Course Title: Professional Experience: Thinking about Learning: Towards praxis

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Professional Experience: Thinking about Learning: Towards praxis

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2406	Bundoora Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018
TCHE2679	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Phillip Poulton

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5000

Course Coordinator Email: phil.poulton@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Recommended prior study

You should have satisfactorily completed TCHE2605 Professional Experience: Introduction to Teaching before you commence this course. 

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course. 

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning. 

Course Description

This course aims to introduce and explore research, policy, and practice on quality teaching and learning. You will explore seminal learning theories and consider how your knowledge of these shape your content and pedagogical decision-making. This course will also aim to strengthen your knowledge and understanding of effective planning for learning, focusing on the development of lesson sequences and strategies that respond to students from diverse cultural, linguistic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. You will also explore current research and policy related to student behaviour and engagement, and consider how relationships, physical learning environments, and school structures support student learning.  

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) professional experience (PX) in which your teaching knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience. This PX is 15 days. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:  

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO3 Critically analyse relevant evidence-based disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and experience to plan, implement and assess student learning, social and intellectual development. 

PLO5 Establish meaningful networks with professional, peer, government, industry, and/or community groups collaborating with diverse, interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues. 

Course Learning Outcomes 

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

		Graduate APST
1.	Apply knowledge and understanding of seminal learning theories	1.2
2.	Analyse and apply knowledge of current research and policy related to teaching and learning strategies that support diverse student needs and backgrounds.	1.1, 1.3, 3.3
3.	Identify and apply current research and policy relating to positive student engagement and classroom management.	4.1, 4.2, 4.3
4.	Apply knowledge and understanding of relationship between good teaching and learning to design teaching activities and lesson sequences that respond to student needs	2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
5.	Reflect on professional learning opportunities and resources that support developing content and pedagogical knowledge and skills.	6.2

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face-to-face, online or a mix of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and your development against the program learning outcomes. This assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).  

These assessments provide opportunities for you to understand relationship between theory and practice in teaching, and build confidence in designing learning experiences for all students.  

Assessment Tasks 

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Microteaching and individual reflection (Equivalent to 2000 words)	50%	1, 4, 5	1.2, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 6.2
AT 2	Planning for learning: Case study discussion and lesson sequence (2000 words)	50%	2, 3 ,4	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

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 Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.