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Details for EDU117 Perspectives of Professional Practice

Become career ready! Students can gain 100 hours of placement, according to their choice of field. With relation to our numerous partners, students can work in professional settings across a range of expertise. This is an exciting oppurtunity to explore passions, purpose and contexts within the educational sector.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: EDU117
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Rebecca Moffat

Prerequisite

Pre-requisites: EDU116 Introduction to Learning Theory (or 40 credit points)

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Identify and discuss the essential elements and principles of effective teaching and learning through observing professional teachers in action.
  2. Describe engaging, effective teaching and learning environments and discuss how these embody related evidence-based theory and evidence a Christian worldview. 
  3. Discuss how the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers are integrated and applied in professional practice.
  4. Work in a professional learning community to synthesise and illustrate the key aspects of effective teaching and learning based on experiential learning observations.

Subject Content

  • Introduction to Course, lecturer, assessments, and experiential learning.
  • Goal Setting
  • Observations and PEX requirements
  • Good Educational Practice
  • Revision of Semester 1 Units
  • Developing a Portfolio
  • Review of Learning

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face-to-Face (onsite)
  • eLearning (online)
  • Intensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  • Journal/Personal Reflections (20%)
  • Case Study and Reflection (30%)
  • Observation Portfolio (50%)

Prescribed Text

Primary Readings provided