Contextualising teaching and learning: a guide for VET teachers

This is a practical guide for vocational education and training (VET) trainers who work with a diverse range of learners and contains user-friendly ways to contextualise learning in a range of 'classrooms' - from an educational institution or factory floor to online. It provides assistance to VET practitioners who work with training packages and are seeking to implement learner-centred, flexible and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Also included in the guide is a range of professional development strategies and activities that will assist trainers to fully utilise this resource. It: (1) provides examples of good teaching practice in different settings; (2) endorses teaching practice that is learner centred, activity based, reflective and collaborative; (3) provides sample learning activities that have been successful in different learning settings; (4) supports teachers in the development of their own materials; and (5) provides professional development activities and program ideas. Show less