EDUC4181Ethical Teaching in Classrooms

Course handbook

Description

As a capstone, research-rich course, EDUC4181 is focused on consolidating students' knowledge and understanding in the field of teacher professionalism, encompassing the topics of philosophies of education; and the legal, social and ethical responsibilities associated with being a member of the teaching profession.The research rich assignment provides an opportunity for students to engage deeply with current literature and other research on the topic of teacher professional practice and to apply this knowledge, in creative ways that link to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. This assignment has a direct connection to teachers' professional work. Students' finalisation of their teaching portfolio (that commences in an earlier course) provides evidence of their attainment of graduate teacher standards, and critically reflects on their professional learning over the entire program, including an analysis of Quality Teaching principles.

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of various philosophies of education through articulating a personal philosophy of teaching that indicates understanding of teaching's historical, political and environmental context;

2. Discuss and analyse the legal, social and ethical responsibilities associated with being a member of the teaching profession;

3. Develop critically reflective and personal insight into educational practices and educational values drawing from your professional learning over the entire program; and

4. Reflect on your role as a professional partner and participant in local, national and global educational and schooling communities.

Content

Philosophical Understandings of Education.

The Ethical Teacher.

The Graduate Teacher and Quality Teaching.

Requisites

For students who commenced in the program in 2016 onwards, enrolment in this course is dependent on successful completion of the teacher education admission milestone:

- Three HSC band 5s (including one in English) or

- 80 units of UON courses or

- Regulatory authority approved comparable pathways.

To enrol in this course students must be active in one of the following programs:

- B Teaching (Humanities) (Honours) [12368],

- B Teaching (Fine Art) (Honours) [12369],

- B Teaching (Health and Physical Education) (Honours) [12370],

- B Teaching (Mathematics) (Honours) [12371],

- B Teaching (Science) (Honours) [12372],

- B Teaching (Technology) (Honours) [12373],

- B Education (Secondary) [40107],

- B Education (Secondary) (Honours) [40108],

And have successfully completed the following courses:

- EDUC1008 or EDUC1038,

- EDUC2102,

- EDUC1103 or EDUC2103,

- EDUC2196,

- EDUC3196.

If you have completed EDUC4195 you cannot enrol in this course.

Teacher Education Milestone

Assessment items

Participation: Substantive participation: Tutorial and Module Reflections

Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Research Rich Ethical Knowledge and Dilemma Analysis

Portfolio: Research Rich Philosophy of Teaching with Annotated Portfolio of Evidence

Contact hours

Summer 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Semester 1 - 2024 - Ourimbah

Course outline

• EDUC4181 - Ls, 2024 (All) (PDF, 423.0 KB)
• EDUC4181 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 624.9 KB)