Teaching Methodology Philosophy 1

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 4 with catalog number 4022887DNW for working students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Alvorens men kan inschrijven voor 'Vakdidactiek Wijsbegeerte 1' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Krachtige leeromgeving CW' en 'Vakdidactiek Wijsbegeerte 2'.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Department

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Educational team

Gustaaf Cornelis (course titular)
Ingeborg Plackle
Marijke Van Vlasselaer
Lies Vanerum
Katrien Van Roelen
Els Govaerts

Activities and contact hours

10 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
80 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Learning Pathway Professional Practice

This internship consists of 4 hours of participatory observation and related assignments. The student performs one individual mini lesson within the domain of this course. Active participation in the mini-lessons is mandatory in order to be allowed to start the internship in teaching methodology 2.

For students with LIO status: in-service internship of 28 hours (and if applicable pre-service or alternative internship). The students give an individual mini-lesson within the domain of this course. Active participation in the mini lessons is mandatory in order to be allowed to start the internship in teaching methodology 2. If the assignment volume is between 200 and 499 teaching hours, the student may not be able to perform sufficient unique teaching hours for this course unit. In that case, additional assignments from the regular track will be given in proportion to the missing hours. In cases where the LIO student has no or insufficient teaching assignment within the field of this course unit, an additional assignment is given from the regular track

Learning Pathway Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Within this course unit, in addition to the location of the subject area in current Flemish education, specific attention is paid to translating subject-specific concepts and reference frameworks for creating an optimally powerful learning environment. For the pedagogical and psychological sciences students work in teacher design teams. This means that they (re)design curriculum materials together in groups of no more than four students. The students learn how to translate final attainment levels, curriculum files and curricula into practice, but also, for example, how social and political discussions and new scientific insights (can) have an impact on their classroom practice.

The leitmotif throughout this course unit is the step-by-step subject-specific support for the design of a powerful learning environment so that it can be tested at the end of this course unit. Students have the opportunity to give an individual mini-lesson within the domain of philosphy.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Slides, Lespresentaties, lesvoorbereidingsshema's, et cetera, Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : Niet-Confessionele Zedenleer in de klas, Fundamenten voor vakdidactiek moraalfilosofie, Cornelis, G., ASP, 9789057187735, 2018
Handbook (Required) : Met hamer en scheermes, Methoden voor fijn en grof denk- of discussiewerk, Cornelis, G., Pelckmans Pro., 9789463371117, 2018

Additional info

For students of campuses Anderlecht, Diest and Leuven 9 contact hours will be organised. 81h are completed as self-study (including internship).
Students are expected to attend all classes within this course unit in order to prepare as much as possible for the internship. (professional attitude)
Additional information on the course unit internship: internships can take place during academic leaves that does not coincides with school holidays, exam preparation time and exam periods. Students are expected to spread the duration of their internship (see internship guidelines).
During this course unit an integrated skill set of competences, needed for the design of a powerful learning environment is developed. During the internship the aim is to integrate the learning outcomes of the other course units and the course unit Powerful Learning Environments.
If the total score of the internship is insufficient, the student cannot pass this course unit. Retaking the practical part can only be done in the following useful session. In the case of a referral to the next session, the titular can allow the transfer of the grades of the successfully completed sections.

Learning Outcomes

General competences

Programme specific learning outcomes

1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20

Learning Pathway Professional Practice

The student teacher is able to successfully* support the experienced teacher within the framework of differentiation strategies.
The student teacher is able to design lessons and teach to fellow students.

*Successfully here means: integrating the objectives formulated in pathways pedagogy and pedagogical content knowledge.

Learning Pathway Pedagogical Content Knowledge

1.   The student can design a powerful learning environment by using subject didactic concepts, theories and evolutions of education within the subject area.
2.   The student can translate the concepts of the 21st Century Skills and the principles of a powerful learning environment for their own discipline into a concrete lesson structure.
3.   The student can select objectives based on final attainment levels and curriculum files related to the field of study (e.g. positioning psychology within key competences).
4.   Starting from the initial situation of students, the student can formulate objectives relating to the field of study in a concrete and operational way.
5.   The student can formulate a concrete and relevant problem definition and give it a central place in the didactic lesson structure.
6.   The student can choose learning content, divide it into learning steps and link it to suitable working methods, in a specific physical and/or digital learning environment.
7.   The student can actively allow students to discover and process the learning content within the behavioral sciences through a meaningful choice of work forms, learning materials, and grouping forms.
8.   The student can identify, consult and relate relevant and reliable didactic resources to concrete objectives with a view to designing a powerful learning environment for their own discipline.
9.   The student can involve the living environment of the students in the learning content of the subject area.
10.   The student can use the student characteristics to strengthen the autonomous motivation of the students, to provide the necessary structure, and to increase involvement.
11.   In creating a powerful learning environment, the student can involve the outside world and extracurricular actors (e.g. through museum and concert visits, trips, projects, speakers).

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 60% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 40% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Assignment with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

Note: Assignment with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

Note: Students work out an assignment.

Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Observation and minilesson with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

Note: Internship: participatory observation (4 hours) with a relative weighting factor of 30 and thus 30% of the final mark.
Process assessment of mini lesson 10%

Note: The evaluation of the internship is done by the internship supervisor

Additional info regarding evaluation

A final grade can only be calculated if a score was obtained for each category of the evaluation. Not participating in one or more categories results in the mention ‘afwezig’ (afw).
A student can only pass the course unit if at least 7/20 is obtained for each category. The final score awarded is then the grade assigned to the lowest scored category.
If the grade for the practical exam is insufficient, a remedial trajectory with binding agreements is proposed in order to continue with the internship for the next course unit.
It is obligatory to communicate in a timely fashion (see agreements in internship guidelines). Belated communication can lead to a fail for the internship.
If the total score of the practical component is insufficient, the student cannot pass this course unit. Retaking the practical part can only be done in the following useful session. In the case of a referral to the next session, the titular can allow the transfer of the grades of the successfully completed sections. 
Active participation in the mini-lessons is mandatory in order to be allowed to start the internship in teaching methodology 2.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context