Timetable
How many weeks does this unit run for?
Ten (with a break in Week Nine). Week Twelve (transferability) is online.
What is the online teaching platform for this unit called?
Canvas
How many Assessments do you have to complete for this unit?
Three
What is the number for this unit?
9862
How many modules are there in this unit?
There's three main modules. Module One runs for three weeks. Module Two runs for four weeks and Module Three runs for three weeks.
What is the online textbook for this unit called?
Learning to Teach in a New Era
Do you need to pass every Assessment in this unit OR do you need to achieve 50% or more overall?
You have to achieve an aggregate score of 50% overall.
What will you be looking at in WEEK FOUR of this unit?
Paradigms of Australian schooling and historical contexts.
What is Module One called in this unit?
'Focusing on My Context.'
Name the THREE main ways that content is delivered in this unit, for those studying face-to-face.
Online lectures, set readings, and tutorials. (You need to engage with these every week of the teaching semester).
What is the weighting for your second assignment ('Branching Scenarios'?)
35% of your total mark
What is the name of the academic who gives all of the online lectures for this unit?
Dr Kathy Mann
What is Module Two in this unit called?
'The Australian Context'
What are the main ways on Canvas that you can interact with your peers online?
Discussion posts and Padlets
What do you need to do for your final assignment ('Global Contexts of Education')?
You need to make a six minute video presentation, with notes and/or a storyboard.
What are the four career stages in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (the APST)?
Graduate, Proficient, Highly Accomplished, Lead.
What is the last week of this unit called?
'Sustainability, ecology and education in a global context'.
Chapter 13: 'Globalisation' in Education, Change and Society, by Nigel Bagnall.
What are the LEARNING OUTCOMES for this unit?
1.Create a plan to demonstrate key skills, attitudes and abilities needed to facilitate their successful study experience towards completion;
2.Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics that denote the diversity of contexts constituting the Australian education profession; and
3.Knowledgably and accurately apply issues of global importance to the education profession.
What is the point of this unit?
Democracy rules! (if the class AND the convenor think you have a good enough answer, you get the 500 points)