PRAK6100 Practice teacher identity as a teacher educator: role and responsibilities Course description

Formålet med emnet er at studenten skal utvikle faglig identitet som praksislærer og lærerutdanner samt kunnskap om hvilke forventninger som ligger til rollen. Videre skal studenten utvikle kunnskap om yrkesfaglærerstudentens studieløp og pedagogisk praksis som en integrert og likeverdig del av lærerutdanningen.

Ingen

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

Kunnskap

Studenten:

• har solid kunnskap om studentens studieløp, læreprosesser, utvikling, vurdering og kvalifisering
• har bred kunnskap om praksisopplæring som en integrert og likeverdig del av lærerutdanning
• har solid kunnskap om praksislærerrollen basert på relevante styringsdokumenter og retningslinjer
• kjenner til relevant forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid om praksislærerrollen og yrkesfaglærerutdanning

Ferdigheter

Studenten:

• kan mestre dokumentasjonskrav tilknyttet studentens læring, vurdering og praksislærerrollen
• kan legge til rette for at skolens profesjonsfellesskap kollektivt tar ansvar for studentens opplæring
• kan kritisk analysere egen praksis som praksislærer i lys av relevante styringsdokumenter og litteratur
• kan anvende relevant forskning i praksislærerrollen

Generell kompetanse

Studenten:

• er seg bevisst sin profesjonelle identitet som praksislærer og lærerutdanner
• kan bygge gode relasjoner til studenter og samarbeide med kolleger på lærerutdanningsinstitusjoner
• kan identifisere utfordring, muligheter, forpliktelser og etiske perspektiver i praksislærerrollen
• kan vurdere egen utvikling som lærerutdanner

Basic knowledge of psychology, anatomy and physiology is necessary for the occupational therapist to be able to promote participation in occupation, analyse what prevents people from carrying out activities and implement relevant measures Students will learn about the human body’s functional anatomy, the human development from a lifespan perspective and meaningful activities in different life phases.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of

• describing the structure and functioning of the musculoskeletal system
• describing the structure and functioning of the circulatory and respiratory system
• describing the structure and function of the nervous system
• describing the structure and functions of the sensory apparatus
• shedding light on the connections between movement, sense, perception and cognition in the performance of daily activities (human movement science)
• describing basic knowledge of cognition, emotion, motivation, learning, social influence, health behaviour, stress, and coping
• describing the main features of motor development
• describing the main features of psychosocial and cognitive development from childhood to old age
• explaining the significance of important occupations and occupational participation in different phases of life, with a focus on children and play, adults and work, as well as the elderly and everyday occupations

Skills

The student is capable of

• planning and using activities in a therapeutic and adequate manner in relation to a given user group​
• applying functional anatomy and biomechanics in the analysis of everyday activities
• performing activity analysis of the body’s structures and functions

General competence

The student is capable of

• teaching fellow students and lecturers about a topic related to the course
• showing respect and care for fellow students in interactions relating to examinations that include touching and intimacy

Work and teaching methods comprise lecturers, seminars, skills training and group work.

Digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance, so that much of the time spent at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work. Students are expected to form study groups for self-study. Skills training with surface anatomy is part of the course, where the students use each other to examine the body’s structure and functions.

In order to be permitted to sit the exam part 1, the following must have been approved:

• A minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled teaching related to the exam part 1

In order to be permitted to sit the exam part 2, the following must have been approved:

• Fulfilled the attendance requirement related to the exam part 1 and, in addition, a minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled teaching related to the exam part 2

Combined assessment:

Part 1) Individual written exam under supervision with a combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, 1,5 hours.

Part 2) Individual practical/oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

One overall grade is awarded based on the following weighting of the parts of the exam: home exam - 50%, oral exam - 50%. Students must be awarded a pass grade A-E for both parts of the exam in order for a student to pass the course.

Resit exam: If the student is awarded an F in one part of the exam, this part of the exam must be retaken.

Students can appeal the grade awarded for the written exam.