Postgraduate Course: Issues and Strategies for Teaching and Learning (Visual Impairment) (EDUA11138)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | £225 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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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.) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Janis Sugden
Tel: (0131 6)51 6204
Email: janis.sugden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lorraine Denholm
Tel: (0131 6)51 6433
Email: lorraine.denholm@ed.ac.uk |
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