• Semester 1 (External)

Synopsis

All contemporary syllabus documents refer to a wide range of desirable
educational  outcomes. It is unlikely, given this range of  objectives
to be addressed and the variety of contexts in which objectives are to
be  achieved, that a single instructional procedure will be  effective
for all students in respect of all objectives. It follows that teacher
education   programmes   should   produce   graduates   possessing   a
comprehensive  repertoire  of  models  of  teaching,  based  on   well
established theoretical rationales and selected to address a range  of
educational objectives. Further, graduates should be capable of making
professionally justifiable pedagogical judgements, optimally  matching
objectives, teaching approaches and instructional contexts.

A range of models of teaching are examined in the unit. The utility of
these  models across a range of instructional contexts and  objectives
is  examined.  Professional judgements are made,  teaching  approaches
implemented and results evaluated. For this, students will need access
to an educational setting during the semester.