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What future for education?
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by University of London
  • Offered by

About

Through this course you will start to critically examine your own ideas about education, teaching and learning. The critique will be developed through engagement with theories and ideas developed through educational research. You will be encouraged to use these ideas to challenge or support your own ideas about education. Each week we will focus on one key question, using video lectures, key readings and challenges to explore some commonplace notions about education. With the guidance of the course team, you will be asked to use these ideas to critically reflect on your own understandings and experience. By the end of the course, you will have developed a personal response to the main question: what is your preferred future for education?

Modules

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    • 3 Readings
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3 Readings

  • Syllabus
  • Grading
  • Glossary of Terms

Lectures

    • 7 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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7 Videos

  • Clare's introduction to What future for education?
  • Lecture 1 How do we learn?
  • Lecture 2 How do we learn? cont'd
  • Lecture 3 How do we learn? cont'd
  • Lecture 4 How do we learn? optional extra
  • Lecture 5 How do we learn? optional cont'd
  • Lecture 6 How do we learn? optional cont'd

4 Readings

  • How do we learn? (about week 1)
  • This week's readings (and lectures)
  • Let's discuss...
  • Reflections

Journal Entry Submission

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Journal entry for Week 1

Lectures

    • 4 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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4 Videos

  • Lecture 1 What is intelligence?
  • Lecture 2 What is intelligence cont'd
  • Lecture 3 What is intelligence cont'd
  • Lecture 4 What is intelligence cont'd

4 Readings

  • What is intelligence and does it matter? (about week 2)
  • This week's readings
  • Let's discuss...
  • Reflections

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    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Journal Entry for Week 2

Lectures

    • 6 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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6 Videos

  • Lecture 1 What makes a good teacher?
  • Lecture 2 What makes a good teacher? cont'd
  • Lecture 3 What makes a good teacher? cont'd
  • Lecture 4 What makes a good teacher? cont'd
  • Lecture 5 What makes a good teacher? cont'd
  • Lecture 6 What makes a good teacher? cont'd

4 Readings

  • What makes a good teacher? (about week 3)
  • This week's readings
  • Let's discuss...
  • Reflections

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    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Journal entry for Week 3

Lectures

    • 3 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Lecture 1 What makes a good school?
  • Lecture 2 What makes a good school? cont'd
  • Lecture 3 What makes a good school? cont'd

4 Readings

  • Can schools make a difference? (about week 4)
  • This week's readings
  • Let's discuss...
  • Reflections

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    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Journal entry for Week 4

Lectures

    • 6 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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6 Videos

  • Lecture 1 What are governments' priorities for education?
  • Lecture 2 What are governments' priorities for education? cont'd
  • Lecture 3 What are governments' priorities for education? cont'd
  • Lecture 4 What are governments' priorities for education? cont'd
  • Lecture 5 What are governments' priorities for education? cont'd
  • Lecture 6 What are governments' priorities for education? cont'd

4 Readings

  • Why do governments fund education? (about week 5)
  • This week's readings
  • Let's discuss...
  • Reflections

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    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Journal entry for Week 5

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    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Clare introduces Week 6

4 Readings

  • What future for education? (about week 6)
  • This week's TED talks
  • Let's discuss...
  • Reflections ... create your own TED talk

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    • 1 PeerReview
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Explore the future of education with this Coursera course in Personal Development. Led by expert instructors, you'll critically examine your own ideas about teaching and learning through educational research. Engage with key questions each week via video lectures, readings, and challenges, ultimately developing a personal vision for education's future. Ideal for foundational learners, the course spans 840 minutes with Starter and Professional subscription options available.

Dr Clare Brooks
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Dr Clare Brooks