Introduction
This unit is the first of two Health and Physical Education units, undertaken in sequence. One purpose of this unit is to develop your knowledge in relation to a variety of pedagogical considerations which are not only pertinent to Health and Physical Education teaching but also general classroom teaching, ensuring each student is catered for not only physically but also emotionally, socially, mentally, and spiritually. Another purpose is to develop your knowledge and skills for planning, teaching, and learning across the health and physical education curriculum including being able to integrate it with other curriculum areas. Skills that are emphasised in this unit are those that have been identified by the Teachers Registration Board (TRB), as well as national teaching bodies, as important by the time you graduate with your teaching degree. These include demonstrating aspects of professional knowledge, professional relationships, and professional practice.
Summary
| Unit name | Introduction to HPE |
| Unit code | EPR240 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Associate Professor Jennifer McMahon |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge in relation to the national curriculum and contemporary literature relevant to teaching health and physical education programs in the contemporary school curriculum context.
- Demonstrate knowledge of teaching approaches appropriate for health and physical education
- Critically reflect on how past practices have positioned you as a HPE educator in the present day, and demonstrate strategies that you will apply to future practice that will assist you in either adopting or critically these past experiences.
- Design a range of HPE teaching approaches that cater for student diversity as well as their spiritual; emotional; social; mental and physical health.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
EDU102 OR ESH102Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On Campus: Weekly (online) lectures or equivalent (1 hour) and weekly face-to-face tutorial (1.5 hours). Off Campus: Weekly (online) lectures or equivalent (1 hour) and weekly online tutorial tasks that can be completed in your own time (equivalent to 1.5 hours). |
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| Assessment | Quiz (5%)|Openbook, Multichoice Online Quiz (25%)|Infographic (35%)|Written Piece (35%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website. |
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| Recommended | 1. Australian Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority. (2024). Australian Curriculum- Health & Physical Education: Foundation to Year 10. Canberra, ACT: Author. Available online from: https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/health-and-physical-education/
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