EDUC44150 Education for the 21st century

Academic Year 2023/2024

What is the role of education in the 21st century? What skills do learners and educators need to acquire in order to address the challenges of the future, such as automatization, misinformation and climate change? Due to the rapid technological, scientific and societal changes witnessed in the past years, scholars and educators argue that formal and informal education should equip future generations with all the necessary skills to navigate the uncertainty of the future. This module introduces some of the conceptualisations and practical implications of concepts such as digital and scientific literacy in educational settings. Students will be able to critically examine the concepts and offer their insights using authentic learning experiences.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

After this module students will be familiar with the conceptualisations, research tools and teaching and learning recommendations with regard to the presented concepts. Students should be able to critically reflect on the ways in which such concepts are embedded in formal (e.g. national curricula) as well as informal (e.g. CPD training) settings.

Indicative Module Content:

Some of the key topics that will be discussed during the class include:
1) Education for Sustainable Development
2) Digital literacy
3) Information & Scientific literacy
4) The 4 Cs (critical thinking, creativity, communication & collaboration)
5) Futures literacy

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

25
Autonomous Student Learning

225
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will follow teaching and learning approaches based to active learning theories. Students will be asked to share their views on the discussed topics and they will critically contribute to discussions, presentations and whole-class assignments. 
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
Portfolio: All students will be engaged in a variety of tasks (student presentations, reports) that will contribute to their final grade. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

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
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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) - Autumn: All Weeks Thurs 11:00 - 12:50