Undergraduate Course: Community Education Methods and Approaches: Developing Dialogue (EDUA10118)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will deepen the students understanding of the worker&©s educational role and will focus on developing dialogue through structured experiences in the various forms and settings of community education practice. Participants will consider how groups of learners may be helped to develop their capacity to think and act critically, and to support one another to develop strategies, tactics and practices in relation to desired change. Participants will also be required to develop appropriate teaching and learning techniques designed to foster dialogue. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Moray House | Lecture | Room St Leonard's Land 3.24 | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Timetable is arranged annually |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between different approaches to informal educational work
- Explain the importance of making implicit purposes explicit
- Demonstrate how to structure educational experiences
- Use people's experience as part of an educational intervention
- Develop a body of critical knowledge
- Design a structured dialogue
- Articulate the concept of praxis |
Assessment Information
| A 3500 word essay on developing an educational intervention with a real or imaginary group. The essay will provide theoretical justification for the curriculum design. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Vernon Galloway
Tel: (0131 6)51 6640
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Course secretary | Mrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
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