EDUC42440 Subj Pedag: Classics II

Academic Year 2023/2024

During this module students will expand their reflective, creative, and pedagogical skills. They will develop their ability to contextualise lesson planning by engaging in critical analysis of the suitability of methods and resources as experienced during both “different” school placements. They will also engage in a deeper consideration of inclusion and differentiation within the mixed ability Classics classroom. It is expected that as a result of their first year written exercise and their exposure to various college based academia that the students will continue to develop a theoretical underpinning to their pedagogical practice. Methodology sessions will also continue to stimulate the students to question the purpose of Classics in the modern Irish curriculum, in both the macro and the micro.
ICT and its immersion in lesson planning and learning experiences will be a central concern of this module. Students will be facilitated to experiment with integrating ICT into their lessons and assessing its effectiveness versus, and integrated with, traditional methods. Mobile technology will also be introduced. Students will have the opportunity to explore what the latest apps can bring to Classics in the classroom.
Other expected activities may include micro-teaching, critical friend engagement/cooperative reflection, literacy and numeracy, and field study activity.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module in year two, students will:
• Expand their existing repertoire of teaching methodologies and resources
• Evaluate the impact of a range of teaching and learning strategies considering their experience of two different teaching placements.
• Explore the cross-curricular nature of Classics and investigate how they can connect with other subject areas within the school organisation.
• Develop their ability to integrate literacy and numeracy components into their subject pedagogy
• Refine knowledge of the content in the subject specialism in order to extend and develop the range of teaching and assessment strategies used.
• Critically integrate scholarship in their subject specialisms and apply this knowledge to their reflective evaluations of pedagogy.
• Challenge their creativity in planning to best motivate and inspire learning in their classroom.
• Develop their capacity to reflect utilising this powerful tool to make professional judgements on what is working well and what can be improved.
• Begin to appreciate the opportunities offered by fixed and mobile technology in Classics.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

46
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning and student presentations. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: Reflective essay - 2,500 words Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Opportunities will be provided for self and peer-review strategies throughout the module and individual feedback will be provided post-assessment.

Name Role
Mr Colm Dooley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Cathrina Gaffney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Gina Mockler Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12 Tues 14:00 - 15:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Tues 14:00 - 15:50
Autumn