EEB441 The Reflective Practitioner (8)

This subject is designed for students with some teaching experience in the adult and vocational sector; such as completion of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or have been teaching informally (for example in a non-RTO community setting), or undertaken a supervised teaching placement as part of a formal course of study. The subject develops a broader and deeper understanding of teaching and assessment practice through wider reading and critical assessments. It does this through seeking to develop or enhance the students' ability to critically reflect on their own practice within a framework of applicable lifelong learning perspectives.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Wagga Wagga Campus
Session 2 (60)
Online
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEB441. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Education

Enrolment Restrictions

This subject is not available to students who have completed EEB312.

Assumed Knowledge

Students will have completed a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110/TAE40116), or a supervised teaching placement, prior to commencing this subject.

Subject Relationships

EEB312 Paired Subject

Incompatible Subjects

EEB312

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to discuss a range of workplace learning theories and their usefulness in a variety of situations;
  • be able to analyse classroom and workplace environments for their learning potential;
  • be able to reflect on adult and vocational teaching and training, using appropriate literature as a reference source;
  • be able to identify, evaluate and use strategies for effective reflection on professional practice;
  • be able to reflect on developing their own teaching practice in the context of the Certificate IV Training and Assessment (TAE40110/TAE40116), or the completion of a supervised teaching placement, to a higher level of professional expertise; and
  • be able to critically analyse and use current professional literature in order to increase the efficacy of their own practice and their professional understanding.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Reflection on professional practice
  • Reflective learning
  • Reflective teaching
  • Reflection-on-action and reflection-in-action
  • Being a reflective practitioner
  • Training in enterprise contexts
  • Teaching and learning with students in a training package context
  • Training practitioners as lifelong learners
  • Training practitioners as facilitators of lifelong learning
  • Reflecting on practice (in the context of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment)
  • Strategies for reflection and self-evaluation
  • Evaluating practice in the classroom or other learning environment
  • Reflecting on workplace processes and practices

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of EEB441 in Session 2 2019. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Reflective practice essay
50
2
Reflection and practice
50

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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