Units: ED Education (2000 level)
ED2090 Intervention for Learning Difficulties
This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of the diverse nature of learning difficulties, to familiarise them with effective instructional design and to give them knowledge about the wide range of intervention strategies. Practical experience in the assessment of learning difficulties, the planning and implementation of individualised intervention programs are features of the unit.
ED2095 Inclusive Education
This unit aims to provide an introduction to the education of children with special needs. It will examine the particular problems of children, whose academic, physical and behavioural differences require special attention within our education system. Special attention will be given to the methods of identifying and catering for the needs of such children in both the special and regular settings. Social, legal and educational issues relating to the education of children with special needs will also be examined. Practical experience in working with children with special needs will be a feature.
ED2111 Foundational Teaching Skills
Pre-Requisite: ED1120 OR ED4127
This unit introduces secondary teaching students to an array of teaching skills required for instructing adolescents. Different gender-specific approaches are also considered, based on current research into cognitive processing in boys and girls. Teaching skills are considered within the broader framework of the Plan-Teach-Evaluate model of teaching and learning. Students will engage in simulation and role-play exercise in which the teaching skills under consideration can be practised.
ED2128 Educational Psychology
Pre-Requisite: ED1120
At the completion of this course students will be aware of the various stages of development and their characteristics; have an understanding of the role of motivation and its use in learning; understand behavioural and social learning theory and their applications; be able to identify different approaches to instruction and the effectiveness of each style and understand the nature of intelligence and consequent individual differences.
ED2135 Introduction to Teaching Skills
Pre-Requisite: ED1120
This unit focuses on the basic elements and fundamentals of teaching. Planning, teaching and learning strategies covered. In addition, students will examine the essential personal and interpersonal factors impinging on their teaching effectiveness.
ED2216 Outcome Based Education
Students will explore the social, political and economic contexts in which outcome-based education has its genesis. The nature of outcomes and their curricular implications will be explored, in particular the planning of programs and lessons and the assessment of learning outcomes.
ED2217 Catering for Difference
This unit aims to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills required to facilitate the education of children with learning difficulties and or who are gifted and/or talented in the regular class setting. It will examine the principles and procedures that inform modifications to the classroom environment, curriculum, instruction and assessment of students with special needs.
ED2218 Principles of Secondary Religious Education I
Pre-Requisite: TH101
ED2218 is designed for students to acquire an understanding of the theological and pedagogical principles of the mandated diocesan Religious Education Guidelines. Students explore the context of religious education as a Ministry of the Word and as the first Learning Area in a Catholic school. From this context students examine the relationship between God's self-revelation with people and the processes of integrating faith and life within the draft lower secondary RE Units of Work. The Unit assists students to develop skills in identifying the life and faith situations of lower secondary school students and to inculturate the content of the Catholic Faith to address their questions, concerns, hopes and fears. It is a requirement for those seeking "Accreditation to Teach Religious Education in a Catholic School' as religious educators in a Catholic secondary school.
ED2294 Secondary School Experience I
Pre-Requisite: ED1294, ED2135 or ED2111 Co-Requisite: ED2295
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in the same class in their major or minor Learning Area. Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a 'satisfactory' evaluation is required for progression to the School Experience 2.
ED2295 Secondary Teaching Method I
Co-Requisite: ED2294
The unit will provide regular opportunities for student-teachers to gain resources and acquire information about teaching strategies to apply to the teaching lessons during the School Experience 1. By working closely with Learning Area Specialists, student-teachers will work towards the closer integration of theory and practice.
ED2394 Primary School Experience I
Pre-Requisite: ED1394, ED2135 Co-Requisite: ED2395
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in to the same class in a particular Learning Area(s). Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a 'satisfactory' evaluation is required for progression to the School Experience 2.
ED2395 Primary Teaching Method I
Co-Requisite: ED2394
The unit will provide regular opportunities for student-teachers to gain resources and acquire information about teaching strategies to apply to the teaching lessons during the School Experience 1. By working closely with Learning Area Specialists, student-teachers will work towards the closer integration of theory and practice.
