Course Title: Provide advanced facilitation practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: TCHE5776C
Course Title: Provide advanced facilitation practice
School: 360T Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5321 - Diploma of Training Design and Development
Course Contact : Peter Murphy
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254343
Course Contact Email:peter.murphy@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Peter Murphy
ph 99254343
peter.murphy@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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 course covers the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide high level facilitation practices in a vocational education and training context. It also focuses on achieving continuous improvement through reflective practice.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAEDEL502A Provide advanced facilitation practice |
Element: |
1. Extend facilitation practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Update knowledge of learning methods, facilitation techniques and learning theories to improve delivery and facilitation practices 1.2 Maintain currency of vocational competencies and related subject matter expertise 1.3 Practise flexibility, innovation and responsiveness in facilitation practice 1.4 Reflect on own practice and experiences as a facilitator to determine and document potential improvements to delivery approaches |
Element: |
2. Prepare for complex environments |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify environmental conditions and their potential impact on teaching practice 2.2 Manage the constraints to delivery with relevant personnel 2.3 Review and adjust training and assessment strategies to address the constraints of complex environments |
Element: |
3. Prepare for learners with complex needs |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Research the characteristics of learners with complex needs and identify potential barriers to learning 3.2 Develop and adjust training and assessment strategies and customise learning materials to meet needs |
Element: |
4. Develop learner independence |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Enhance learner experiences using a range of learning methods and inclusive practices 4.2 Acknowledge and address potential barriers to learning 4.3 Encourage learners towards self-directed learning by establishing enabling processes |
Element: |
5. Reflect on, and improve practice |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Seek input from other relevant personnel about teaching, facilitation and learning practices 5.2 Review teaching, facilitation and learning practices to identify and document opportunities for improvement 5.3 Implement the documented improvement plan, review and adjust as required |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
. extend your facilitation practices
. prepare for complex environments
. prepare for learners with complex needs
. develop learner independence
. reflect upon and improve your practice
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities are dependent upon the mode of delivery. In this case delivery is online so activities may include but are not limited to:
• blog/wiki discussion and participation
• participation in online discussion boards/threads
• 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
• other online activities as decided by the facilitator
Teaching Schedule
February, April, and July intakes
Sem 1
Week 1: Extend facilitation practices
Week 8: Prepare for complex environments
Sem 2
Week 1: Prepare for learners with complex needs
Week 9: Prpeare for learners with complex needs
Week 13: Develop learner independence
Week 18: Reflect on and improve practice
Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on class needs and the availability of speakers.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
"Professional Training and Assessment" by Dan Hill, Terry Hill and Lee Perlitz, McGraw-Hill, 2013 will be the prescribed text for this course. It will be complemented by various web-based material and/or electronic copies of other learning resources as required. |
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 Studies.
Overview of Assessment
During the program you will complete assessment tasks in class which are listed at the beginning of each module. Such tasks might include but not be limited to:
- Direct observation of actual and simulated work practice
- Oral or written questioning
- Tests
- Assignments and projects
- Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
- Review of products produced through work-based or course activities
- Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
An RMIT assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf ) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document the Assessment policies and procedures manual (http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc)
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 need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.
- do Assessment 4.2 (workplace project) as described on pp 132-3 of the prescribed text
- do Assessment 4.1 as described on pg 131 of the prescribed text
Submission deadline:
Feb intake: midnight Sunday November 16, 2014
April intake: midnight Sunday September 7, 2014
July intake: midnight Sunday June 28, 2015
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit For Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates how the assessment task(s) aligns with the relevant unit of competency and can be found on pg 134 of the prescribed text.
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
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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