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During the BTchLn (Primary) orientation you will be introduced to the professional role of teachers as well as finding out what facilities and support services the college has to offer. Some of your course content begins within scheduled orientation time and as a result it is most important that you are able to attend.
College courses are delivered to groups of students. You will be placed in a group numbering approximately 36 students and move with this group as you undertake the standard set of compulsory courses during Semesters 1 and 2.
If you are enrolled as a regular full-time student you will have timetabled classes each week day. These begin at 8:30am. The last lecture usually finishes by 2:45pm. However, intensive block courses including Professional Practice, (supervised, extended teaching placements) whilst they are occurring, will make demands on your time which vary to the timetabled semester.
During semester one of the first year of your BTchLn programme you will have regular school experiences either through your home school interaction or an arranged campus programme. After this you will have five Professional Practice placements, one per semester. A Professional Practice is a block of time, either four or five weeks long, during which you will work full-time in a Primary level classroom under the supervision of an associate teacher. It is expected that you arrive at your school no later than 8:30am and stay until at least 3:30pm during your first four-week Professional Practice placement. For subsequent Professional Practices the expectation is that your hours at school will continue to increase as you take on additional responsibility in the teaching role. For this reason childcare arrangements and other external commitments, such as employment and sport, need to be modified during Professional Practice.
For information contact education@canterbury.ac.nz or +64 3 343 7713.
FLO stands for Flexible Learning Option. It provides students with access, by distance delivery, to the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary) and to the Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary).
You can apply using the standard application pack.
You will need to attend face to face sessions during a two-week Residential School at the beginning of your course. Full-time students then attend another two week Residential School during Semester Two. Part-time students will not have another Residential School until Semester Two next year. Most students do not have to attend scheduled classes other than those at Residential Schools. The exception is students enrolled in the Rotorua Initiative who are required to attend class one day per week.
Most courses are delivered using a combination of print, audio-visual, and on-line teaching. Assignments may be mailed or emailed to the Flexible Learning Centre.
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning
Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning
Students working in schools during Professional Practice would normally be at school from before 8.30 am. until after 4.30 pm.
The FLO office and your lecturers are available via telephone and email. The Learning Development Unit can assist with study and/or assignment writing enquiries. Counsellors are available via telephone and email
If you would like to talk to someone please contact +64 3 343 7713 or education@canterbury.ac.nz. Alternatively contact the FLO Office on 0800 763 676 Option 1.