Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)

• Important information
• The course
• Objectives
• Course structure
  • First year
  • Second year

Important information

Gippsland campus (distance education)

Course code: EGSEDG

Contact: Mr Paul Richardson (course adviser)

The course

The Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) - GradDipEd(Sec) - is a two-year part-time distance education course offered to applicants with an approved degree (or equivalent qualification) from a recognised tertiary institution. Entry is competitive and places may be restricted according to quotas.

Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the student administration office, Gippsland School of Education (telephone (051) 22 6375 or (03) 9902 6375).

Objectives

The objectives of the GradDipEd(Sec) course are to provide students with knowledge and understanding of:

• the nature and function of formal secondary schooling and the way it is organised to serve a culturally diverse society;
• a coherent view of learning which is related to a wide repertoire of teaching strategies;
• the way in which adolescents develop, with an insight into their interests and aspirations so that teaching is related to understanding the learner in the matrix of his/her social and cultural context;
• at least two discipline areas and the way these can be presented to contribute to the education of secondary school students;
• self-growth and a confidence in their ability to carry out the range of teaching responsibilities;
• social, physical, emotional, cognitive, creative, moral and ethical aspects of human development;
• a wide range of observation, evaluation and teaching strategies so that appropriate choices can be made;
• important legal, moral and ethical principles including the values of social justice and equity which continue to shape the provision of education;
• the political, historical and social influences on the formal education systems in the various States and Territories of Australia;
• the development of workplace standards being developed by the national project on the quality of teaching and learning (NPQTL);
• the national curriculum and profiles initiatives and their deployment and redevelopment by the various education departments and ministries in the States and Territories of Australia;
• the range of educational settings in which they may seek employment.

• plan, develop, implement and evaluate learning opportunities and resources;
• manage and organise students and resources to achieve quality learning outcomes;
• observe, assess and evaluate teaching and learning;
• demonstrate competence in the use of computers and other technologies appropriate to achieving quality learning outcomes;
• demonstrate competence in teaching as judged by the criteria in the teaching practice report and the standards being developed by the NPQTL;
• analyse current trends in society and relevant discipline areas and draw implications for further practice.

• a willingness to view entry into the profession of teaching as the first step of a career-long commitment to professional development;
• a willingness to continually review trends and practices and make changes which are judged to lead to improvement in professional practice;
• a willingness to discuss views of learning and general philosophy with colleagues, parents and students when appropriate;
• a commitment to the welfare of their students;
• a commitment to discipline areas and the ways these can contribute to the education of secondary school students;
• a sensitivity to people in particular socio-economic settings and a willingness to learn from them and with them.

Course structure

The course for 1997 consists of the four subjects as set out below. Each of these subjects has a value of twelve credit points. As well as completing the four subjects students must successfully complete forty-five days of supervised school experience. This requirement forms an essential part of subjects GEC5501 and GEC5502 and must be completed in both first and second years of the course. Teaching method subjects offered in 1997 include English, social studies, creative arts, science, mathematics, teaching English as a second language, business studies and LOTE (Indonesian and Italian).

Students must take two single teaching methods (eg `English' and `Social studies'; `Mathematics' and `Social studies'; `Mathematics' and `Science') or one double method (eg double `Creative arts'; double `Business studies'). Students require a major or a submajor as a prerequisite for studying a teaching method area.

First year

GEC5501 Teaching and curriculum studies I	GEC5503 Psychological principles of teaching
Modules	Modules
* Teaching and curriculum studies I * Teaching method I One of: * English I * Creative arts I * Science I * Social studies I * Maths I * Business studies I * Teaching English as a second language I * LOTE (Indonesian and Italian) I + 20 days of successful supervised practice teaching.	* Psychological principles I * Psychological principles II

Second year

GEC5501 Teaching and curriculum studies II	GEC5503 Psychological principles and issues in education
Modules	Modules
* Teaching and curriculum studies II * Curriculum development * Teaching method II One of: * Creative arts II * Science II * Social studies II * Maths II * Business studies II or: * English I Creative arts I Science I Social studies I Maths I Business studies I Teaching of English as a second language I LOTE (Indonesian and Italian) I + 25 days of successful supervised practice teaching	* Issues in education * Philosophical principles

The course is taken over two years of part-time study through distance education. Students receive study materials for the various modules of the course. In each year of the course, practice teaching is undertaken in schools located close to a student's place of residence. Practice teaching is an integral part of GEC5501 (Teaching and curriculum studies I) and GEC5502 (Teaching and curriculum studies II). Students are required to complete twenty days of practice teaching in the first year of the course and twenty-five days in the second year. Practice teaching is usually undertaken during May, July and August in each year.

There may also be a small number of places available for full-time study through distance education. Students undertaking the course full-time complete the required forty-five (45) days of practice teaching in two blocks of time in school during May and again in July and August.

Practice teaching must be undertaken in Australia so as to provide for appropriate supervision during the teaching rounds.

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