BEDU200 - IFE

BEDU200
The Teacher’s Role

MQF Level: 6

ECTS Value: 3 ECTS

Self Study Hours: 55

Contact Hours: 15

Assessment Hours: 5

Overall Objectives and Outcomes

In this module, student teachers will be able to reflect on their role as facilitative teachers as opposed to didactic teachers. In addition, they will be able to practice skills and competences that they require in their profession. Student teachers will be able to reflect on themselves as practitioners and apply constructivist and pragmatic approaches to teaching. Finally, student and teacher motivation will be discussed.

By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:

Competences

a. Carry out tasks that enhance their skills and competences necessary for reflective practitioners;

b. Reflect on the teacher’s role as a facilitative leader as opposed to didactic leader;

c. Adopt constructivist and pragmatist approaches to teaching;

d. Maintain personal motivation;

e. Reflect on how students’ motivation may be enhanced.

Knowledge

a. Identify the qualities that make a didactic versus facilitative leader;

b. Identify the skills and competences required for a prospective teacher;

c. Understand the way to be a reflective practitioner;

d. Describe and critically reflect on the way they can use constructivist and pragmatic approaches to teaching and learning.

Skills

a. Apply person-centred approaches to teaching and learning;

b. Practise Vygotsky and Piaget’s constructivist theories;

c. Plan procedures that maintain teacher and student motivation.

Assessment Methods

This module will be assessed through: Online Tasks, Video Presentation, Peer feedback, Reflections