Education

Engaging in an Education Environment

Module code: X7004
Level 5
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Workshop
Assessment modes: Portfolio

This module develops professional, theoretical and pedagogic knowledge and practical skills for working in the broad field of education, supporting the learning of children, young people or older adults. It enables you to reflect on your developing practice, increasing confidence and supporting your developing professional identity. This will be achieved by attending a placement in your chosen learning context for 60 hours (10 days) and by engaging in a series of workshops. Combined, these will develop your understanding of, for example, how to build professional relationships with learners; create a trusting learning environment; establish the types of talk that most support learning; use creative, engaging methods, including technology, to support learning; policies and practices of the local learning context and, where relevant, the national/international context.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate awareness of the professional qualities and transferable skills necessary for working in the broad field of education, in formal or informal contexts
• Critically reflect on students’ own developing professional knowledge, skills and values, identifying possible further areas for development
• Apply educational theories and concepts to a real-world educational context
• Develop professional relationships, including exercising initiative to make decisions in complex contexts
• Communicate experiences, values, skills and knowledge in writing, orally and in multi-modal forms, as appropriate, for academic and non-academic audiences