School Of EducationApplied Robotics and Programming in Secondary STEM EducationWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102763.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: SECONDARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Students are assumed to be qualified secondary school teachers with classroom experience in delivering the NSW or Australian curriculum.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1882 Graduate Certificate in Secondary STEM Education.
About this Unit
This unit develops in-service teachers’ knowledge and skills in the application of robotics and coding in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines. The unit content and assessments are designed to firstly build teachers’ foundational skills in robotics/coding, and secondly, build teachers’ professional skills in the implementation of robotics/coding in their classrooms. A particular focus of the unit is how robotics/coding can be used to authentically integrate curriculum content from and across the different STEM disciplines through inquiry- and problem-based learning, with the ultimate aim of enhancing student engagement and achievement in the STEM disciplines.
Courses| 1714.5 | Master of Teaching (Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 1847.2 | Master of Education (STEM) | CONTINUING |
| 1859.4 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 1882.1 | Graduate Certificate in Secondary STEM Education | CURRENT |
| 1911.1 | Master of Education | CURRENT |
| 1913.1 | Graduate Certificate in Education (exit only) | CURRENT |
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