Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor Carole Dawes carole.dawes@mq.edu.au Contact via carole.dawes@mq.edu.au
Credit points	Credit points 3
Prerequisites	Prerequisites 24cp
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description This unit addresses the eight strands that cover knowledge and understanding of Personal Development Health and Physical Education (PDHPE). The five skills are also examined to ensure the pre-service teacher unpacks strategies for developing positive healthy attitudes in children. The unit develops the pre-service teacher's skills in human movement and sports skills, gymnastics, aquatics and interpersonal skills. It involves participation in active movement, dance and game experiences. Skills and knowledge in planning, teaching and evaluating PDHPE programs are examined, including modifications to the curriculum to meet the needs of diverse learners.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

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

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Integrate PDHPE with other Key Learning Areas.
Design and implement lessons that are engaging and motivating for students by incorporating technology into the learning environment.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.
Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Due
Online coaching course	20%	24 August 2012
Practical assessment	30%	Between Weeks 5 and 7
Mini unit of work	40%	12 October 2012
Online reflection	10%	9 November 2012

Online coaching course

Due: 24 August 2012
Weighting: 20%

Beginning Coaching General Principles - Online coaching course (approximately 6 hours)

On successful completion you will be able to:

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.
Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Practical assessment

Due: Between Weeks 5 and 7
Weighting: 30%

Practical assessment of teaching skills for Games and Sport

On successful completion you will be able to:

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Integrate PDHPE with other Key Learning Areas.
Design and implement lessons that are engaging and motivating for students by incorporating technology into the learning environment.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.
Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Mini unit of work

Due: 12 October 2012
Weighting: 40%

Create a mini unit of work for Personal Development and Health

On successful completion you will be able to:

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Integrate PDHPE with other Key Learning Areas.
Design and implement lessons that are engaging and motivating for students by incorporating technology into the learning environment.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.
Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Online reflection

Due: 9 November 2012
Weighting: 10%

Review course readings or an area of interest and reflect on its application to children and issues of physical activity.

On successful completion you will be able to:

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.
Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Delivery and Resources

About this unit

This unit addresses the 8 strands which cover knowledge and understanding of the Key Learning Area of Physical Development, Health and Physical Education. This unit also provides students with strategies for delivering and teaching the PDHPE outcomes as well as assessing progress of children in relation to health and fitness. The unit incorporates technology and practical skill development to ensure students will be confident in their ability to convey the importance of PDHPE in both early childhood and primary education settings. Students will be encouraged to reflect upon their own health and physical activity, and in doing so, promote better lifestyle choices in young children and others.

Classes

Classes are timetabled for Monday, Thursday and Friday. This course is offered via internal and external modes.

Internal students must attend a one-hour lecture per week on Thursday and one two-hour tutorial/workshop per week either Monday, Thursday or Friday.

For practical sessions, students must wear appropriate clothing and footwear (such as joggers) for participation in sporting activities.

Lecture: 9am Thursday

Tutorials: Monday 1pm – 3pm

Thursday 10am – 12 noon OR 2pm – 4pm OR 4pm – 6pm

Friday 8am – 10am

Practical sessions: These sessions will be held in Macquarie Sports & Aquatic Centre, and the Drama Studio X5B 145. Please refer to the class timetable on p. 5 and the iLearn website. Please note that there are different locations for each of the tutorial groups; so you must check the locations of your tutorial group for practical sessions on iLearn.

External students

The on campus sessions are on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September 2012 9am to 5pm both days. Failure to attend all or part of the sessions will result in automatic exclusion from the unit.

Audio lectures are available on the Echo link on iLearn.

The iLearn web site is a useful way to make contact with your fellow students and the discussion page allows you to communicate with all ECH332 students regarding individual interests and issues related to the unit. Distance students frequently find this support valuable. It is also helpful to interact with your peers online before the on campus Session.

You will receive a letter regarding the on campus sessions early in the semester. This will provide information regarding preparation for the session. A program will be provided on iLearn. When you arrive at IEC, please register between 8:30am and 8:50am at the Centre for Open Education (COE). COE will advise you of the venue.

iLearn website

The iLearn website for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au

To access the site students will need to use their student username and password to log in and then choose ECH332 from their My Online Units menu.

Please do NOT contact the Unit Convenor regarding iLearn technical support. Contact the Macquarie University Student IT Help Desk. Phone 9850 4357. Email help@mq.edu.au

Required and recommended texts and materials

Internal and external students are required to purchase the following text from the University Co op Bookshop:

ECH332 PDHPE Wellness and Wellbeing

Students are expected to purchase or download the PDHPE NSW KLA syllabus and support documents. The Board of Studies website is:

http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/go/personal-development-health-and-physical-education-pdhpe

Unit Schedule

Lecture

Week

Lecture

1 hour

Tutorials

2 hours

30/7

Introduction

Introduction to PDHPE

6/8

Teaching methods and skills

Dance (PRACTICAL)

138

Curriculum

Dance (PRACTICAL)

20/8

Planning and implementing

Smart Notebook

Assessment 1 due 24^th August

27/8

Games and Sport/Dance

Games & Sports (PRACTICAL)

Assessment 2 (internal)

3/9

Inclusive practices

Games & Sports

(PRACTICAL)

Assessment 2 (internal)

