Community Education Work Based Learning 1: Professional Development (ED1171)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : EDU-1-CEWBL

With a critical focus on the CeVe Competency Framework (a copy of the CeVe framework is provided in Appendix 1), students will assess their development as community educators. A systematic process of self-development activities will enable students to progressively develop their competence in the workplace. The course will link to the work situation through a weekly group tutorial programme and students will work in learning clusters to develop their understanding of professional development. The course will culminate in seminar events, organised by the learning clusters, attended by course members. Course tutors will introduce students to the theory and practice of experiential learning and prepare them to act as "reflexive practitioners".

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	18:30	20:20	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Assess their own competence in terms of the CeVE framework
2. Devise a personal action plan to address identified needs
3. Critically assess their development as a professional community educator
4. Organise a seminar for their peer group based on an identified issue, and present their views

Assessment Information

1. Each student will critically assess their capacity for self-management (2000 words) including feedback from:

a self-assessment instrument
peer observation
fieldwork practitioner(s)

30% of total marks

2. Each student will critically discuss their involvement in a learning cluster and reflect on the process of experiential learning (2000 words).

30% of total marks

3. Each student will summarise the key findings from the seminar event and draw out the implications for their own understanding of professionalism (2000 words)

40% of total marks