Building capacity in applied learning Schulz, Christine 2012, Building capacity in applied learning, in AARE 2012 conference proceedings, Australian Association for Research in Education, Sydney, N. S. W., pp. 1-14. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads schulz-buildingcapacity-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 504.07KB 225 Title Building capacity in applied learning Author(s) Schulz, Christine Conference name Australian Association for Research in Education. Conference (2012 : Sydney, N. S. W.) Conference location Sydney, N. S. W. Conference dates 2-6 Dec. 2012 Title of proceedings AARE 2012 conference proceedings Editor(s) Wright, Jan Publication date 2012 Conference series Australian Association for Research in Education. Conference Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Publisher Australian Association for Research in Education Place of publication Sydney, N. S. W. Keyword(s) applied learning educators applied learning pedagogy educators Victorian Certification of Applied Learning (VCAL) Summary Across the globe many nations have found engaging young people in the post compulsory years of school to ensure their transition into economic citizens is challenging. Governments are focusing on developing initiatives and programs to connect young people in education and training as preparation for the workplace. In Australia the use of Applied Learning as pedagogy is emerging as a valuable tool in the delivery of curriculum to engage young people in education. Educators who use Applied Learning pedagogy develop curriculum that is relevant to student interests and needs, connected into communities and results in young people acquiring workplace skills. One such program in Australia is the 'Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), offered in years 11 and 12 of school and firmly grounded in Applied Learning pedagogy. The challenge for many educators is, and has been, that there are marked differences between VCAL pedagogy and curriculum and the pedagogy and curriculum they may have previously used in senior school programs. This paper draws on research that explores the professional learning experiences of Applied Learning educators, in the context of the VCAL. I argue that general professional teaching experience alone is not necessarily adequate preparation for teaching in the VCAL program. ISSN 1324-9320 Language eng Field of Research 130199 Education systems not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 930202 Teacher and Instructor Development HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed HERDC collection year 2012 Copyright notice ©2012, Australian Association for Research in Education Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30051540 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 20 Mar 2013, 14:46:44 EST Thu, 21 Mar 2013, 08:00:23 EST Mon, 25 Mar 2013, 09:19:27 EST Tue, 26 Mar 2013, 10:23:01 EST Tue, 26 Mar 2013, 14:50:13 EST Tue, 26 Mar 2013, 14:59:41 EST Tue, 26 Mar 2013, 15:02:36 EST Tue, 26 Mar 2013, 15:08:38 EST Wed, 11 Feb 2015, 08:40:04 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 20:49:40 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:39:51 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:26:44 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1490 Abstract Views, 225 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 20 Mar 2013, 14:46:30 EST by Christine Schulz