Course Title: Maintain and enhance professional practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: TCHE5778C

Course Title: Maintain and enhance professional practice

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

All enquiries:
Course coordinator
Maureen Cooper
ph 99254911
maureen.cooper@rmit.edu.au

Facilitator
Peter Murphy
ph 99254343
peter.murphy@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 45

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 manage personal professional performance and to take responsibility for professional development in relation to the provision of training and/or assessment services.

This course includes a work integrated learning experience in which your 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.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	TAEPDD501A Maintain and enhance professional practice
Element:	1. Model high standards of performance
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Incorporate individual responsibilities and accountabilities into personal work plans in accordance with organisational and legal requirements 1.2 Model appropriate professional techniques and strategies 1.3 Apply ethical and inclusive practices in professional practice
Element:	2. Determine personal development needs
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Assess own knowledge and skills against relevant benchmarks to determine development needs and priorities 2.2 Seek input from other relevant personnel about own development needs and priorities 2.3 Identify ways to update and maintain currency of vocational competency and prepare a vocational currency plan 2.4 Identify ways to update and maintain Vocational Education and Training (VET) knowledge and skills as well as trainer and assessor competence and prepare a VET currency plan 2.5 Combine vocational currency plan and VET currency plan into an overall professional development plan
Element:	3. Collaborate with peers in professional development
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Observe facilitators in facilitation practice and provide them constructive feedback 3.2 Invite peers to observe and provide constructive feedback on own facilitation practices 3.3 Interview assessors in relation to the judgements they make in their assessment practices and provide them constructive feedback 3.4 Invite peers to question own judgements in assessment practices and provide constructive feedback
Element:	4. Participate in professional development activities
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Select and implement development opportunities to support continuous learning and maintain currency of professional practice 4.2 Participate in professional networks to support continuous learning and maintain currency of professional practice 4.3 Engage in processes which include observing peers in training and assessment practices and providing them feedback 4.4 Invite peers and others to observe and provide feedback on own training and assessment practices 4.5 Use technology to maintain regular communication with relevant networks, organisations and individuals
Element:	5. Reflect on and evaluate professional practice
Performance Criteria:	5.1 Research developments and trends impacting on professional practice and integrate information into work performance 5.2 Use feedback from colleagues and clients to identify and introduce improvements in work performance 5.3 Document professional development activities, learning and planned changes in behaviours in accordance with the organisation’s systems and processes

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
. model high standards of performance
. determine your personal development needs
. collaborate with peers in professional development
. participate in professional development activities
. reflect upon and evaluate your professional practice
 

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 February 2015

This course is taught over 14 sessions across semesters 1 and 2.  The course forms part of a cluster of 4 courses which together are referred to as the "Delivery" cluster; the other 3 units of the Delivery cluster are TAEDEL501A Facilitate e-learning, TAEDEL502A Provide advanced facilitation practice and TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills. 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 class needs.

Session	Content	TAEDEL502A (Facil)	TAEDEL501A (E-learning)	TAEPDD501A(Maintain PP)	TAELLN401A(LLN)
1	Overview of course content and assessment requirements. The overview will summarise and define what is meant by advanced facilitation practice, which includes the facilitation of e-learning, and advanced assessment practice and how, in both practices, language, literacy and numeracy issues are addressed.	E1,E2,E3,E4,E5	E1,E2,E3,E4,E5	E1,E2,E3,E4,E5	E1,E2,E3
2	Facil: update knowledge E-learning: understanding program and learners Maintain PP: prepare personal work plans LLN: identify core LLN requirements using ACSF	E1	E1	E1	E1
3	Facil: remain flexible and responsive E-learning: delivery plan Maintain PP: model professional behaviours LLN: identify core LLN requirements using ACSF, continued	E1	E1	E1	E1
4	Facil: reflective practice E-learning: technical requirements Maintain PP: self-assess your skills LLN: identify core LLN requirements using ACSF, continued	E1	E1	E2	E1
5	Facil: identify environmental conditions E-learning: protocols for online behaviour Maintain PP: seeking input from others LLN: determine core LLN within the training context	E2	E1	E2	E1
6	Facil: consult relevant personnel E-learning: introducing the e-learning environment Maintain PP: create PD plan for currency as both an educator and VET practitioner LLN: determine core LLN within the training context, continued	E2	E2	E2	E1
7	Facil: review training and assessment (TAS) strategy E-learning: establishing relationships and connecting learners Maintain PP: observe and provide feedback to others LLN: tools for determining LLN skills of learners	E2	E2	E3	E1
8	Facil: research possible barriers to learning E-learning: use of e-learning tools Maintain PP: interview and provide feedback to assessors/invite feedback on your own assessment practice LLN: tools for determining LLN skills of learners, continued	E3	E3	E3	E1
9	Facil: customising TAS and resources E-learning: supporting learners Maintain PP: identify and engage in professional development opportunities LLN: identifying the need for LLN specialists	E3	E3	E4	E2
10	Facil: enhance learner experiences E-learning: keeping track of progress Maintain PP: participate in professional networks LLN: working with LLN specialists	E4	E4	E4	E2
11	Facil: acknowledge and address possible barriers to learning E-learning: managing at a distance Maintain PP: engaging in observation and feedback opportunities LLN: choosing existing resources	E4	E4	E5	E3
12	Facil: encourage learner autonomy E-learning: monitoring interactions Maintain PP: research developments and trends LLN: applying learning support strategies	E4	E4	E5	E3
13	Facil: reflect on and improve practice E-learning: reflect on and improve practice Maintain PP: document PD activities LLN: monitor and evaluate approaches to LLN improvements	E5	E5	E5	E3
14	Revision of whole cluster	E1,E2,E3,E4,E5	E1,E2,E3,E4,E5	E1,E2,E3,E4,E5	E1,E2,E3

 

For students who commenced April 2014

This course is taught over 4 sessions in semester 1 as a standalone unit.

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

Session 1: Develop and extend assessment expertise
Session 2: Practice assessment
Session 3: Lead and influence other assessors
Session 4: Evaluate and improve assessment approaches

For students who commenced July 2014

This course is taught over 5 sessions in semester 1 as a standalone unit.

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

Session 1: identify and engage in professional development opportunities

Session 2: participate in professional networks

Session 3: engaging in observation and feedback opportunities

Session 4: research developments and trends

Session 5: document PD activities

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.

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 tasks.

For students who commenced February, 2015:

Task 1: Document, reflect and discuss facilitation and assessment practice.

Document, reflect and discuss with peers evidence of feedback from at least 10 hours of facilitation practice and interviews with assessors covering at least the assessment of 10 candidates.

Task 2: Contribute to own professional development plan

Contribute to own professional development plan, participate in professional development activities and maintain currency of skills and knowledge in VET sector as well as vocational area

Task 3: Model techniques and strategies

Model appropriate professional techniques and strategies, including networking and using technology to gain information and other support

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

For students who commenced April, 2014 or July, 2014:

Task 1: do Assessment 11.2 (workplace project) as described on pg 373 of the prescribed text

Task 2: do Assessment 11.1 as described on pg 372 of the prescribed text
 

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

It is a requirement of the Dip VET (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:

For students who commenced February 2015: Tasks 1-4 need to be submitted/completed by midnight Sunday Oct 4, 2015

For students who commenced April 2014: Tasks 1-2 need to be submitted/completed by midnight Sunday April 12, 2015

For students who commenced July 2014: Tasks 1-2 need to be submitted/completed by 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

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

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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