Module EDU2016 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
EDU2016: Learning for Teaching: School Experience
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content and order may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics:
- A programme of lectures and seminars at the university with preparation tasks;
- School experience;
- Reflecting on your learning by participation in online discussion groups; and
- Preparation of documentary evidence, based on the Teachers’ Standards, to demonstrate your engagement with and learning from the taught course and from school experience.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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24 | 96 | 30 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 24 | Taught lecture and seminar programme (12 x 2 hour sessions) |
Guided independent study | 24 | Preparation tasks related to content of lectures |
Guided independent study | 6 | Participation in online reflective discussions following lectures |
Guided independent study | 10 | Planning and preparation for school placement including making contact with school |
Placement/study abroad | 30 | School experience: 5 days |
Guided independent study | 10 | Critical, analytical and reflective case study based on school experience |
Guided independent study | 46 | Planning and preparation for school experience activities and compilation documentary evidence of learning |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Web-based and electronic resources: will be available on ELE (http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/)
Other relevant URLs:
University of Exeter PGCE programmes: http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/education/pgce/
Department for Education: http://www.education.gov.uk/
Get into Teaching website: http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching
School Direct: http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/teacher-training-options/school-based-training/school-direct
Teach First graduate recruitment: http://www.teachfirst.org.uk/our-programme
Ofsted inspection reports: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report