Module: Professional Identities & Roles in Teaching

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Professional Identities & Roles in Teaching
Module Code	ES575 (ITS) / EDS1095 (Banner)
Faculty	DCU Institute of Education	School	DCU Institute of Education
Module Co-ordinator	James O'Higgins Norman
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	30
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This optional module will allow students on the Graduate Diploma in Education finish at level 9 through the completion of a professional e-portfoloio.

Learning Outcomes

1. demonstrate a systematic understanding of the inovative developments in teaching and learning.
2. show that they have a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, generally informed by new developments in foundational and professional theories of education.
3. demonstrate a range of standard and specialised research or equivalent tools and techniques of enquiry related to testing and analysing pedagogies in professional placement.
4. Select from complex and advanced skills across education studies.
5. develop new skills to a high level, including novel and emerging techniques in teaching and learning.
6. act in a wide and often unpredictable variety of professional levels and ill defined contexts related to post-primary education.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Independent Study	75	No Description
Professional Practice	100	No Description
Total Workload: 175

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Foundations in Education
Emerging Discourses in Education

Professional Studies in Education
New Pedagogies for the Classroom

School Placement
Integrating theory and practice through implementation

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Portfolio	Students will submit a portfolio which includes an overall statement (1500 words) about the integration of learning on the GDEd programme, an overall scheme of work and lesson plans relating to 100 hours of placement.	100%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category -

Indicative Reading List

Louis Cohen and Lawrence Manion: 0, Research methods in education, Routledge, New York, 0415102359
Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion and Keith Morrison: 0, A guide to teaching practice, 0415306752

Other Resources

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