Module EFPM303 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM303: Creativity and Education Futures
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the module is to explore various distinct theories of creativity and education futures, and the interfaces between these, and to consider their manifestation in practical settings. The module therefore includes seminar discussion as well as time spent in practical activities. Sometimes working with EFPM265 Arts and Educational Futures students you will reflect critically and creatively on issues relating to pedagogy, learning, curriculum and assessment and how these manifest differently in different contexts and disciplines. You will develop critical consideration of how the digital revolution transforms issues faced by educators and learners in formal education systems, in nurturing creativity especially in relation to changing visions of childhood, the role of student voice and alternative forms of schooling. Where appropriate you will be encouraged to relate these back to your own practice or that of those with whom you work/are connected in order that you relate ideas directly into the context within which you most actively practice.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate systematic knowledge and critical awareness of theories and concepts in the field of creativity in particular as applied to education informed by your reading and professional practice; 2. demonstrate systematic knowledge and critical awareness of theories and concepts in the field of education futures informed by your reading and professional practice; 3. demonstrate an ability to evaluate critically theories of creativity and education futures for curriculum, learning, pedagogy and assessment; 4. demonstrate an ability to evaluate critically policy and practice in creativity and education futures; 5. demonstrate an ability to evaluate critically methodologies for exploring creativity in relation to education futures; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 6. explore critically the multiple lenses through which creativity and education futures can be interpreted and developed; 7. identify systematically and evaluate insightfully the influences of these perspectives in the broader literature and research; 8. evaluate and critique ideas and concepts encountered on the course in the light of these different theoretical approaches; 9. apply theoretical insights, through critical reflection, to your study; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 10. demonstrate the ability to reflect independently, critically and creatively on professional practice; 11. demonstrate the ability to plan for professional development in creativity and education futures drawing on this independent, critical and creative reflection on practice; 12. demonstrate the ability to identify and critically discuss issues in creativity and education futures; 13. demonstrate the ability to manage time and engagement in the context of masters level study that has a high level of independent study; 14. demonstrate the ability to take the initiative in contributing collaboratively in interactive learning contexts; and 15. demonstrate communication skills both oral and written and in on-line contexts. |
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paired presentation (either online or face to face) on an aspect of creativity and education futures | 10/15 minutes presentation | 1-4, 6, 10, 14-15 | Peer and tutor verbal or online feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written essay offering critical, theory-based rationale for arguments made in formative presentation | 30 | 2500 words | 1-8, 10, 12,15 | Written tutor feedback |
| Reflective Portfolio and Commentary focused on professional practice (your own or observed practice of others) | 60 | Equivalent to 4000 words (there will be no word limit for the reflective portfolio but the commentary needs to be between 2000 and 3000 words) | 1-11 | Written tutor feedback |
| Contributions to online discussions | 10 | 500 words | 1-9, 15 | Written tutor feedback |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written essay offering critical, theory-based rationale for arguments made in formative presentation | Written essay offering critical, theory-based rationale for arguments made in formative presentation (2500 words) | 1-8, 10, 12, 15 | 6 weeks |
| Reflective Portfolio and Commentary focused on professional practice | Reflective Portfolio and Commentary focused on professional practice (your own or observed practice of others). Equivalent to 4000 words (there will be no word limit for the reflective portfolio - but the commentary need to be between 2000 and 3000 words) | 1-11 | 6 weeks |
| Contributions to online discussions | Reflection on online discussion experience (500 words) | 1-9-,15 | 6 weeks |
Re-assessment notes
If students are referred/deferred with regard to their contributions to the online discussions, then they will be asked to submit written reflections on their online discussion experience in this module (max. 500 words)
