ED5854 - Learning Collaboratively in the Workplace

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education students.

This subject is designed to foster collaborative learning amongst educators in schools and other educational settings. It provides an opportunity for teachers and administrators to examine school-based research findings on adult workplace learning, critical reflection and a range of specific strategies for promoting collaborative learning. The subject explores a range of formal and informal ways of enhancing collaborative learning and invites students to reflect on the learning practices in their own workplaces with a view to improving them.

Learning Outcomes

• investigate and critically review the literature on collaborative workplace learning;
• propose well considered action plan to improve collaborative learning proactices in a workplace setting;
• critique the current collaborative learning practices in a workplace setting.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr Jo Balatti.
Assessment:	essay (70%); short papers (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.