Course Title: Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2017

Course Code: GEDU6046C

Course Title: Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

School: 360T Education

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5307 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training

Course Contact: Program Administrative Officer

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4933

Course Contact Email: trainme@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to recognise the core language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) demands of training and assessment, and to tailor training and assessment to suit individual skill levels, including accessing relevant support resources.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

Element:

1. Analyse LLN requirements

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Determine LLN skill requirements of the training specification

1.2 Identify and analyse the LLN skill requirements essential to workplace performance

1.3 Determine the LLN skills of the learner group from validated tools and other sources

Element:

2. Select and use resources and strategies to address LLN skill requirements

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify resources to support LLN skill development

2.2 Use learning and assessment materials to support identified LLN requirements, customising where necessary

2.3 Apply learning support strategies in training delivery appropriate to LLN requirements and learner group

2.4 Determine assessment strategies appropriate to LLN requirements and learner group

 

 

Element:

3. Use specialist LLN support where required

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Review course demands and learner profile to determine if specialist LLN support is required

3.2 Access specialist LLN support where available

3.3 Integrate specialist LLN support into training or assessment practice where required

Element:

4. Evaluate effectiveness of learning support and assessment strategies in addressing LLN requirements

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Seek feedback on learning support provided and assessment strategies used

4.2 Evaluate learning support and assessment strategies used

4.3 Determine areas for improvement based on evaluation


Learning Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
 

- Analyse LLN requirements
 

- Select and use resources and strategies to address LLN skill requirements
 

- Use specialist LLN support where required

- Evaluate effectiveness of learning support and assessment strategies in addressing LLN requirements


 


Details of Learning Activities

 

This course is online. Activities include:

 

• blog/wiki discussion and participation

• participation in online discussion boards/threads and Collaborate sessions or other webinar-type activities

• keeping an online reflective journal

• analysis/critique of relevant reading material

• individual or group projects conducted through electronic media

• peer teaching and workshop presentations

• online research


Teaching Schedule

For students who commenced July 2016 

This course is taught over 14 sessions across semester 1 and semester 2. The course forms part of a cluster of 4 units which together are referred to as the "Delivery" cluster; the other 3 units of the Delivery cluster are TAEDEL501A Provide advanced facilitation practice, TAEPDD501A Maintain and enhance professional practice and TAEASS501A Provide advanced assessment practice. In every session various elements will be covered from each unit in the cluster.

Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on student needs.

Session

Content

TAEASS501A (assessment)

TAEDEL502A (facilitation)

TAEPDD501A (maintain prof prac)

TAELLN411 (LLN)

1

 Overview of course content and assessment requirements. The overview will summarise how study of the 3 practicum units + the LLN unit improves your facilitation and assessment practice.

E1,E2,E3,E4

E1,E2,E3,E4,E5

 E1,E2,E3,E4,E5

E1,E2,E3,E4

2

Facil: extend practice

 

Assessment: extend expertise

Maintain PP: determine PD needs

LLN: identify core LLN requirements using ACSF

 

E1

E1

E2

E1

3

Facil: extend practice

 

Assessment: extend expertise

LLN: identify core LLN requirements using ACSF

 

E1

E1

 

E1

4

Facil: extend practice

 

Assessment: extend expertise

LLN: identify core LLN requirements using ACSF

 

E1

E1

 

E1

5

Facil: prepare for complex environments

E2

 

 

 

6

Facil: prepare for complex environments

E2

 

 

 

7

Maintain PP: model high standards and collaborate with peers

 

 

E1&E3

 

8

  Facil: prepare for complex learners

 

Assess: practise assessment

LLN: select resources and strategies to address LLN skills

 E3

E2

 

E2

9

  Facil: prepare for complex learners

 

Assess: practise assessment

LLN: select resources and strategies to address LLN skills

 E3

 E2

 

 E2

10

  Facil: prepare for complex learners

 

Assess: practise assessment

LLN: select resources and strategies to address LLN skills

 E3

E2

 

 E2

11

Facil: develop learner independence

 

