Postgraduate Course: Professional Development and Leadership in Dance Teaching in the Community (PDLDT-C) (EDUA11461)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The PDLDT course is an elective course for students within MSc Dance Science & Education programme. This course is not accredited by the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS) and successful completion would not enable a student to apply for registration with the GTCS.
The three community placements within this course are designed to support and challenge students, providing mentoring and coaching, feedback, opportunities to apply academic learning in a teaching context, and space for reflection. This will all be done within the supportive framework used for any student placement in a community setting. In addition, students will have access to a range of additional Professional Learning opportunities. |
| Course description |
This course offers students the experience of being in a site-based learning environment. The course typically requires students to engage in 16 weeks of community-based placements with 15-30 hours per week.
The aims of the placements are:
to give student teachers the opportunity to observe and reflect on teaching by experienced practitioners;
to provide student teachers with experience in planning and teaching lessons in the community;
to provide student teachers with the opportunity to develop and teach lessons for learners at all stages in order to develop their teaching skills and confidence and to deepen their understanding of the role of the effective practitioner;
to give student teachers the opportunity to reflect on various organisational cultures;
to give student teachers the opportunity to reflect on and engage with classroom management, assessment, and planning in a range of contexts;
to give student teachers the opportunity to experience a range of activities related to the day-to-day running of community organisations;
to give student teachers the opportunity to engage in informed conversations with professionals on community arts matters.
Students will be selected for this course through interviews to find candidates who are strong communicators and will match well with available organisations; successful candidates may then be required to get a PVG certificate and insurance.
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | PVG, travel expenses, insurance |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
(
Lecture Hours 15,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 240,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
116 )
|
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The summative assessments of University-Based Teaching are divided into three tasks PLUS successful completion of the three placements which are assessed as PASS/FAIL based on the Teaching File and joint reports submitted by the University and placement mentor.
Digital Resource Presentation (20%) Students will create and presentation a digital resource which can be used in a teaching context
Personal Development Portfolio (40%) 2500-word written reflective essay
Policy/Vision Assignment (40%) 4000-word written assignment |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be given during placements where any student is at risk of failing the placement
Presentation: Feedback will be given on a submitted plan in time to be useful for the assessed work
Portfolio: Feedback will be given on the portfolio plan and on a draft of the essay
Policy/Vision Assignment: Feedback will be given on the essay plan and draft of the essay
|
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Plan, deliver, record and reflect on appropriate dance lessons in a range of community settings employing a range of teaching strategies and pedagogies
- Critically interrogate values, ideologies and/or policies as they are enacted in community settings
- Employ reflective practice to increase effectiveness as a dance teacher in multiple community contexts for lifelong learning in dance
- Demonstrate an understanding of how digital technology can be used in a community context to improve student outcomes
- Demonstrate professionalism and collaboration in multiple academic and community settings
|
Reading List
Byra, M.(2006). Teaching styles and inclusive pedagogies. In D. Kirk, M.O'Sullivan, & D.Macdonald (Eds.), Handbook of research in physical education (449-466). London: SAGE Publications.
Davies, M. (2003) Movement and Dance in Early Childhood, USA: Sage
Nielsen, Charlotte Svendler. 2015. Dance Education Around the World: Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change. Routledge.
Scottish Qualifications Authority. n.d. SCQF Level and Credit Framework. http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71377.html.
Sowa, J. E. et al. (2004) No Longer Unmeasurable? A Multidimensional Integrated Model of Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness. Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly. [Online] 33 (4), 711-728. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Transferable skills developed during placement include the following:
1. Working as part of a team.
2. Taking increasing responsibility and acting proactively.
3. Refining organisational, management and communication skills.
4. Thinking and acting reflectively in and after practice.
5. Making increasingly well informed decisions, taking into account a range of needs and using a range of sources of information. |
| Keywords | dance,community,placement |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Heather Rikic
Tel:
Email: hrikic@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Nicola Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 3565
Email: nicola.kelly@ed.ac.uk |
|
|
University Homepage