Module: Professional Identities & Roles in Teaching

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Professional Identities & Roles in Teaching
Module Code	ES575
School	71
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: James O'Higgins-Norman Semester 2: James O'Higgins-Norman Autumn: James O'Higgins-Norman
Module Teachers	Ciaran Dalton
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	30
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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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	100%	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; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 2

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

None

Programme or List of Programmes

MSED	MSc in Education

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