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ED3093:03

Inquiries into Early Childhood Learning and Teaching

Townsville, Cairns

HECS Band 1

Please check prerequisites in Master Schedule.
13 hours lectures, 26 hours tutorials, 25 hours of professional experience. Semester 1.

Staff:

Dr S Rocco (Townsville campus);

Dr R Sorin (Cairns campus).

The focus of this subject will be the implementation of critically reflective practice in developing effective pedagogies. Students will explore a range of professional practices, identified as beginning teacher competencies and investigate special topics of particular professional and personal significance.

Implementing an inquiry approach, this subject will involve a range of adult learning modes and contexts, which may include face-to-face lectures and tutorials; electronic tutorials and reflections; community and field-based experiences and group and independent research activity.

Learning Objectives:

further develop knowledge and skills of critical reflection of personal and professional beliefs about learning and teaching;

develop the skills and attitudes to engage with colleagues and students in a community of inquiry;

refine skills for examining and developing inclusive pedagogical practices.

Assessment by individual assessment/s (40%); collaboratively-based work (40%); participation (20%); satisfactory completion of 25 hours of professional experience.