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Education 1Ah

 

Education 1Ah has been designed to introduce you to some of the key ideas and thinkers in education and to provide a forum for debate and discussion about some of the concerns and controversies associated with the provision, experience and outcomes of education at an individual, societal and global level. We will look at a number of educational perspectives which seek to illuminate this area of study and which illustrate, quite starkly, that education is a contested domain. We will consider the learner in terms of lifespan development and will identify and evaluate the factors which influence learning and teaching in an educational context. Education, of course, takes place within wider social contexts and we will explore the range of contexts within which education is both offered and experienced in its various forms in Scotland and elsewhere.

Teaching and learning strategies on this course include problem based learning (PBL) with associated web based resources, a lecture programme, e-learning based on computer mediated conferencing, weekly seminars based on a critical reading programme and student self study. The notional study time for this 20 credit course is 110 hours, representing the time, on average, that students need to spend on a whole range of learning activities, including attending lectures and seminars, engaging in research activities, private study and group work.

Brian Cosford is the Course Organiser for Education 1Ah.

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You can find out more about Brian's work and publications at the departmental webpage.

The course is taught in the first semester and has a rating of 20 credit points.

 

Learning and Teaching Strategies

Teaching and learning strategies include problem based learning (PBL) with associated web based resources and a lecture programme, supported e-learning based on computer mediated conferencing (CMC), weekly seminars based on a critical reading programme and student self study.

The notional study time for a 20 credit course is 110 hours, representing the time, on average, that students need to spend on a whole range of learning activities, including attending lectures and seminars, engaging in research activities, private study and group work, preparing coursework, and writing the assignment.

 

Assessment

Assignment:

1)

Using the curriculum area identified in your PBL group presentation, or another area of your choice, or an aspect of learning in community settings, give a brief account of a problem or issue and then critically discuss the perspectives on learning that can be used to understand the problem and to guide planned action. Explain both the strengths and the limitations of these ideas as a guide to reflection and action.

 
2) Why might educators want to know about developmental psychology? Explain with reference to developmental theory and research.

Length: 2000 words

 

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CUE has been developed at the University of Edinburgh by John Bamber and Clara O'Shea as part of the Student Recruitment and Admissions 'Transitions' Project in 2006/7. For further information on CUE and on CUE: Community Education contact: John Bamber, Department of HIgher and Community Education, Moray House School of Education, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ, Tel.: +44 - (0)131 - 651 6116, E-mail: john.bamber@ed.ac.uk

Website updated: June 19, 2008