ED3BDE: Changing Education: an educational project for social justice

Module code: ED3BDE

Module provider: Institute of Education

Credits: 20

Level: Level 3 (Honours)

When you'll be taught: Semester 2

Module convenor: Professor Catherine Tissot, email: c.tissot@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: Yes

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 21 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module enables students to broaden their experience further through a range of educational case-studies, some involving guest speakers from various associated fields. Students will develop awareness of the range of considerations required for an impact to be made in the world of education and will increase their knowledge of the career opportunities that are available to them and the skills required to make effective applications. The assignment, a project proposal, provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of what is required to pitch, start and manage a new venture, applying basic skills in a range of areas as well as showcasing their creative solutions to a problem.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Plan, and develop a proposal for a low-cost, volunteer-based, project to an educational institution, exploring the logistics of making this a fully operating venture through case studies and research
2. Critically evaluate different theories and approaches to learning in relation to students’ own professional development
3. Critically reflect on a range of professional roles in associated fields and understand the professional standards required
4. Develop careers information retrieval, research and decision-making skills, using a variety of sources including the internet and interviews
5. Create, reflect upon and discuss the process of such a project, with a particular focus on their own professional development in the range of roles and actions required to thrive in this area of education.

Module content

The early lectures will each investigate a specific educational are, covering a range of issues relevant to the module’s aims and context. This includes interactive lectures on social justice, educational theory, inclusion and global perspectives in education. The students will draw upon this knowledge in subsequent sessions where they will have to locate their own professional interests and skills at this stage of the degree, which will be scrutinised through the formative feedback Real-life case studies (of successes and failures) will be examined. The students will each be offered at least one tutorial that will give tailored and focussed support for their project, both in the theory and application as well as one session for individualised peer feedback.

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

The first 4 sessions are interactive lectures which cover the key concepts of social justice, inclusion, quality of life and educational theory. There are four case studies where academics present their research and discuss how they developed their ideas in their areas of interest (which can include environment, special needs education, diversity and gender). There is a workshop on the assignment and a peer feedback session as well.

Study hours

At least 18 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Students complete a template about their project.

Reassessment

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