Course Outline

EDU762 Teaching Junior Secondary Technology

Course Coordinator:Melanie Cavanagh (mcolquho@usc.edu.au) School:School of Education and Tertiary Access

2024Semester 1

UniSC Sunshine Coast

Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

 This course builds capacity to design and discern effective pedagogy within Technologies for Years 7 -10. You will organise and plan lessons using the Australian Curriculum for Technologies, apply your knowledge, understanding and skills to interpret, evaluate and adapt learning, in order to engage Junior Secondary students. You will develop deep knowledge of how to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into learning activities and critically reflect on your developing teaching practice.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Learning materials – You are required to engage and interact with asynchronous materials and activities accessed through Canvas modules, course readings and required texts. 2hrs Week 1 9 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – A blended learning approach is used to deliver this course, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous materials and activities. 2hrs Week 1 10 times

Course Topics

Topics in this course include:

  • The Australian Curriculum
  • The Technologies component of the Australian Curriculum
  • Assesment strategies in Technologies
  • Lesson Planning
  • Pedagogical practice in Technologies

What level is this course?

700 Level (Specialised)

Demonstrating a specialised body of knowledge and set of skills for professional practice or further learning. Advanced application of knowledge and skills in unfamiliar contexts.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... Professional Standard Mapping * Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
1 Apply a deep knowledge of technologies content and curriculum to create lesson plans and curriculum and assessment plans. Knowledgeable
Creative and critical thinker
1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5
2 Apply a deep knowledge and demonstrate mastery of pedagogy in technologies subjects to engage Year 7 to 10 students, including formative assessment, integration of ICT and embedded literacy and numeracy in learning activities. Knowledgeable
Creative and critical thinker
1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
3 Cater for diverse student learning needs and adopt a student-centred approach to teaching, learning and classroom organisation in the selected technologies curriculum area. Ethical
1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
4 Employ effective language, structure and text to communicate curriculum strategies and ideas in written and oral modes. Empowered

                                    

* Competencies by Professional Body

CODE COMPETENCY
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning.
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.2 Content selection and organisation: Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence.
2.3 Curriculum, assessment and reporting: Use curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge to design learning sequences and lesson plans.
2.4 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: Demonstrate broad knowledge of, understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and languages.
2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies: Know and understand literacy and numeracy teaching strategies and their application in teaching areas.
2.6 Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students.
3.1 Establish challenging learning goals: Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.
3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs: Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies.
3.3 Use teaching strategies: Include a range of teaching strategies.
3.4 Select and use resources: Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.
3.5 Use effective classroom communication: Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement
3.6 Evaluate and improve teaching programs: Demonstrate broad knowledge of strategies that can be used to evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning.
4.1 Support student participation: Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities.
4.2 Manage classroom activities: Demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions
4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically: Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant issues and the strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.
5.1 Assess student learning: Demonstrate understanding of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning.
5.2 Provide feedback to students on their learning: Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning
5.3 Make consistent and comparable judgements: Demonstrate understanding of assessment moderation and its application to support consistent and comparable judgements of student learning.
5.4 Interpret student data: Demonstrate the capacity to interpret student assessment data to evaluate student learning and modify teaching practice.
5.5 Report on student achievement: Demonstrate understanding of a range of strategies for reporting to students and parents/ carers and the purpose of keeping accurate and reliable records of student achievement

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Enrolled in Program ED706 and a Technology Teaching area

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

Formative feedback will be provided on your Lesson Plan sequence during tutorials.

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Written Piece Individual 30%
1500 words
Week 5 Online Submission
All 2 Oral and Written Piece Individual 25%
Interactive 15 minutes
Refer to Format In Class
All 3 Artefact - Professional Individual 45%
2000-2500 words
Week 10 Online Submission
All - Assessment Task 1:Lesson Plans
Goal:
The goal of this task is to create a series of three lessons for Year 8 Design and Technologies students.
Product: Written Piece
Format:
This task involves you designing and planning a sequence of three (3) 70 minute lessons for a Year 8 Design and Technology class. The focus of the lessons is on developing an answer for a contemporary design problem. The lesson plans should include activities that focus on a contemporary design problem, for example the design of products (Design and Technologies) or design of web applications or multimedia assets (Digital Technologies).Your lesson plans may include, but are not limited to, any one of the following activities:Design of a business logo and associated graphics. Alternative design of an existing simple artefact (such as a computer mouse). Design of a web page for a local club or group. Design of a stop motion video to respond to a theme. Design of a simple artefact to meet a particular need. You should take into consideration any safety requirements when organising technology activities and awareness of the need for risk assessment. You should take into consideration the needs of diverse learners when planning these lessons. These plans will be submitted to your tutor and you will receive formative feedback from your tutor during tutorial time before the due date.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Applied knowledge of content and curriculum (including strategies for differentiation) to create technology lesson plans for Junior Secondary students.
1 3
2
Pedagogical strategies for engaged and inclusive student-centred learning in a Business context, including embedded feedback mechanisms.
2 3
3
Written communication skills including grammar, English expression, references to curriculum documents and technical accuracy in lesson plans.
4
All - Assessment Task 2:Teaching Segment of a lesson
Goal:
The goal of this task is to allow you to teach a 15 minute segment from one of the lessons you developed to meet Assessment Task One.
Product: Oral and Written Piece
Format:
Submit: Week 6 - 8 in tutorials. Teach a segment (15 minutes) of one of the lesson plans from Task 1 to your peers and obtain feedback from your tutor and peers. Demonstrate strong pedagogy, including the incorporation of ICT into your lesson segment, teaching communication skills, classroom organisation, and a capacity to differentiate for diverse learning needs.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Implementation of teaching and learning strategies for Junior Secondary techologies students, including formative assessment and differentiation.
2 3
2
Classroom organisation and use of resources to enhance learning, including information and communication technologies
1 2
3
Communication skills (verbal and non verbal) for Junior Secondary contexts.
2 4
All - Assessment Task 3:Curriculum and assessment plan
Goal:
The goal of this task is to develop your skills for planning a curriculum overview for Junior Secondary Technologies students.
Product: Artefact - Professional
Format:
Using the ACARA Curriculum and Assessment plan template, develop a yearly overview for Business students in your chosen year level. Outline the focus and topics for each of the four units of work. At least one unit of work must include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in your chosen topics.
Each unit of work has an associated summative assessment task - describe these tasks and provide an overview of the assessment technique, mode and conditions.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Knowledge and understanding of discipline content and Australian curriculum.
1 2
2
Development of assessment tasks that meet curriculum goals and achivement standards.
1
3
Considerations for student diversity in planning, choice of accompanying teaching resources and assessment tasks.
3
4
Professional written literacies, including grammar, cohesion, and clarity of expression.
4

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

Specific requirements

Not applicable

How are risks managed in this course?

Health and safety risks for this course have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

What administrative information is relevant to this course?

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation.  It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline.  This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person.  You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin.  This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.

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Study help

For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.

If you require additional assistance, the Learning Advisers are trained professionals who are ready to help you develop a wide range of academic skills. Visit the Learning Advisers web page for more information, or contact Student Central for further assistance: +61 7 5430 2890 or studentcentral@usc.edu.au.

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