- Course Code
- ED 1544
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Liz Clark
Pre-requisites
Compulsory course for all students in the BEd (Hons) programme in Year 1. PVG Scheme check completed prior to start of course.
Full participation and evidence of developing professionalism through attendance in ED1028 Learning How To Learn. Partnership with Local Authorities in provision of field placement as well as duty of care of children within schools demands that there is evidence of acceptable level of professionalism and commitment to study on campus in order to be fully prepared for field placement
Co-requisites
What Makes Us Human 1B
Overview
The central focus of this course is the exploration of learning communities and their influence on young learners, development and achievement, within an ecological systems framework. Collaborative groups will work with field professionals and university tutors to investigate informal and formal learning contexts and their influences on the young learner. Through enquiry, students will be given the opportunity to explore assumptions, values and beliefs about effective learning within systems of education
Course content will include:
*Relevant theories of learning
*Skills of enquiry and observation
*Presentation skills
*Collaborative working in professional context
Key skills that students are introduced to include:
*Self-reflection
*Critical reading
*Planning and preparation
Structure
Students to be available for this course which normally runs Monday 1.00pm-5.00pm (13 one-hour lectures and fourteen 1½-hour tutorials, 1 two-hour forum)
and on a Wednesday from 9.00am-1.00pm. Students will be required to undertake a Field Experience placement in a school community on Wednesdays of Weeks 34-37 and 41-43 (45 hours equivalent).
Assessment
1st Attempt: Part A : 3,000 word reflective essay.
Part B: E-portfolio with evidence of development throughout the course and investigations of key course themes (2,000 word).
Critical analysis of a key policy agreed with tutor (1,000 words).
Resit: Resubmission of any aspect (dependent on failure).
Formative Assessment
There are no assessment tutor visits for the field placement, instead tutors work with students and school mentors/supporters as required to support the enquiry based process.
Teachers complete a school report for each student giving formative assessment only.
During field placement, students engage in peer assessment of each other with pro-formas being used to support this process.
Feedback
In sufficient time to be able to be used by students to improve their work (typically within four weeks of hand-in, in line with the School of Education's policy on Assessment.
Appropriate and relevant to helping students understand where they have both gained and lost marks, and how to improve their mark. Face to face meetings between tutors and students who have failed.