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ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET

Student Name: Nathan Wong

Student Number: 16300907

Course Name: Master of Teaching (Secondary) Lecturer/Tutor: Mr Allan Morton

Unit ID & Name: 101401 Secondary Method 2A IPT 2X

Campus Location: Penrith Tutorial Room, V1-08 Day, Wednesday Start

Time: 4:00pm

Student Phone No: 0433 639 255 UWS Email: 16300907@student.uws.edu.au

Assignment Title: Student Seminars - Reflection

Date Due: 12/08/2010 Date Submitted: 10/09/2010 [Electronically]

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DECLARATION:
√ I hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged.
√ I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other student’s work
or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment.
√ No part of the assignment / product has been written / produced for me by any other person except
where collaboration has been authorised by the subject lecturer/tutor concerned
√ I am aware that this work may be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs
for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future
plagiarism checking)

Signature: Nathan Wong

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Nathan Wong 10/09/2010

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 Period: 2 Length: 15 Min Date: 01 / 09 / 2010

S UBJECT : SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

U NIT T ITLE : SOFTWARE: CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS

L ESSON INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)

T ITLE :
I NTERACTIVE T EACHING S TRATEGY : GROUP ILLUSTRATION.
O UTCOMES : P1.1 Describes the functions of hardware and software Through involvement in planned lesson activities
students should be able to:
• Identify what a GUI operating system is.
• Describe what GUI is.
T EACHER ’ S Provide a checklist of all your required activities undertaken prior to the lesson to ensure success. For
P REPARATION : example:
• Bring textas/markers/tape/scissors
• Bring butchers paper
• Insure projector and computer are working and
that there is a suitable surface to project onto.
• Prepare Camtasia video.
• Print flash cards

Q UALITY
T EACHING Intellectual Quality
Pedagogy focused on producing deep understanding of 1.1 Deep knowledge 1.4 Higher-order thinking
D IMENSIONS & important, substantive concepts, skills and ideas. Such 1.2 Deep 1.5 Metalanaguage
E LEMENTS pedagogy treats knowledge as something that requires understanding 1.6 Substantive
active construction and requires students to engage in 1.3 Problematic communication
higher order thinking and to communicate substantively knowledge
about what they are learning

Quality Learning Environment

Pedagogy that creates classrooms where students and 2.1 Explicit quality 2.4 Social support
teachers work productively in an environment clearly criteria 2.5 Students’ self
focussed on learning. Such pedagogy sets high and 2.2 Engagement regulation
explicit expectations and develops positive relationships 2.3 High Expectations 2.6 Student direction
between teacher and students and among students.

Significance
Pedagogy that helps male learning more meaningful and 3.1 Background 3.4 Inclusivity
important to students. Such pedagogy draws clear knowledge 3.5 Connectedness
connections with students’ prior knowledge and 3.2 Cultural knowledge 3.6 Narrative
identities, with contexts outside the classroom, and 3.3 Knowledge
with multiple ways of knowing or cultural perspectives integration

L ESSON • the problem focus for the lesson.

P ROCEDURE : o Identifying and describing what a GUI operating systems.
• links to previous lessons and / or students’ prior knowledge.
o Students have had a basic introduction to operating systems.
• expectations of performance
o Students are expected to be able to explain what a GUI operating system is and what some of
the common aspects are of a GUI operating system.

Lesso Teacher Actions Student Actions

n
Recap previous lessons. Share with the class what operating
Ask students what operating systems they system is used at home. Some examples
use at home. may include:
(1 Min) OS X
Windows
Linux
Openin DOS
g Explain to students that there are two
(3 types of operating systems, GUI and CLI.
Mins) Explain that GUI systems are the most
common type of operating system. For
example Windows.
Show Camtasia video highlighting different View video.
aspects of GUI. After video has been
shown, turn off projector.
(2 Min)
 shown, turn off projector.
(2 Min)
Introduce the task. The class is going to
design their own GUI operating system.

Divide class into groups of 3-4. Split into groups.

Group Illustration
Explain to class that they are to draw Students in their groups draw their own
their own GUI operating system. Inform operating system.
Body the class that they must then explain their
(10 operating system to the class and how a
Mins) user would interact with it. Rules and
instructions with an example are to be
placed on the projector.
(5 Mins)
Regather students.
Invite students to share the function of Each group shares with the class what
what they have drawn to the class. they have drawn.
(5 Mins)
Closur Conclude by asking students why they Students share why they think that a GUI
e think a GUI operating system is most operating system is the most common
(2 common type of operating system. type of operating system.
Mins) (2 Mins)

F OLLOW UP : Issues that require attention

• Wether every student has a clear understanding
of what a GUI operating system is.
• Can all students explain why a GUI operating
system is used more commonly over a CLI
operating system.

R EFLECTION : In my reflective report on this lesson I intend to write about:

• Learning outcomes • Learning engagement

o Did all students attain the lesson
outcomes?
• Management
o Time management. Was it too much
or too little for the given amount of
time?
o How the group structure went.
o Classroom management. Was the
class focused?
o Did students fully understood
what was expect of them?
o Were all students challenged?

References:

Interactive Teaching Strategies. Retrieved August 10 2010, from vUWS.

NSW Board of Studies (2009). Software Design and Development. Stage 6 Syllabus. Sydney

Showcase. (n.d.). Virtual Simulations (VirtaSim) Inc.. Retrieved August 17, 2010, from
http://www.virtasim.com/showcase/showcase.html

SWW Rules to Successful Projects. (n.d.). SSW. Retrieved August 17, 2010, from
www.ssw.com.au/ssw/Standards/Rules/RulestoSuccessfulProjects.aspx