TE7083 - Reflective Approaches to Teaching and Learning

What will I learn on this module?

This module is intended to give students who are either professionals working within education or those who are intending to work in education an opportunity to develop their knowledge of both pedagogy and andragogy. The module will take you on a journey through the ideology that shapes the way in which education is both defined and organised and the theoretical dissonance between theories of learning and formal education. The focus is broad as you are encouraged to consider all aspects of teaching and learning in the statutory, further/higher and lifelong learning sectors.

How will I learn on this module?

Teaching and learning in this module will include a wide variety of strategies to ensure that you have a wide variety of experience. A combination of lectures and seminars will provide you with the theoretical anecdotal and case study material from which to build discussion and debate.
Opportunities to share and explore experiences and learning with fellow students will form an important part of the teaching and learning strategies in this module, in particular small group learning, presentations, independent study and guided study. The use of online learning resources and group tutorials, together with a range of practical activities are introduced and used to reinforce the learning.

How will I be supported academically on this module?

Support will include feedback from tutors during small-group seminars and tutorials. In addition, tutors will respond to questions via the module’s discussion board at the University’s eLearning Portal so that the whole group can benefit.

What will I be expected to read on this module?

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

What will I be expected to achieve?

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Critically engage with and reflect upon the different approaches to learning and teaching
2. Demonstrate understanding of a range of contrasting perspectives about the role of teaching and learning within the educational system.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
1. Critically analyse different theoretical frameworks.
2. Critically evaluate approaches, based on the best available evidence and research.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
1. Enhance your communication skills through formative assessments and your summative written work.

2. Enhance your skills of critical reflection and problem solving through the summative assessment task.

How will I be assessed?

Formative assessment:
Presentation identifying an aspect of teaching and learning and provide relevant key texts and appropriate reflective models.

Feedback
Verbal peer and tutor feedback

Summative Assessment
The summative assessment will be a 4,500-word assignment which reflects and evaluating your chosen focus in relation to practice.
MLOs: KU1-2, IPSA1-2; PVA1 & 3

Feedback
Written feedback graded against the criteria and elaborated marking scale.

Pre-requisite(s)

N/A

Co-requisite(s)

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Module abstract

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Course info

Credits 30

Level of Study Postgraduate

Mode of Study 1 year Full Time

School Communities and Education

Location Coach Lane Campus, Northumbria University

City Newcastle

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Accuracy of information

All information is accurate at the time of sharing.

How your course is delivered

Full time Courses are primarily delivered via on-campus face to face learning but could include elements of online learning.

Changes to your course

Most courses run as described on our website and in our marketing materials. Occasionally we may need to make changes, for example due to a change in the law or regulatory requirements, requirements of a Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body, or our quality assurance processes. Where a change is significant (in line with the Competition and Markets Authority's guidance on "substantial changes"), we will consult with affected students in advance where the change is being decided, and will explain the reason for the change and inform you at the earliest opportunity.

If we make a significant variation to your programme, you are entitled to: request a transfer to an alternative, appropriate programme; withdraw and have your tuition fees adjusted; or raise a complaint through the Student Complaints Procedure.

Optional modules listed on course pages may be subject to change depending on uptake numbers each year. Where a module you selected is withdrawn, the options above apply.

Contact time

Contact time is subject to increase or decrease in line with possible restrictions imposed by the government or the University in the interest of maintaining the health and safety and wellbeing of students, staff, and visitors if this is deemed necessary in future.

Images and video

The photography and video on this page are used for illustration. They may have been taken at different times and in different parts of the University, and may show facilities, equipment, staff, students or activities that are not part of this course. They are not a guarantee of the specific facilities or equipment you will use.

The course content, entry requirements and fees sections of this page, together with the Programme Specification, set out what this course includes. Our facilities are updated over time and may change during your studies.

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