Postgraduate Course: Engaging With Student Diversity (EDUA11183)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
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Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course will consider different dimensions of diversity among university students and will explore the challenges and opportunities for teaching and learning they offer. The overall goal is to encourage among participants a critical awareness of the need for inclusive language, practices and procedures in the design of effective learning environments.
Student diversity manifests itself on a variety of dimensions, including, for example, financial status or SES of students, whether they are the first in their family to attend university, whether their first (or preferred) language is English, whether they need to work to support their studies, culture and ethnicity, age, family status, ethical and religious beliefs, (degrees of) disability, gender, lifestyle, ways of meaning-making, or styles of learning to mention but a few. While some dimensions of diversity are immediately obvious others are not visible and hence far less evident. This makes it even more important for teachers to develop an understanding of and sensitivity towards the kinds of diversity they might encounter in their classes and employ inclusive practices that are welcoming for all.
Next to providing opportunities for participants to engage with the educational research literature on student diversity and critically examine how they might overcome the challenges associated with diversity through inclusive language, practices and procedures in their own teaching, the course will also examine the significant opportunities for student learning offered by diversity and invite participants to explore ways in which they might capitalise on this opportunity so as to enrich the student learning experience.
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Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
44 hour(s) per week for 2 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course participants will be able to:
- demonstrate a critical awareness of the different dimensions of diversity and how they are represented in the UK, Scotland and Edinburgh student population
- identify and critically examine the pedagogical challenges as well as opportunities student diversity poses for university teachers
- identify the challenges and opportunities student diversity on campus offers for students
- develop creative responses to the above challenges and critically evaluate the extent to which the learning environments in their own departments are welcoming (or unwelcoming) of student diversity and employ inclusive language, practices and procedures
- develop principles with regards to programme, course and/or session planning that demonstrate sensitivity towards student diversity
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Assessment Information
| The assignment for this course is a critical review (2500 words) of the extent to which aspects of diversity are being addressed in the teaching, learning and assessment practices employed within the school, drawing appropriately on the educational research literature on diversity. |
Special Arrangements
| Pre-course reading, in-course reading as well as assignment preparation complement face-to-face teaching/learning activities to a total of 100 notional effort hours. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Carolin Kreber
Tel: (0131 6)51 6668
Email: carolin.kreber@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kim Addison
Tel: (0131 6)51 6661
Email: Kim.Addison@ed.ac.uk |
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