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Place Based Elective (Alternative) (EDUC90916)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject is designed for Master of Teaching students interested in gaining a teaching experience in a flexible, alternative or specialised learning setting. This subject includes a professional practice component and on-campus teaching.
Students engage in a one week immersion where they will gain an insight into broader contexts in which education takes place, aligning their educational practice to shifting practice and policy priorities. Students will learn about the organisational structure and philosophy of the specific setting and make a contribution to the learning programs through collaborative engagement.
The written component of this subject will provide students with opportunities to reflect upon the experiences, challenges and opportunities for teaching and learning in flexible, alternative or specialised settings.
As placement numbers and sites will vary year to year, there will be a call for expressions of interest and a selection process in Semester 1. Note that some sites can be challenging.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will have developed:
- An understanding of the characteristics associated with flexible and alternative learning settings.
- A critical understanding of how relevant theory and knowledge underpin the focus of alternative settings.
- An understanding of how principles of learning and teaching are able to be adapted to meet the needs of individual students in new educational contexts.
- The capacity to reflect on educational philosophies, values and practices.
- The capacity to communicate and collaborate effectively with professionals in host settings.
- The capacity to draw on placement experience to reflect on educational philosophies, values and practices.
- An ability to examine a range of issues related to learning and teaching in the context in which the teaching occurred.
Generic skills
This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Clinical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Learning to learn and metacognition
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Linking theory and practice
- Inquiry and research
- Active and participatory citizenship.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Successful selection into the subject (permission of the subject coordinator).
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Critical Essay
| Mid semester | 50% |
Reflective Journal (Five short answer responses to questions relating to learning outcomes)
| End of semester | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance on all placement days | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Sophie Rudolph Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 27 July 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 7 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
204 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A collection of readings will be provided via the online Learning Management System (LMS).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Primary) Course Master of Teaching (Secondary) Course Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
Last updated: 10 February 2024