Badanami Centre For Indigenous EducationOrientation to Learning and Teaching (AREP)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 100728.1
Discipline: EDUCATION NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101484 - Introduction to Learning and Teaching (AREP)
Corequisite
100729 Introduction to Curriculum (AREP)
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1598 Bachelor of Education (Primary) - AREP or 1597 Diploma in Indigenous Australian Education Studies, which are courses specifically designed for Indigenous Australian students preparing to be primary school teachers.
About this Unit
In 2009 this unit replaced by 101484 - Introduction to Learning and Teaching. Beginning a teacher education course requires students to orient themselves to learning and teaching in a variety of ways. This unit introduces them to a range of issues that are critical to effective teaching and learning. These issues centre on learning environments; the roles of teachers in schools and as life long learners; and the responsibilities of teachers to observe and understand the children in their care, plan for individual children on the basis of diagnostic evaluations, employ teaching approaches which cater for the needs of individuals as well as the group, and employ assessment processes which empower rather than simply compare children. In this unit, students will also engage in a range of school-based observations and teaching experiences in educational contexts through which the theoretical perspectives covered will be situated.