Assess: lead and influence other assessors

Maintain PP: collaborate with peers & participate in PD activities

LLN: use specialist support

 E4

E3

E3&E4

 E3

12

Facil: develop learner independence

 

Assess: lead and influence other assessors

Maintain PP: collaborate with peers

LLN: use specialist support

 E4

E3

E3

 E3

13

Facil: reflect on and improve practice

 

Assess: reflect on and improve practice

Maintain PP: reflect on and improve practice

LLN: reflect on and improve practice

 E5

E4

E5

 E4

14

Facil: reflect on and improve practice

 

Assess: reflect on and improve practice

Maintain PP: reflect on and improve practice

LLN: reflect on and improve practice

 E5

E4

 E5

 E4


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

 

At the beginning of the course students will be directed to various web-based material and/or electronic copies of learning resources.

Electronic resources are located on myRMIT, myStudies.


Overview of Assessment

 

During the program you will complete assessment tasks which are listed, in detail, at the beginning of the course. These tasks may include :

 

  • Workplace based projects
  • Contributions to online discussion forums
  • A professional conversation

An assessment policy summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures see

http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

 


 


Assessment Tasks

To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all of the following tasks to a satisfactory standard.

You will receive written feedback on all assessment.

Task 1: Address LLN skills in two learning resources

Customise and use at least two learning resources to address LLN requirements.

Task 2:  Address LLN skills in two instructional strategies

Select, use and review at least two instructional strategies that directly address the identified LLN needs of the learner group.

Task 3: Address LLN skills in two assessment strategies

Select, use and review at least two assessment strategies that cater for the identified LLN needs of the learner group

For each of the above tasks you must:

  • use tools to identify the LLN skill requirements (reading, writing, speaking, listening and numeracy) of the training specification and/or assessment process relevant to vocational delivery
  • identify available sources of support to address at least two of the identified LLN skill needs of the learner group
  • use various sources to gather information on the current LLN skills of a learner group
  • use advice from specialist LLN practitioners to inform practice
  • determine areas for improvement of own practice

Task 4: Online discussion boards

Contribute to online discussion boards. You will be evaluated using the following criteria:

  • frequency of reading messages and posting responses;
  • keeping to the topic with pertinent quality posts;
  • engaging in critical dialogue through responding to other student’s posts and comments

Further details of the above assessment tasks will be provided in Semester 1, Week 1 via myRMIT>myStudies.

It is a requirement of the Dip Vocational Education and Training (TAE50111) program that all assessment work be submitted electronically through the program shell in myRMIT>myStudies. You are asked to submit any workplace projects as a single Word or PDF file which must include a signed RMIT Cover Sheet; multiple project files will not be accepted.

Submission deadlines

July intake

Tasks 1-3 dead to be submitted by midnight Sunday March 5, 2017

Task 4 needs to be submitted by midnight Friday November 18

Grades used in this unit are as follows: 

 

SA Satisfactory / NYS Not Yet Satisfactory

CA Competency Achieved / NYC Not Yet Competent

DNS Did Not Submit For Assessment


Assessment Matrix

 

An assessment matrix will be available in week 1 of semester 1 via myRMIT>myStudies.

Other Information

 

Attendance/Participation

Your course involves participating in all online activities as directed by your facilitator. It is strongly advised that you do participate in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to successfully complete this course.

 

Student Progress

Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Student program policy

You will be asked to participate in discussions with relevant teachers and your Program Co-ordinator. Such discussions may be conducted in a number of ways eg face-to-face, via telephone, using Skype or Google Hangout, etc. They are an important way of giving you feedback and supporting you by monitoring your academic progress.

Special consideration policy (Late submissions)

All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.Extension

Special consideration is an assessment adjustment for unexpected circumstances that are outside your control, which:

• have a significant adverse impact on your performance in assessment or 

• prevent you from attempting or submitting the assessment. Special Consideration

Appeals

RMIT appeals process is available on the Appeals webpage www.rmit.edu.au/students/appeals

 

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the Academic Integrity and Plagiarism policy 

 

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