Introduction to Contemporary Pedagogical Models (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Teacher student
- compares and contrasts various pedagogical models and evaluates their suitability to their own field of education
- evaluates how changes in the world of work impact teaching and
learning and the role of a teacher
- knows how to plan and guide self-directed learning and professional
growth
- demonstrates understanding of lifelong learning
- can design and implement participatory learning activities in various
learning environments and contexts.

Content (course unit)

What are the benefits and challenges of various pedagogical models?
How to ensure diverse competences in the changing world of work?
What is reflective, investigative and entrepreneurial approach in
education?
What are the emerging trends in education and how will they affect
learning and teaching?
Theme implementation: Students work individually and in small groups on their contact days, in other small group meetings and online.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass: Student
- combines theoretical data with their own experiences and observations while evaluating various pedagogical models and -evaluates their suitability to their own field of education
- reflects their observations, actions and experiences and evaluates their significance to their own competences and knowledge
- participates actively in the group learning process by sharing expertise, searching for information and collaboratively creating knowledge at online and at face to face meetings
- analyzes and evaluates their learning results and choices made
- uses different communication methods and tools and evaluates them from a pedagogical perspective
- demonstrates self-direct learning and ability for life-long learning

Fail: Student
- describes theoretical knowledge and experiential knowledge and observations separately
- discussion is shallow, presents disconnected facts and/or paraphrases literature
- does not participate in the group processes actively and/or has not submitted the learning tasks according to instructions
- knows only the most common communication methods
- cannot plan their own learning and needs constant support from the teachers

Exam schedules

No exams

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Individual readings, writings and presentations
Collaborative work in small groups + presentation
Learning Journal

Learning materials

Knud Illeris (Ed) 2009. Contemporary Theories of Learning OR alternative resource
Pedagogical Innovating Reports 2018-2020
Other materials avaialble in Moodle
Materials searched by students themselves

Student workload

133h of which 36h contact teaching, the remaining 97h are indepndent or guided study individually and in small groups between the contact days.

Content scheduling

Contemporary Pedagogical Models
Innovative Pedagogy
Future Skills in Working Life
Emerging Trends in Education

Completion alternatives

Accreditation by Prior Learning

Practical training and working life cooperation

-

International connections

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Further information

Someof the contact days maybe online as advised by the teacher