10/9

Integrating other Key Learning Areas

Games & Sports

(PRACTICAL)

Assessment 2 (internal)

21/9 & 22/9

EXTERNAL STUDENTS

Assessment 2 (external)

1/10

Fundamental motor skills

Skill development in children

8/10

Fitness and assessment activities

Fitness measurements and reporting methods

Assessment 3 due 12^th October (all students)

15/10

PRACTICUM ECHP324

NO CLASSES

22/10

PRACTICUM ECHP324

NO CLASSES

29/10

PRACTICUM ECHP324

NO CLASSES

5/11

Current research trends

Current issues and barriers to physical activity in children Assessment 4 due 9^th November (all students)

Practical tutorials timetable and locations

Date	Time	Topic	Location
Monday 6^th Aug	1pm - 3pm	Dance	X5B Room 145
Thurs 9^th Aug	10am – noon	Dance	X5B Room 145
Thurs 9^th Aug	2pm - 4pm	Dance	X5B Room 145
Thurs 9^th Aug	4pm – 6pm	Dance	X5B Room 145
Fri 10^th Aug	8am – 10am	Dance	X5B Room 145
Mon 13^th Aug	1pm - 3pm	Dance	X5B Room 145
Thurs 16^th Aug	10am – noon	Dance	X5B Room 145
Thurs 16^th Aug	2pm - 4pm	Dance	X5B Room 145
Thurs 16^th Aug	4pm – 6pm	Dance	X5B Room 145
Fri 17^th Aug	8am – 10am	Dance	X5B Room 145
Mon 27^th Aug	1pm – 3pm	Games & Sports	Courtyard Studio, then Recreation Hall
Thurs 30^th Aug	10am – noon	Games & Sports	Recreation Hall
Thurs 30^th Aug	2pm – 4pm	Games & Sports	Martial Arts mats
Thurs 30^th Aug	4pm – 6pm	Games & Sports	Martial Arts mats
Fri 31^st Aug	8am – 10am	Games & Sports	Sports Hall
Mon 3^rd Sept	1pm – 3pm	Games & Sports	Courtyard studio, then Recreation Hall
Thurs 6^th Sept	10am – noon	Games & Sports	Recreation Hall
	2pm – 4pm	Games & Sports	Martial Arts mats
	4pm – 6pm	Games & Sports	Martial Arts mats
Fri 7^th Sept	8am – 10am	Games & Sports	Sports Hall
Mon 10^th Sept	1pm – 3pm	Games & Sports	Courtyard studio, then Recreation Hall
Thurs 13^th Sept	10am – noon	Games & Sports	Recreation Hall
Thurs 13^th Sept	2pm – 4pm	Games & Sports	Martial Arts mats
Thurs 13^th Sept	4pm – 6pm	Games & Sports	Martial Arts mats
Fri 14^th Sept	8am – 10am	Games & Sports	Sports Hall
Fri 21^st Sept	11am – 1pm 3pm – 5pm	Games & Sports/Dance	Recreation Hall EXTERNAL
Sat 22^nd Sept	11am – 1pm 3pm – 5pm	Games & Sports/Dance	Martial Arts mats EXTERNAL

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Academic Honesty Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

Assessment Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html

Grade Appeal Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html

Special Consideration Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/policy.html

In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of Academic Student Support Services. Details of these services can be accessed at: http://students.mq.edu.au/support/.

UniWISE provides:

Online learning resources and academic skills workshops http://www.mq.edu.au/learning_skills/
Personal assistance with your learning & study related questions.
The Learning Help Desk is located in the Library foyer (level 2).
Online and on-campus orientation events run by Mentors@Macquarie.

Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Support Unit who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

Details of these services can be accessed at http://www.student.mq.edu.au/ses/.

IT Help

If you wish to receive IT help, we would be glad to assist you at http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.

When using the university's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students and it outlines what can be done.

Graduate Capabilities

Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative

We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

Design and implement lessons that are engaging and motivating for students by incorporating technology into the learning environment.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.
Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Assessment task

Online reflection

Commitment to Continuous Learning

Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Integrate PDHPE with other Key Learning Areas.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.

Assessment tasks

Online coaching course
Practical assessment
Mini unit of work

Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills

Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Integrate PDHPE with other Key Learning Areas.

Assessment tasks

Online coaching course
Practical assessment
Mini unit of work
Online reflection

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

Demonstrate developing knowledge of content for the PDHPE Key Learning Area.
Integrate PDHPE with other Key Learning Areas.
Critically evaluate educational resources and link them to appropriate learning outcomes.

Assessment tasks

Online coaching course
Practical assessment
Mini unit of work
Online reflection

Problem Solving and Research Capability

Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Assessment tasks

Online coaching course
Practical assessment
Mini unit of work
Online reflection

Creative and Innovative

Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

Integrate PDHPE with other Key Learning Areas.
Design and implement lessons that are engaging and motivating for students by incorporating technology into the learning environment.

Assessment tasks

Practical assessment
Mini unit of work

Effective Communication

We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

Design and implement lessons that are engaging and motivating for students by incorporating technology into the learning environment.

Assessment tasks

Practical assessment
Mini unit of work

Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens

As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Assessment task

Online reflection

Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible

We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

Ensure that PDHPE is promoted within the early years of education to ensure a future healthy and active lifestyle.

Assessment task

Online reflection