Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024 No Banner module data is available
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Description The aim of this module is to prepare students to effectively participate in the Drama continuum - from process Drama to Performance Drama and investigate the relationship between both forms. The course will give students the skills to be able to facilitate meaningful, creative and socially conscious drama programs within primary school settings. The central activity of the semester will involve participants in devising a collaborative theatre piece aimed for a primary school audience, which addresses social justice issues of interest to the group. The aim of the module is to empower students to develop agency, to promote global citizenship, inclusive and human rights education. It aims to foster a creative mindset among students, and encourage reflective practice in supporting the process of portfolio-based learning. Students will develop artistic and collaborative partnerships with a number of professional external agencies such as; Ombudsman for Children's office, Fighting Words, World Vision, Theatre Company, Arts advocates as well as a relationship with a local Primary School as learning community. The use of creative pedagogies and digital technologies to support teaching and learning will be a guiding principle of this module. The module will include some direct teaching but will mainly use a structured workshop approach with an emphasis on experiential learning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify and apply appropriate pedagogical approaches and key principles involved in devising theatre with due regard to inclusive education and global citizenship education. 2. Reflect on the external partnerships involved in the collaborative process of devising social justice theatre 3. Demonstrate relevant creative skills and pedagogies in workshop facilitation and ensemble playing when devising theatre. 4. Present a collaborative devised theatre piece aimed at primary school audience which explores a social justice issue 5. Record and evaluate the Devising Process through the lens of social consciousness 6. Demonstrate application of the concept of the student as an active learner, creative thinker, innovator, self-reflective, life-long learner in relation to the continuum of drama education. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Drama Continuum - From Process Drama to PerformanceThe contribution of Drama educationalists and practitioners will be visited with specific focus on Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. Key concepts and Principles of Drama and devised theatre will be employed for their pedagogical processes of making theatre and their impact in creating empowering learning mediums that promote creativity, inclusivity, well-being, interculturalism, identity, agency, global citizenship and social consciousness. Practical devising workshop skills will include:drama facilitation, ensemble work, devising, drama outreach facilitation.Partnerships, Professional Relationships, Identity.Partnerships and professional relationships will be established with external agencies, governmental and non-governmental organisations, theatre companies and primary schools allowing partners to work and learn collaboratively in teacher education. They will include a number of the following: Ombudsmans for Children's Office, World Vision, Fighting Words and Theatre companies dedicated to making socially conscious programs. Students will be supported and guided to become self-reflective practitioners and agents for social change through ongoing journal work and drama activities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 0, Website, OCO, 0, Ombudsman for Children's Office, http://www.oco.ie, 0, website, WV, 0, World Vision, http://www.worldvision.ie, 0, website, FW, 0, Fighting Words, http://www.fightingwords.ie, 0, website, AiE, 0, Arts in Education, http://www.artsineducation.ie, 0, website, The Ark, 0, Cultural Centre for Children, http://ark.ie, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||