School of Education
Faculty of Arts and Education
This course is designed to train teachers in specialist secondary teaching areas and also to prepare them to teach with an applied and vocational learning orientation. The course is accredited with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), which ensures that graduates will be eligible to apply for registration as teachers in Victoria and throughout Australia.
This course was developed in response to the changes now underway in education programs for young people that seek to use a more ‘handson’ approach to teaching across the curriculum. These changes include the introduction of the Victorian Essential Learnings Standards (VELS); the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL); VET in Schools; and other Enterprise Education and Applied Learning programs in the lower and middle secondary school years. These new programs have a distinctive applied learning orientation in curriculum and teaching approaches. The course also explores the use of applied learning approaches in the specialist teaching areas of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and VET Training Packages that students are eligible to teach.
The course will particularly interest professionals and trade
qualified
people considering teaching as a career change opportunity
and who
have applied and vocational qualifications, for example those
with skills
in:
» Technology studies such as design and technology, food and
technology, systems and technology.
» Vocational Education and Training (VET): agriculture, automotive,
building and construction, business administration, Cisco,
community services, clothing products, dance, desktop publishing,
electronics, engineering, equine industry, financial services,
fitness,
food processing (wine), food technology, furnishing, horticulture,
hospitality (operations), information technology, laboratory
skills,
multimedia, music industry, retail operations, seafood industry,
small
business practice, sport and recreation.
» Knowledge and experience which can be applied in a range of
school studies such as arts, science, mathematics, English,
careers,
information technology, media, music, environmental studies,
social
studies, student welfare and visual communication.
Graduates of the course will be eligible to apply for registration
with
the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and will therefore
be able to
teach across Australia and in other countries where there
is mutual
recognition of VIT teacher registration agreements in place.
The applied nature of the course means you are provided with
many
opportunities to work closely with potential employers such
as
schools, TAFEs and ACE providers. You will be encouraged
to draw
on your prior learning and experience and to become involved
in the
partnerships and networks that support the work of educators
across
these different settings. In many cases you will contribute
to the value
of these arrangements as an applied learning strategy for
meeting
course assessments.
The course team works closely with all applicants for the
course and
the VIT to explore each student’s potential specialist teaching
areas
in the middle years, VCE, VCAL and in VET. This strategy
maximises
your employability across all sectors of education and training
that
involve working with young people.
The course lecturers are also active researchers in the field
of applied
learning and bring opportunities for students to participate
in the
most current research and development happening in this field.
Once you have completed the Graduate Diploma of Education
(Applied Learning) you are also eligible to continue your
studies in
Applied Learning within Deakin’s Master of Education (MEd) and
Master of Professional Education and Training (MPET) programs
To be awarded the Graduate Diploma of Education
(Applied Learning) you must satisfactorily complete
eight units of study and 45 days supervised Applied
Learning teaching experience.
The eight units of study include:
» Introduction to Teaching in the Middle Years
» Applied Learning in the Middle Years
» Youth Culture and Learning Pathways
» Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century: the
Personal, Professional and Political Challenges
» Applied Learning in the Post-compulsory Education
and Training Sector
» Teaching for Pathways into Tertiary Study
» Teachers and Youth Literacy and Numeracy
Engagement
» Partnership Development for Applied and
Vocational Learning Programs
You are also expected to complete at least 15 days of
unsupervised professional engagement. These days
may include voluntary project work that students
undertake with schools, TAFEs or ACE providers.
Attendance of additional conferences and professional
development days are also included as professional
engagement.
To be eligible to graduate, you must also complete
a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) units relevant
to your VET teaching area(s). These units will not
be offered as part of the course, but Deakin staff will
assist you to identify appropriate training providers.
The course team adopts an ‘applied’ approach to teaching, including participation in workshop-style intensive programs throughout the year. Much of the learning also takes place in education and training workplaces during Applied Learning teaching placements. The course is normally completed within one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study.
The course uses a mixed-mode delivery model which
combines on-campus delivery, off-campus online study
and a major component of work-based experiential
learning in community youth learning sites such as
schools, TAFE colleges, ACE agencies and vocationally
relevant workplaces. You must also satisfactorily
complete at least 45 days of supervised school
experience, taken in a combination of secondary
schools, TAFE and/or ACE work placements.
At least 23 of these days must be taken in a secondary
school. The on-campus aspects of the course
(approximately 11 weeks annually for a full-time
enrolment) will be delivered at the Geelong Campus at
Waurn Ponds in blocks of one to two weeks.
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