Theories of Teaching and Learning (Distance)

EDUC77501 Theories of Teaching and Learning (Distance) 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 6 Paul Smith Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 The course unit will introduce the following content areas:<ul> <li> Major schools of thought and teaching and learning theory</li> <li> Applying learning theories in different social and cultural contexts</li> <li> Assessing learning</li> <li> Teacher and learner identities and learning theory</li> <li> Conceptions of children and young people in learning theory</li> <li> Education policy, teaching and learning theory and globalisation</li></ul> The course unit will introduce the following content areas:<ul> <li> Major schools of thought on teaching and learning theory</li> <li> Applying learning theories in different social and cultural contexts</li> <li> Assessing learning</li> <li> Teacher and learner identities and learning theory</li> <li> Conceptions of children and young people in learning theory</li> <li> Education policy, teaching and learning theory and globalisation</li></ul> This unit aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning theories and to reflect upon their application in different contexts.  <ul> <li> An understanding of major schools of thought on learning theory</li> <li> An understanding of key ideas underpinning theories of teaching and learning</li> <li> An understanding of educational practices as they have developed in the context of educational institutions, education policy and in different social and cultural contexts</li></ul> <ul> <li> Critical thinking in relation to teaching and learning theory and its potential application to different learning contexts</li> <li> Critically examine theoretical perspectives on teaching and learning theory and the assessment of learning</li> <li> Critically examine the implications of teaching and learning theories for young people and teachers in different social and cultural learning contexts</li></ul> <ul> <li> Effectively contribute to debates about teaching and learning and learning in different insitutional, policy and socio-cultural contexts</li> <li> Examine educational practices in the light of emerging understandings of teaching and learning theory</li> <li> Examine the implications of teaching, learning and assessment policies, strategies, frameworks and discourses for classroom practice</li></ul> <ul> <li> Conceptual and analytical skills</li> <li> Information handling </li> <li> Group working</li></ul> 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 100% Feedback is available via VLE EDUC77501 DTCE DL Conditions (Programme 05872 & 07737) N     Bruner, J. S. (1961) The act of discovery, Harvard Educational Review 31 (1), 21–32. Fox, R. (2005) Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Psychology, Oxford, Blackwell.Overholser, J. C. (1993). "Elements of the Socratic method: II. Inductive reasoning". Psychotherapy, 30, 75–85.Piaget, Jean. (1950) The Psychology of Intelligence. New York: RoutledgePollard, A. (Ed) (2014) Readings for Reflective Teaching (Second Edition), London, Continuum.     Reay, D. and William, D. (1999) `I’ll be a nothing’ : structure, agency and the construction of     identity through assessment, British Educational Research Journal, 25 (3), 343-354.Rizvi, F. and Lingard, B. (2010) Globalizing Education Policy, Oxford, Routledge.Skinner, B.F. (1953) Science and Human Behavior, <a href="http://www.bfskinner.org/BFSkinner/PDFBooks.html">BFSkinner.org</a>.Tobin, J., Hsueh, Y., Karasawa, M. (2009) Pre School in Three Cultures: Revisited, Chicago, University of Chicago Press.Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher mental processes, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Lectures 24 Tutorials 6 0 120   <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 302px"> Activity</td> <td style="width: 329px"> Hours Allocated</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 302px"> Staff/Student Contact</td> <td style="width: 329px"> 24</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 302px"> Tutorials</td> <td style="width: 329px"> 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 302px"> Private Study</td> <td style="width: 329px"> 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 302px"> Directed Reading</td> <td style="width: 329px"> 30</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 302px"> Assignment Preparation</td> <td style="width: 329px"> 40</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 302px"> Total Hours</td> <td style="width: 329px"> 150</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>