Unit name | Learning Lives |
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Unit code | EDUC10003 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Robinson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit introduces students to some of the main social theories of learning that account for how we learn with and from significant others, in a range of different settings and across the life course. This process will include looking beyond formal education structures to what and how we learn in the settings of: family, community, workplace and digital spaces. Students will explore the diversity of social, cultural and material resources that shape learning over the life course and consider differences in the experiences of individuals and communities in access to, and use of, such resources.
The aims for this unit are to enable students to:
On successful completion of this course unit, students will be able to:
Formative assessment:
A 500 word summary of key concepts in the literature.
Summative assessment:
ILO 1-4: A 2,000 word essay which applies key concepts from the literature.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EDUC10003).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.