The Reflective Practitioner

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Abstract

This subject is designed for students with some teaching experience in the adult and vocational sector; such as completion of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or have been teaching informally (for example in a non-RTO community setting), or undertaken a supervised teaching placement as part of a formal course of study. The subject develops a broader and deeper understanding of teaching and assessment practice through wider reading and critical assessments. It does this through seeking to develop or enhance the students' ability to critically reflect on their own practice. Students will consider relevant approaches to their own professional learning.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics: Reflection on professional practiceReflective learningReflective teachingReflection-on-action and reflection-in-actionStrategies for reflection and self-evaluationBeing a reflective practitionerReflecting on practice (in the context of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment) or the completion of a supervised teaching placement, to a higher level of professional expertiseEvaluating … For more content click the Read More button below.

The subject will cover the following topics:

Reflection on professional practice
Reflective learning
Reflective teaching
Reflection-on-action and reflection-in-action
Strategies for reflection and self-evaluation
Being a reflective practitioner
Reflecting on practice (in the context of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment) or the completion of a supervised teaching placement, to a higher level of professional expertise
Evaluating practice in the classroom or other learning environment
Strategies for continuing professional learning for ongoing development of professional practice.

Assessment items

1. Critically reflecting on theory and practice

2. Reflecting on ongoing professional learning

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to discuss the value of reflection in the ongoing development of professional expertise;

be able to discuss a number of theories of reflection;

be able to apply a theory of reflection to examine own professional practice;

be able to discuss a number of continuing professional learning approaches and their usefulness in relation to lifelong learning;

be able to analyse classroom and/or workplace environments for their learning potential;

be able to critically reflect on their own professional practice in the context of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110/TAE40116) or the completion of a supervised teaching placement, to a higher level of professional expertise; and

be able to critically analyse and use current professional literature in order to increase the efficacy of their own practice and their professional understanding.

Enrolment restrictions

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the:

Graduate Certificate in Adult and Vocational Education

Graduate Diploma of Adult and Vocational Education

Master of Adult of Vocational Education

Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Incompatible

Learning resources

Additional resources required by students

Prescribed text Rushton, I. And Suter, M. (2012) Reflective Practice for Teaching in Lifelong Learning, Open University Press.