Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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• Unit Title

  Learners and Learning

• Unit Code

  EDU6015

• Year

  2021

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  10

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Ms Helen Joanne ADAM

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Description

This core unit in education introduces prospective teachers to the complex teaching-learning process. This unit explores current research and issues concerning effective teaching. It aims to develop in students a comprehensive knowledge base with which to critically examine theory and practice. Major topics to be studied include lesson planning, teaching skills and strategies. Classroom organisation and management, instructional media, learning theory, educational theory and curriculum organisation in Australian schools are also introduced in the unit Emphasis is placed on relating these topics to teaching practice experiences. This unit is available in both on-campus and on line modes of delivery.

Equivalent Rule

Same as EDU4015

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a high level of understanding of current curriculum organisation in Western Australian schools.
2. Identify implications for the management of individual differences in the classroom from current research.
3. Communicate the skills needed in the facilitation of the teaching-learning process including motivation, questioning, explaining, evaluation, reinforcement and use of technology.
4. Reflect critically about theoretical perspectives on learning and child development.
5. Plan lessons appropriate to level, content and type of material to be taught.

Unit Content

1. Lesson planning, classroom management, teaching strategies and use of ICT.
2. Current research in teaching children with diverse needs.
3. Current research, theory and practice related to effective teaching and related child development and learning theory.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Demonstrations, lectures and presentations by university staff. Small group discussions, workshop activities. Symposia, debates, hypotheticals. Reflective practitioner tasks. Use of interactive technology and multimedia learning. Research based inquiry.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Core Reading(s)

• Hattie, J. (2012). Visible learning for teachers: Maximising impact on learning. New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/727702478?databaseList=638

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