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Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU (Primary) or BPED
Enrolment is not permitted in EPF3100 if EDC2300 has been previously completed

Other requisites

Students enrolling in courses which do not follow the recommended enrolment pattern cannot be assured of a developmental learning experience or program completion within their preferred timeframe.

Synopsis

Teaching in Alternative Contexts utilises a case-based approach to immerse pre-service teachers in a number of relevant alternative educational contexts. The types of contexts explored will include rural and remote or isolated schools, alternative or flexi-schools, and schools of distance education, among others. Pre-service teachers will develop knowledge and skills needed to work successfully within the complex nature of these locations, with a particular focus on structure, situated pedagogy, stakeholder relationships, personal attributes for success, and most importantly, learners. The case-based nature of the course requires pre-service teachers to draw upon their previous learning and professional experience from within their program to effectively identify key contextual features within each setting, and develop appropriate strategies in response. Pre-service teachers will collaborate to investigate one of these particular alternative contexts in-depth, culminating in a peer-to-peer professional learning opportunity. The course will use a social justice lens to explore the influence of diverse cultural and linguistic learner backgrounds; poverty; and systemic access to support mechanisms on a range of school communities.

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