Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Educational Practice in Teaching for Further Education

Programme Code PGDLT
Programme Duration 1
Programme Level 9
 
EQF Level 7
 
EHEA Level Second Cycle
Programme Credits 60
Semester Duration 1 Week(s)
Language of Instruction English
Field of Study 0111 - Education Science
CAO Code; QQI Progamme Code etc
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Programme Outcomes

On successful completion of this programme the learner will be able to :

Description
Apply an integrated and comprehensive understanding and application of various theoretical perspectives on education, learning, teaching and assessment informed by current scholarship and best practice in education related fields.
Articulate a personal and values based, professional perspective on relevant contemporary and enduring questions on education and assessment.
Demonstrate an integrated and systematic understanding of how educational technology can be used to facilitate the learning-teaching process and appropriate instructional situations for using different types of technology.
Apply ethical frameworks emphasising inclusive practice appropriate for diverse learners.
Demonstrate critical thinking, focused and research-informed argument, comparison and analysis of key issues involved in education, learning and teaching.
Design instruction for intended learning.
Act to continuously improve one’s professional practice using critical and scholarly reflection.
Exercise professional competence and responsibility through appropriate presentation, communication and action.

Semester Schedules

Stage 1 / Semester 1

Core Subject
Module Code Title
H9CIAL Educational Practice for Diversity and Inclusion
H9PRACTFE Practicum in Teaching for Further Education
H9SLT Strategies of Learning and Teaching
H9TEL Technology Enhanced Learning

Stage 1 / Semester 2

Core Subject
Module Code Title
H9CEQ Contemporary and Enduring Questions in Education
H9MCAL Educational Assessment and Feedback
H9TLT Theories of Learning & Teaching