Community Education Methods and Approaches 2: Developing Dialogue (U00580)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : EDU-2-CEMA

The course will deepen the students understanding of the worker's educational role and will focus on developing dialogue through structured experiences in the various forms and settings of community education practice. Participants will consider how groups of learners may be helped to develop their capacity to think and act critically, and to support one another to develop strategies, tactics and practices in relation to desired change. Participants will also be required to develop appropriate teaching and learning techniques designed to foster dialogue.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Community Education Methods and Approaches 1

? Costs : Purchase of course reader.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Examine personal and common assumptions about groups and groupwork
Explain the importance of making implicit purposes explicit
Illustrate a range of social action approaches to groupwork
Demonstrate how to structure educational experiences
Design an educational curriculum
Teach a body of knowledge
Conduct a structured dialogue

Assessment Information

1. Assignment. Participants will set out a 2000 word strategy for developing dialogue with a real or imaginary group (50%).
2. Panel presentation. Students will design a curriculum and a teaching programme for an identified group of participants. Make a 10 minute oral presentation to a panel of 2 tutors, followed by a five-minute question and answer session. A written submission (1000 words) will provide theoretical justification for the curriculum design and teaching programme addressed in the presentation (50%).