EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT-2024 Professional Term 1
EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT-2024 Professional Term 1
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Schedule
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Week Starting Lecture Content (recordings) Workshop Assessment Notes Week 1:2 January Welcome & Introduction Week 2:9 January Module 1, Topic 1: Introducing the Profession; Historical context
Topic 2: The aims of education Week 3:16 January Topic 3: What is education good for?
Module 2, Topic 4: Evaluating Autonomy in Education; Why is Education important? AT1 Due, Friday 19 January Week 4:23 January Topic 5: Education for democratic citizenship Week 5:30 January Module 3, Topic 6: Exploring and responding to the contexts of education Week 6:6 February Topic 7: How students learn - pedagogy & curriculum perspectives AT2 Due Friday 11 February Week 7:13 February Topic 8: The moral, legal and ethical dimensions of teaching Week 8:20 February Topic 9: Developing strong partnerships Week 9:27 February Topic 10: Developing your professional identity and imagining educational future AT3 Due
4 March Canvas Assignments
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Course summary:
Date Details Due
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 AssignmentAssessment Task 1: Short Multi Media taskdue by10:00
Sun, 11 Feb 2024 AssignmentAssessment Task 2: Critical Written analysisdue by10:00
Mon, 4 Mar 2024 AssignmentAssessment Task 3: Extended Reflection and application taskdue by10:00
