Thursday, March 07, 2013

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TOPIC FOUR | Curriculum Frameworks
  • What is curriculum
    • Concept Mapping | What encompasses curriculum in schools
  • What does the Queensland Studies Authority [QSA] do?
    • Features | What I Found [Forum Discussion]
  • The National Curriculum
    • Today's Teacher | Understanding the Curriculum Requirements
    • Phases of Development with National Curriculum
  • Understanding QCAR
    • The Five Elements | Working Together in Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting
      • Essential Learnings
      • Standards
      • Assessment Bank
      • Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks [Q-CATs]
      • Guidelines for Reporting
  • Understanding Essential Learnings
    • Main ideas behind the Key Learning Area: the Arts (Music)
    • Knowledge & Understanding Essential Processes
    • Key Learning Area Organisation - Knowledge & Understanding
    • Links between Knowledge & Understanding and Ways of Working
    • Additional Learning Experiences 

TOPIC THREE | Knowledge & its Acquisition
  • What is knowledge
    • Creating a concept map 
  • Declarative Knowledge in KLA's
    • Six Levels of Declarative Knowledge 
  • Declarative & Procedural Knowledge Applicatioin
    • Installation & Configuratioin of TV & DVD
  • Declarative & Procedural Knowledge in Teaching Areas
    • Delineation of knowledge across KLA's
    • Reflection


TOPIC TWO | Learners & Learning
  • What is learning
    • What is learning & how does it apply to teaching
  • Schema at work
    • My current Schema
    • Alternate Examples
      • The war in Iraq is justified
      • Sex outside of marriage is immoral
      • John Howard did a great job
      • Teaching is out-dated, out-moded, yet a very convenience child-minding service
      • The square root of 81 is 9
      • "I have no groceries left" is syntactically correct
  • Learning Theories
    • Philosophers, psychologists and educators through history
    • Learning Theaory vs Teaching Practice
  • Learning Theories and the classroom
    • Importance for Teachers
    • Child's development aspect
  • Reflection


TOPIC ONE | Learning & Teaching Pedgagody
  •  What is the relationship between teaching & learning
  • Teaching as a profession
  • Principles of Teaching
    • A Prescription for 'Good' Teaching
  • What is pedagogy
    • What it means to me | What is important | Pedagogical Design
  • What is Effective Pedagogy
    • Teaching the teacher
  • Pedagogical Content Knowledge
    • Taxonomy of Key Learning Areas (KLA's)
ADDED EXTRA | Differences between Teacher | Trainer | Facilitator




WEEK THREE | Engagement Activities

  • Investigation into Literacy & Numeracy in Secondary Schools
    • A Day in the Life Of... Demands as a Secondary Student
  • Investigation into Literacy & Numeracy Demands on Specific Subject Areas
    • Music: Literacy & Numeracy Demands in Focus


WEEK TWO | Engagement Activities
  •  Investigation into Literacy & Numeracy Activites in the Workplace
    • Reading
    • Writing
    • Speaking
    • Listening
    • Mathematical Reasoning (Thinking / Reasoning / Calculating)
    • Technology & Software
  • Extension | Discourse & The Occupational Environment 
    • Primary Discourse
    • Secondary Discourse


WEEK ONE | Engagement Activites
  • Investigation into Literacy & Numeracy Activities
    • Primary School Timeline
    • Secondary School Timeline
  • Literacy & Numeracy Activities in Everyday Life
    • Reading
    • Writing
    • Speaking
    • Listening
    • Mathematical Reasoning
    • Visual Imagery
    • Technology & Software
  • Reflection


SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

ASSESSMENT TASK | Research Report
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder & The Classroom 
    • Managing Students with Special Needs

 

ICT's FOR LEARNING DESIGN

ASSESSMENT TASK | Digital Technologies
  • Reflective Synopsis
    • ICT Tools
    • Personal Experiences
    • Learning Theories
    • Scaffolding
    • Application

TOPIC FIVE | Digital Technologies III & IV
  • PowerPoint Presentations
    • Basic
    • Interactive
  • Reflection

TOPIC FOUR | Digital Technologies II
  • Resizing & Uploading Digital Images
    • Reflection
  • Digital Audio Recording
    • Reflection
  •  Web-Based PodCasting
    • Reflection
  • Digital Video
    • Reflection


TOPIC THREE | Digital Technologies I
  • Creating a Blog: Reflection
    • S.W.O.T. Analysis
    • Reflection
  • Creating a Wiki: Reflection
    • De Bono's Hats | Analysis
    • Reflection
  • Creating a Website: Reflection
    • PMI Analysis
    • Reflection


TOPIC TWO | E-Learning Design Principles
  • Productive Pedagogies
    • Tool: Washing Dishes
    • Reflection
  • T.P.A.C.K
    • Conecept of Framework
  • Wiki's & Me
    • De Bono's Hats | Discussion: Mobile Phones in the Classroom
    • Reflection

TOPIC ONE | Learning Theories  E-Learning
  • Learning Styles
    • The Results
    • Reflection
    • Application & Practice
  • Multiple Inteligencies
    • Kinaesthetic
    • Linguistic
    • Logical
    • Interpersonal
    • Intrapersonal
    • Musical
    • Visual
    • Naturalistic
  • Reflection on Prensky's Idea
    • Know your Learner: Distract the Distraction
  • Reflection on Connectivism
    • Mind-Mapping: Pedagogy & My Thoughts
    • Learning Theory and the Ism's
      • Connectivism
      • Cognitivism
      • Behaviourism

The initiative to keep the interaction between a small fgroup of FLEX-Students of the Gradutate Diploma Learning & Teaching @ CQUniversity Australia



Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Welcome!

Hi, welcome and thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog.

This is the first time I have explored this different medium of communication and information 'sharing', apart from the usual forums, disucssion boards and Facebook status updates of which I'm sure we are all familiar.This blog will also contribute as part of my assessment work in various courses during the year ahead while I commence and continue my study through the Graduate Diploma Learning & Teaching (Secondary) at CQUniversity Australia.

My passion for teaching has been a slow-growing project within my own self, and during the past twleve months or so I have become more embracing of this profession and its complexeties. I have enjoyed the thrill of passing my skills and knowledge onto others who are the next generation of performers who like me, enjoy the thrill of what its like to be on the stage.

I will endeavour to give insight into my thoughts and take you the audience along the journey that will my own self-discovery into this world beyond text book theories, but apply my own personal stamp on the art of teaching and how it can influence learning for life.

So, let the first step begin...

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