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ED3193:03

Inquiries into Primary Teaching

Townsville, Cairns, External

HECS Band 1

Please check prerequisites in Master Schedule.
13 hours lectures, 26 hours seminars; 25 hours professional experience (Townsville and Cairns campus); 75 hours (RATEP). Semester 1. External Semester 1 for RATEP students only.

Staff:

Mr M Lenoy (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; tutorials; electronic tutorials and reflections; community and field based experience and group and independent research activity.

Learning Objectives:

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

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

refine skills for examining and developing inclusive pedagogical practices.

Assessment by individual assessment/s (30-50%); collaborative group work (30-50%); participation (up to 20%); satisfactory completion of 25 hours of professional experience.