INP6200 Management of Learning, Multiplicity and Inclusion Course description

Emne 2: INP6200 Læringsledelse, mangfold og inkludering (15 studiepoeng).

Management of Learning, Multiplicity and Inclusion.

Dagens og framtidens skole har en bredt sammensatt elevgruppe, noe som stiller store krav til lærernes tilrettelegging og ledelse av gode læringssituasjoner for elevene. Mangfoldet kan omhandle kjønn, flerkulturalitet, ungdomsidentitet, funksjonsevne, sårbarhet, sosiale forhold og ulike læreforutsetninger. Emnet vektlegger hvordan gode læringssituasjoner kan tilrettelegges slik at alle elever kan møtes på en verdig måte og ha mulighet til å delta i gode læringsfellesskap. Emnet skal gi yrkesfaglærerne innsikt i og mulighet til å utvikle og nyttiggjøre alternative læringsarenaer med utgangspunkt i elevens individuelle behov og i forholdet mellom tilpasset opplæring og spesialundervisning.

Opptak på programmet.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har

• bred kunnskap om å lede læringsprosesser i et flerkulturelt mangfold i opplæringsvirksomheter
• bred kunnskap og forståelse for hvordan endrings- og utviklingsarbeid kan fremme utvikling av yrkesfagene i en mangfoldig elevgruppe
• bred kunnskap om kjønn og flerkulturalitet, andre kulturidentiteter
• forståelse av ungdoms- og yrkesidentiteter på ulike læringsarenaer

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• lede innovative og inkluderende læreprosesser i en mangfoldig elevgruppe
• veilede og lede konflikthåndtering og skape et inkluderende læringsmiljø
• lede læring ved utvikling av nye læringsarenaer

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

• reflektere over etiske utfordringer og skolens verdivalg i møte med en mangfoldig elevgruppe
• i samarbeid med kolleger være opptatt av hvordan skolens praksis bidrar til elevenes læring og utvikling
• være en del av skolens profesjonelle læringsfellesskap
• anvende forskningsbasert kunnskap i sitt arbeid med inkludering og mangfold

Se punkt om arbeids- og undervisningsformer i programplanen.

Sustainable Design Approaches introduces the ecological, social, and economic challenges global society is facing today. And how designers may contribute to sustainable industrial production and everyday life styles through new design solution. The course gives an overview of the scientific sustainability principles as well as the political common global goals (Paris agreement and UN's Sustainability development goals, Agenda 2030). It further explores how they may be implemented in the design process.

Systems theory and thinking will introduce you to the elements of sustainability as well as explaining the complexity of relations in socio-ecological systems.You will train your design methodology in finding focus, needs and problem definition related to chosen tasks and user groups, as well as exploring a set of design strategies in idea generation and design of final solution. Finally you are also introduced to methods for evaluation of products and services in order to discuss their contribution to a sustainable development on a product level as well as in a systemic perspective.

Admission to the Master's programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have an overview and understanding of the most important socio-ecological challenges the world is facing today and how design can contribute to solving them. Working on this complex topic, the course should bring the students to an advanced level of

Knowledge

• understanding how products and services can be interconnected in systems and mutually affecting each other
• understanding the scientific principles of sustainability
• understanding how to make informed decisions for design strategies to minimize the negative impact on socio-ecological systems
• understanding the concept of a circular economy and how design can contribute to achieving this
• understanding the differences between scientific knowledge and political goals concerning sustainability
• about how people behaviour may affect the environmental impact caused by the product or service systems, and how the design may affect this behaviour
• about the global challenges of production and consumption as well as how design may contribute to a sustainable development and the UN sustainability goals

Skills

• taking a systems perspective to describe a chosen topic in relation to the sustainability challenges
• identifying needs on a basic level and related user groups
• identifying the main environmental impacts caused by a product/service system throughout its lifecycle and make rough estimates of these impacts
• evaluating choices of sustainable design strategy/strategies to be implemented in the project’s ideation phase, design process & results
• making design decisions to enable for additional life cycles in a circular economy
• analysing and comparing sustainability performance (socio-ecological) of product concepts in order to identify areas for improvement and select most promising concepts

General competence

• understanding the importance of considering sustainability aspects in a design process, identify and apply appropriate tools or methods to minimize or eliminate the negative environmental impact
• being able to communicate the design process, the use of design strategies and tools, as well as the evaluations and decisions made to reach the most promising results for sustainability
• is able to reflect on the consequences of values and strategies chosen by the designer and company in a systemic perspective.

The most important teaching and learning methods for this course are workshops in class, guest lectures, smaller assignments, peer group presentations, excursions, both individual and group project work. The course includes an individual reflection essay about own learning, contribution and group process.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• One assignment in group or individual, orally presented or written submission
• Individual reflection essay on learning process, downloaded assignment