EEL407 Mentoring/Workplace PD Strategies for VET (8)

Abstract

Mentoring is increasingly recognised as an important strategy in the professional development of teachers and other educational practitioners. This subject looks at the differing modes of mentoring and other workplace professional development strategies which can be fitted to purpose and the conditions and principles that enable both mentoring and being mentored to be a positive contribution to professional growth. The subject takes a practical approach to mentoring and engages students in reflecting on mentoring programs they have been part of, or have researched.

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Session 2
Distance	Wagga Wagga Campus

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Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Education

Enrolment restrictions

Thsi subject is not available to students who have copleted EEL406.

Incompatible subject(s)
EEL406

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to explain the concept and role of a mentor,
- be able to outline different aproaches to mentoring,
- be able to analyse the nature of a mentoring process,
- be developing mentoring skills,
- identify the mentoring needs of their workplace,
- be able to design and implement mentoring programs,
- be able to monitor and evaluate mentoring programs,
- have developed the capability to mentor in the VET or any other educational sector,
- be able to discuss other workplace professional development strategies,
- have developed the necessary skills to use such strategies within their workplace.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
A framework for workplace professional development - Background - Formal and informal PD in VET - Examples of workplace PD in VET Experiential learning in the workplace - Learning from experience - Key characteristics of experiential learning - Strategies to enhance experiential learning Case studies of PD in workplaces - Case study structure - Evaluation of case studies - Mentoring - Executive coaching - Shadowing - Team building Individual development - Assessing needs and goals - Collaborative planning - Reflexive support - Collegial support - Strengths and weaknesses of workplace professional development

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.