EEL418 Learning Theory in Adult and Vocational Education (8)
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The subject explores the learning theories which underpin teaching and learning within vocational education and training practice. The emphasis is on understanding that the learning theories proposed help teachers to reflect on their practice and to incorporate relevant aspects of the theories in order to improve students' learning experiences. The subject introduces the concepts of learning as making meaning from our own experiences and as a social construct; different ways of defining learning and the concept of metacognition as double loop learning; theories of learning which shape the learning and teaching within the VET environment including the social theories of learning on which VET practice is based; and some of the emergent experiential theories. The subject looks back at some of the individual or developmental theories of learning and how the metaphors and practices of these theories are embedded in our understanding of learning and our practice working with adult learners in post-compulsory education. Finally, the subject uses different forms of learning as a lens for shaping practice. This includes looking at performative learning, situated learning, problem-based learning and workplace learning and how these types of learning reflect the theories of learning which inform them, as well as considering student needs, motivation and learning abilities by tracing these concepts back to different learning theories and educational philosophies of students and teachers. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Online | Wagga Wagga Campus | Session 2 | | Online | Wagga Wagga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEL418
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Education |
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Enrolment restrictions|
Not available to students who have completed EEL201 or EEL220 or EEL320 or EEL405 or EEL440. |
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| EEL201 EEL220 EEL320 EEL405 EEL440 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- understand and critically analyse the theories and debates underpinning theories of learning;
- appreciate the differences between varied approaches to learning and workplace practice;
- understand the importance of the context in shaping our learning;
- recognise the situated and social nature of learning and the conditions which maximise and impede learning;
- critically analyse theoretical concepts of learning in the light of their own educational practice; and
- enhance their educational practice and professional understanding by adapting and applying theoretical processes to their own educational practice.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- WHAT ARE THE MAIN IDEAS?
- What is learning?
- How do we understand learning?
- What is metacognition?
- How does the study of learning theories help us?
- THEORIES OF LEARNING
- Social theories of learning
- Experiential theories of learning
- Notable learning theorists
- Emerging theories of learning
- The three dimensions of learning
- Vocational learning
- Underpinning developmental theories of learning
- Behaviourism
- Cognitive learning theory
- Constructivism
- CONCEPTS OF LEARNING
- Performative learning
- Problem-based learning
- Work-based learning
- Approaches to learning
- Meeting student learning needs
- Learning needs
- Motivation
- Preferred learning styles
- Metacognition
- Transfer of learning
- Landscaping the swamp
- Lifelong learning
- What have you learnt?
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
