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<p>This course focuses on applied learning pedagogies. It equips PSTs to teach vocational learning pathways and has an emphasis on problem-based approaches, experiential learning, service learning, and student engagement, particularly in the middle and senior years of schooling. PSTs integrate theory and practice in meaningful ways by participating in service-learning projects that are embedded in disadvantaged contexts.</p>
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<p>• Trends in globalization and technological advancement in a changing and complex world<br>
• Understanding applied and experiential learning: theory and practice<br>
• What is service learning? Who benefits and how?<br>
• Participating in a service-learning project: Competencies, risk management and project evaluation<br>
• Investigating applied learning pathways for secondary students in Victoria<br>
• Investigating issues related to disadvantage in education, early school leaving, and retention<br>
• Examining the value of community connections and industry partnerships in education<br>
• Building 21st century skills (including literacy and numeracy) in problem-based, applied learning contexts</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This course focuses on applied learning pedagogies. It equips PSTs to teach vocational learning pathways and has an emphasis on problem-based approaches, experiential learning, service learning, and student engagement, particularly in the middle and senior years of schooling. PSTs integrate theory and practice in meaningful ways by participating in service-learning projects that are embedded in disadvantaged contexts.</p>
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<p>• Trends in globalization and technological advancement in a changing and complex world<br> • Understanding applied and experiential learning: theory and practice<br> • What is service learning? Who benefits and how?<br> • Participating in a service-learning project: Competencies, risk management and project evaluation<br> • Investigating applied learning pathways for secondary students in Victoria<br> • Investigating issues related to disadvantage in education, early school leaving, and retention<br> • Examining the value of community connections and industry partnerships in education<br> • Building 21st century skills (including literacy and numeracy) in problem-based, applied learning contexts</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edmas6060">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
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Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Understand trends in globalization and technological advancement in a changing and complex world</p>
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<p>Critically examine theory and practice connections in applied and experiential learning</p>
K3
<p>Understand vocational, personalized, and applied learning pathways in Victoria’s education system</p>
K4
<p>Understand a range of community-focused programs for young people</p>
K5
<p>Research issues related to disadvantage in education, early school leaving, and retention</p>
K6
<p>Understand the nature of complex problem solving and critical and creative thinking</p>
K7
<p>Explore practices associated with service-learning and active citizenship</p>
K8
<p>Examine workplace learning and understand notions such as work-readiness, workplace competencies industry-specific skills and school-industry engagement.</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate and teach digital literacy skills</p>
S2
<p>Establish partnerships in service-learning contexts ensuring effective project management and accountability, risk-assessment, and communication processes</p>
S3
<p>Integrate literacy and numeracy skills into applied learning contexts</p>
S4
<p>Apply complex problem-solving skills, as well as critical and creative thinking in real contexts</p>
S5
<p>Demonstrate and teach personal development skills, empathy, resilience, and teamwork</p>
A1
<p>Design and justify an applied learning experience for middle or senior year students.</p>
A2
<p>Plan, conduct, manage and evaluate a project associated with service learning.</p>
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<p>Design and justify an applied learning experience for middle year students that involves community connections/industry links, and which builds 21st century skills, including digital literacy</p>
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<p>40-50%</p>
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<p>Participate in service-learning demonstrating capacity to manage a project, ensure risk assessment, communicate with diverse stakeholders, and evaluate outcomes</p>
<p>Service-learning project</p>
<p>50-60%</p>
K4, K5, K6, K7, K8, S2, S4, S5, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edmas6060">View unit fees</a>
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