ED2429 Classroom Management
This unit examines the classroom organisation, management and disciplinary approaches appropriate to the primary and secondary classroom. A Range of management approaches and models will be critiqued . Study will include the philosophical foundations and integration of these models. The nature of issues and problems confronting young children and adolescents are examined in order to gain an understanding of the context of classroom management.
ED2536 Development and Learning
This unit specifically covers developmental issues and their complex interaction with learning. Central to the unit are the topics of genetics and heredity; perception; language; cognition; intelligence; emotion; the self and values; the effects of family, school and peers. In critically examining the reasons for development and learning occurring in the way they do, the following developmental themes will recur throughout this unit: role of nature/nurture; socio-cultural influences; prominence of individual differences; interaction among the domains of development; application of theory to practice.
ED2537 Creating Learning Environments
Co-Requisite: ED2536
This unit addresses key aspects to be considered in the structuring of developmentally appropriate learning environments for four to eight year olds. The unit will also encourages practical applications for planning and managing safe, stimulating and challenging learning environments that foster the development of the whole child.
ED2538 - Planning and Evaluation in Early Childhood
Pre-Requisite: ED2135 for ECE
This unit is essential for students who have decided to work with children from Kindergarten to Year 3 because the requirements of planning and evaluating in the area of early childhood education are unique, specific and rigorous. Significantly, this unit will provide necessary opportunities for applying theoretical knowledge to practical planning situations.
ED2594 Early Childhood School Experience I
Pre-Requisite: ED1594, ED2135 Co-Requisite: ED2595
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in to the same class in a particular Learning Area(s). Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a 'satisfactory' evaluation is required for progression to the School Experience 2.
ED2595 Early Childhood Teaching Method I
Co-Requisite: ED2594
The unit will provide regular opportunities for student-teachers to gain resources and acquire information about teaching strategies to apply to the teaching lessons during the School Experience 1. By working closely with Learning Area Specialists, student-teachers will work towards the closer integration of theory and practice.
ED2618 Principles of Primary Religious Education 1
Throughout this unit students examine the basic theological and educational principles underlying the Religious Education Programs in Catholic schools. Students will also explore the nature, purpose and aims of the Catholic school. Basic theological understandings of Sacraments, the Human Person, Salvation and the synthesis of Faith, Life and Culture will be addressed. Students will also be introduced to Diocesan Religious Education Programs. Particular attention will be given to lesson preparation, methodology and student readiness for Religious Education.
ED2623 Learning Area Studies: Health & Physical Education
Pre-Requisite: ED1120
Students will develop a working knowledge of the Physical and Health Education Learning Area of the Curriculum Framework and the means of applying their understanding and skills to the planning, implementation and assessment of a Physical and Health Education Program. The use of collaborative learning techniques in support of achieving student learning outcomes will be a focus.
ED2624 Learning Area Studies: Mathematics 2
Pre-Requisite: ED1120, ED1624
Students will continue to develop a working knowledge of the Mathematics Learning Area of the Curriculum Framework and the means of applying their understanding and skills to the planning, implementation and assessment of a mathematics program. The importance of concrete aids, modelling, investigation and project work will be emphasised. The use of collaborative learning techniques in support of achieving student learning outcomes will be a focus.
ED2626 Learning Area Studies: Science, Technology and Enterprise
Pre-Requisite: ED1120
In this unit, the Science, Technology and Enterprise Learning Areas of the Curriculum Framework are integrated. Students use the Overarching Outcomes to construct vibrant and meaningful units of work. They explore what it means to work scientifically and the ways in which people use scientific information. In addition, students will examine distinctive scientific understandings, theories, ideas and knowledge and draw from traditional scientific disciplines. Appropriate language conventions and vocabulary that support effective communication and also interaction are covered. The selection and use of appropriate learning technologies is also addressed.
ED2627 Learning Area Studies: Society and Environment and LOTE
Pre-Requisite: ED1120
In this unit, the Society and Environment and LOTE Learning Areas of the Curriculum Framework are integrated. Students use the Overarching and Learning Area Outcomes of the Curriculum Framework to explore concepts of place and space; culture; time, continuity and change; and natural and social systems. Active citizenship, social justice and ecological sustainability are also covered. Students also investigate how cultural beliefs, values, abilities and ethical positions are interconnected. The selection and use of the appropriate learning technologies is also addressed.
