ESS767 - Teaching Biology: Senior Years

Year:

2026 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule: This unit is only available to students enrolled in D304, E377, E763, E765, E779
Prerequisite:

D304 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60%

E763 and E765 students must have passed unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781

E377, D304 and E779 students must have passed: ESS744

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 3-hour on-campus workshop per week in non-placement weeks (weeks TBA)

1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week in non-placement weeks (weeks TBA)

Scheduled learning activities - online:

1 x 3-hour online workshop per week in non-placement weeks (weeks TBA) (live streamed, recordings provided)

1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week in non-placement weeks (weeks TBA) (recordings provided)

In-person attendance requirements:

Students who are completing professional experience (placements) are not required to attend lectures or scheduled synchronous sessions during their professional experience (placement).

For the most up-to-date advice regarding your professional experience (placement) please see here.

Content

This unit aims to lead students to a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of different approaches to the learning and teaching of VCE Biology. The unit prepares students to confidently and effectively teach VCE Biology through practical, hands-on, inquiry based laboratory, field, and virtual activities. Students will be encouraged to investigate the contemporary nature and purposes of Biology for diverse students and to draw on diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment to inform evidence-based practices of empowering VCE students to appreciate the theory and practice of Biology.

Unit fee information

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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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