Issues and Strategies for Teaching and Learning (Visual Impairment) (P01473)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P01473

Issues and Strategies for learning and teaching are a priority independent of stage or subject in the curriculum. This course addresses choices to be made to ensure that appropriate teaching methods and media of communication are used in the education of children and students with ocular or cerebral visual impairment, including those with additional disabilities or impairments.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : £225

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Additional Class Information : Twenty four hours contact teaching, delivered flexibly.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course participants will demonstrate competency in:
1. Choosing teaching methods and media of communication that is suitable for each learner as appropriate.
2. Designing, producing, presenting and evaluating material in the appropriate medium, size and environmental conditions for the learners, by using both traditional methods and ICT.
3. Working collaboratively with others to maximise the mobility and potential methods and ICT.

Assessment Information

A study of a topic covered in the course programme relating it to the practical context of the course member (5000 words).
(* Sighted Guide techniques addressed in this course will be assessed formally in Course Four Assessing Pupils/students with Visual Impairment.)