SPCO201-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)

Learner-Centred Teaching and Coaching

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

This course engages students with exciting and innovative coaching and teaching approaches that are learner-centred, inquiry-based and growing in popularity across the PE & Sport sector. Through a blend of theory and practical application students will gain a working knowledge of the philosophical and pedagogical developments underpinning these approaches. This is enhanced through student engagement with current research as they critically reflect upon their own teaching and coaching experiences.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to:
1. Articulate a sound comprehension of a Learner-Centred Approach and the aims and principles underpinning it.
2. Identify and discuss the assumptions of learning that underpin the learner-centred approach in teaching and coaching contexts as described in this course.
3. Compare and contrast different skill acquisition models and their underpinning theoretical assumptions.
4. Plan and Implement a games-based and/or a constraints-led learning session and employ self-reflective tools to evaluate your experiences as both an educator and learner during the practical class sessions.
5. Critically reflect on the role that sport & PE plays in upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi  in educational settings.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Glenn Fyall

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Course Interaction and Engagement Tasks 20% (Weekly)
Mid-term Online test 23 Aug 2024 30%
Final Online Exam 18 Oct 2024 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $844.00

International fee $3,950.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO201 Occurrences

  • SPCO201-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024
  • SPCO201-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
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