Unit Outline

Applied learning is an approach that contextualises knowledge and skills in meaningful, real‑world situations to empower and motivate students to develop the capabilities needed for employment, further education, and active participation in their communities. Central to this approach is the creation of partnerships and connections between students, teachers, and individuals or organisations outside traditional learning environments. Applied learning also recognises that multiple pathways can lead to desired learning goals and values the diverse ways students think, act, and engage. This unit will support you to identify effective applied teaching and learning strategies, while exploring the theoretical foundations and ways of thinking, being, and doing that underpin successful applied learning. You will then have the opportunity to apply these skills through a work‑integrated learning (WIL) activity that includes a combination of direct supervision, guided observation, and participation in a range of teaching and support activities. This structured experience is designed to help you meaningfully connect applied learning theory with practice and build confidence in applying these approaches within real‑world educational settings.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Analyse and apply the theoretical foundations of applied learning in practice
2	Apply the principles of applied learning to learning and teaching in own discipline area.
3	Evaluate applied learning within different educational settings
4	Justify professional practice against standards and theoretical literature

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Applied Learning Theory	Week 9	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Applied Learning Blog	Week 12	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Supervised Teaching 1	Week 13	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Reflective Statement	Week 13	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Applied Learning Theory

Task Description:

For this task, you will prepare and deliver a short (10-12 min) presentation to a small group of people, who may be your teaching
peers or other colleagues, or friends who are in some way involved in education. In this presentation you will give an overview of applied learning theory and practice, linking it to any other models of teaching or learning that may exist in your educational institution (such as a mission statement in an RTO, the Australian Teacher professional Standards, and/or a school teaching philosophy statement), and showing how it applies in your own practice.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Examine applied learning pedagogies to own teaching context (30%)	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Explore the relationship between educational theory, professional standards, and teaching approaches (30%)	LO1, LO4
3	Reflect on personal professional practice and learning (30%)	LO1, LO3
4	Apply professional, ethical, and academic communication and research skills (10%)	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Applied Learning Blog

Task Description:

In this task, you will draw on applied learning principles, unit readings, MyLO discussions, professional standards, and your work‑integrated learning (WIL) experience to examine a range of planning and delivery approaches within your teaching context. You will identify strategies to modify or enhance your individual and/or collective practices to improve student engagement and learning.
During your 10 hours of WIL, you will maintain a personal reflective journal in the form of a blog. Your blog may be presented in written, audio, video formats, or a combination of these. Because your involvement during the WIL activity may vary, your reflective journal should be treated as a ‘live’ document, with ongoing entries made across the full duration of the WIL experience.

Task Length:

1500 words equivalent

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Evaluate and reflect on individual professional practice (30%)	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Justify own and other’s approaches to the planning and delivery of applied learning (30%)	LO1, LO2, LO4
3	Analyse strategies for the improvement of student engagement and learning (30%)	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	Justify professional practice against applied learning principles and theoretical literature (20%)	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Supervised Teaching 1

Task Description:

Supervised Teaching 1, is a work integrated learning activity that includes 10 hours of supervised teaching across a range of tasks and responsibilities supporting your growth and confidence as a teacher.

Working under supervision gives you structured, real-world opportunities to develop your teaching skills in authentic learning environments. In this activity you will apply and critically evaluate applied learning strategies in a range of learning and teaching contexts with the benefit of regular formative feedback from experienced educators.

The 10 hours of Supervised Teaching contribute to the 50 hours required across the course, which play an important role in the refinement of your teaching as well as progression in the workplace.

Task Length:

10 hours

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Deliver learning in own discipline area	LO2
2	Deliver learning activities that respond directly to learner need	LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Use traditional and digital media for professional communication	LO2
4	Justify professional, practice against standards and theoretical literature	LO4
5	Participate in collaborative peer review	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 4: Reflective Statement

Task Description:

This task requires you to assemble a reflective statement. This statement should extend on your blog submission to demonstrate your learning from the experience.

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflect on professional practice and continuing learning needs	LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Evaluate individual professional performance	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Reflect on own learning with application of the feedback, standards, and theoretical literature	LO1, LO2, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

As per the EAL112 Unit Reading List