemporary ICT resources suitable for the classroom.
• Awareness of how the classroom environment can be managed to empower students’ use of ICT.
VIT Standards
This course is aligned with the following standards:
• Teachers know how students learn and how to teach them effectively.
• Teachers know their students.
Overview of Learning Activities
Students’ learning in this course will involve a range of activities both at the educational setting and university that are designed to focus on addressing various Victorian Institute of Teaching characteristics of effective teaching.
Overview of Learning Resources
See Part B
Overview of Assessment
Assessment tasks are directly linked to the stated objectives and outcomes. Assessment in the course will be both theoretical and practical in nature. A range of formative and summative assessment types will be incorporated into the course (for example, developing a Professional Portfolio and a variety of assessment that demonstrates how the specific areas of professional practice have been addressed).
Students should refer to Part B of the course guide for further information on assessment.