Understanding Learning and Teaching

Module overview

The content of this module will typically draw on a range of research, theory and policy to consider contemporary perspectives on teaching and learning practices, such as: - Philosophical perspectives on the purpose of education and how that might influence teaching and learning practices; - Personal perceptions about learning and teaching; - Perspectives and frameworks of how children and adults learn and how that might impact teaching approaches; - Theory and research on what is a 'good' teacher; - The nature, theory and practice of teaching and learning in formal and informal learning environments.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be taught using a variety of teaching and learning approaches. These will include, where appropriate, lectures, group seminars, interactive teaching and tutorials.

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	132
Teaching	18
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Review of Educational Research. journal

Studies in Higher Education. journal

Journal of Teacher Education. journal

British Educational Research Journal. journal

Research Papers in Education. journal

Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. journal

Journal Articles

Mercer, N. & Howe, C. (2012). Explaining the dialogic processes of teaching and learning: the value and potential of sociocultural theory. Learning, culture and social interaction, 1(1), pp. 12-21.

Textbooks

Multiple approaches to understanding. In K. Illeris (Ed). Contemporary Theories of Learning. (pp. 106-115).. Oxon: Routledge..

Rogoff, B (1990). Apprenticeship in thinking: Cognitive development in social context. Oxford University Press.

Biesta, G. (2020). Educational research: An unorthodox introduction. London: Bloomsbury.

Alexander, R. (2020). A dialogic teaching companion. London: Routledge.

Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of practice: Learning, meaning and identity. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External