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EDEC108 Ethical and Professional Issues in Education - Excelsia College

ASSESSMENT TASK 1: Digital Media Response

1. Identify and interpret relevant legal, legislative and professional documentation, and explore the implications of this documentation for professional practice.

2. Articulate the importance of an open, affirming, positive and proactive style of engagement with students, their families and other stakeholders.

The Task

Digital Media Response: Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics

This assignment hypothetically asks you to give a 3-5 minute presentation to a particular audience at a childcare centre.

- You are to imagine you are presenting to a group of fellow colleagues or parents, or other community/education stakeholders.

- You are expected to utilise the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics and demonstrate understanding of some core principles and responsibilities of early childhood teachers.

In this assignment, you are required to video record yourself on any digital device (e.g. your phone, computer, iPad, tablet, etc.) and discuss the following:

a. Drawing on the Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics
- please briefly explain the overall purpose of the document;
- discuss its significance and relevance to EC settings
b. Select two core principles from the ECA Code of Ethics and discuss their significance and relevance to EC settings.
c. Provide a practical example of how one of these two principles could be fostered, developed and fully embraced by educators
d. Mention two responsibilities that educators have in order to enact those two selected core principles in relation to children

Your Video Presentation should be from 3-5 minutes in length.

a. Using the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics (ECA COE)
• demonstrate an understanding of the ECA Code of Ethics (document's) purpose,
• demonstrate and understanding of its significance and relevance to EC settings

b. Referring to your two chosen core principles from the ECA COE
• discuss each core principle and
• demonstrate an understanding of the relevance and significance of each core principle to EC settings.

c. Providing a practical example of ONE of the two chosen core principles
• demonstrate how this ONE CORE PRINCIPLE can be fostered, developed and fully embraced by educators.

d. Identify two responsibilities that educators have
• in order that these two selected core principles are put into action in relation to children.