| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Applied Learning and Teaching |
| Unit ID: | EDMAS6060 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 070105 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course focuses on applied learning pedagogies. It equips PSTs to teach vocational learning pathways and has an emphasis on problem-based approaches, experiential learning, service learning, and student engagement, particularly in the middle and senior years of schooling. PSTs integrate theory and practice in meaningful ways by participating in service-learning projects that are embedded in disadvantaged contexts. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | |  | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Understand trends in globalization and technological advancement in a changing and complex world |
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| K2. | Critically examine theory and practice connections in applied and experiential learning |
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| K3. | Understand vocational, personalized, and applied learning pathways in Victoria’s education system |
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| K4. | Understand a range of community-focused programs for young people |
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| K5. | Research issues related to disadvantage in education, early school leaving, and retention |
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| K6. | Understand the nature of complex problem solving and critical and creative thinking |
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| K7. | Explore practices associated with service-learning and active citizenship |
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| K8. | Examine workplace learning and understand notions such as work-readiness, workplace competencies industry-specific skills and school-industry engagement. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate and teach digital literacy skills |
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| S2. | Establish partnerships in service-learning contexts ensuring effective project management and accountability, risk-assessment, and communication processes |
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| S3. | Integrate literacy and numeracy skills into applied learning contexts |
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| S4. | Apply complex problem-solving skills, as well as critical and creative thinking in real contexts |
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| S5. | Demonstrate and teach personal development skills, empathy, resilience, and teamwork |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Design and justify an applied learning experience for middle or senior year students. |
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| A2. | Plan, conduct, manage and evaluate a project associated with service learning. |
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| Unit Content: |
• Trends in globalization and technological advancement in a changing and complex world
• Understanding applied and experiential learning: theory and practice
• What is service learning? Who benefits and how?
• Participating in a service-learning project: Competencies, risk management and project evaluation
• Investigating applied learning pathways for secondary students in Victoria
• Investigating issues related to disadvantage in education, early school leaving, and retention
• Examining the value of community connections and industry partnerships in education
• Building 21st century skills (including literacy and numeracy) in problem-based, applied learning contexts |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1,K2, K3, K5, K8, S1, S3, A1; APST: 1.2, 1.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, | Design and justify an applied learning experience for middle year students that involves community connections/industry links, and which builds 21st century skills, including digital literacy | Curriculum design | 40-50% | | 2. | K4, K5, K6, K7, K8, S2, S4, S5, A2; APST: 1.2, 1.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 | Participate in service-learning demonstrating capacity to manage a project, ensure risk assessment, communicate with diverse stakeholders, and evaluate outcomes | Service-learning project | 50-60% |
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