ED2729 Principles & Practices of Middle Schooling
Middle Schooling adopts a distinctive approach to the education of young adolescents aimed at improving their educational outcomes. This unit explores the principles underpinning middle schooling philosophy and examines the pedagogy that derives from these principles.
ED 2794 Middle Schooling School Experience I
Pre-Requisite: ED1794, ED2135 OR ED2111 Co-Requisite: ED2795
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in the same class in particular Learning Area(s). Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a Pass grade is required for progression to the School Experience II.
ED 2795 Middle Schooling Teaching Method I
Co-Requisite: ED2794
The unit will provide regular opportunities for student-teachers to gain resources and acquire information about teaching strategies to apply to the teaching of lessons during the School Experience I. By working closely with a Learning Areas Specialist, student-teachers will work towards the closer integration of theory and practice.
ED2926 Learning Area Studies: Science, Technology & Enterprise (K-7 Course Only)
Pre-Requisite: ED1120
In this unit, the Science, Technology and Enterprise Learning Areas of the Curriculum Framework are integrated. Students use the Overarching Outcomes to construct vibrant and meaningful units of work. They explore what it means to work scientifically and the ways in which people use scientific information. In addition, students will examine distinctive scientific understandings, theories, ideas and knowledge and draw from traditional scientific disciplines. Appropriate language conventions and vocabulary that support effective communication and also interaction are covered. The selection and use of appropriate learning technologies is also addressed.
ED2927 Learning Area Studies: Society & Environment (K-7 Course Only)
Pre-Requisite: ED1120
In this unit, the Society and Environment and LOTE Learning Areas of the Curriculum Framework are integrated. Students use the Overarching and Learning Area Outcomes of the Curriculum Framework to explore concepts of place and space; culture; time, continuity and change; and natural and social systems. Active citizenship, social justice and ecological sustainability are also covered. Students also investigate how cultural beliefs, values, abilities and ethical positions are interconnected. The selection and use of the appropriate learning technologies is also addressed.
ED2937 Learning Through Play (K-7 Course Only)
This unit explores the potential of play as a means by which students from Kindergarten to Year 7 construct knowledge through their natural use of language as they develop physically, cognitively and affectively. Student teachers develop an understanding of how teachers use their knowledge of child development to plan 'play' activities in response to the interests, abilities and unique needs of individual students. Students also examine how such planning promotes language development, meaningful learning and social co-operation across the curriculum .
ED2994 School Experience 1 (K-7 Course Only)
Pre-Requisite: ED1994, ED1120
The unit is a school experience program of five weeks' duration. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in to the same class in a particular Learning Area(s). Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a pass is required for progression to the School Experience 2.
EDV2110 Introduction to VET & the Australian Training System
The unit aims to develop an understanding of Vocational Education and Training and the requirements surrounding its delivery, accreditation and quality control. In particular, it examines the role of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) and the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). Students will explore specific VET initiatives - VET-in-schools, traineeships, apprenticeships - and the role of Registered Training Organisations (RTO's), State accreditation procedures and the structure and application of training packages.
EDV2210 VET: Teaching and Training strategies
Pre-Requisite: EDV2110
The unit aims to develop an understanding of Vocational Education and Training and the requirements surrounding its delivery. In particular, it examines the role of the trainer / teacher within the VET sector. Students will explore generic teaching methodologies as well as specific VET initiatives. The importance of language, literacy and numeracy, Mayer Key Competencies, learning theories and the assessment tool as a training strategy, will all be reviewed.
EDV2294 Practicum 1
Pre-Requisite: EDV2110
The unit is a school experience program of two weeks duration. Student-teachers will observe the supervising teacher in formal teaching situations; assist the teacher where possible in a variety of classroom management and/or supervisory activities.
JS223 Education, Service and Community Engagement
This unit introduces students to community service learning. Notions of service and education are examined and critiqued. As well as developing an intellectual understanding of key concepts, students undertake a minimum of 16 hours community service placement. Reflection in situ of their personal experiences, academic reading in the growing area of community service-learning, social analysis and researching particular social issues/situations, are essential elements of the unit.
