M5GSF3100 Social Studies 2, Part 2 Course description

The course is organized as a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) module where students from OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University and Gallaudet University (in the USA) participate. The course topics will be taught as weekly activities that includes use of digital learning tools as well as online interaction and cooperation in both international sign and written English between students from both universities.

• The language of instruction and interaction among students is International Sign. Variants of international sign is also used in the video resources. All reading materials and written course resources are in English. No interpreting between any (spoken or signed) languages will be provided, since a part of the learning outcome is to obtain skills to communicate in international sign.

The students participate in weekly asynchronous and synchronous teaching activities by completing the tasks given every week. The tasks include online discussions in International Sign and English with students from the other university, viewing and analyzing various video resources, use of digital learning tools, explorations and expansions of personal communication repertoires and development of visual information related to the course content.

The student must have the following coursework requirements accepted before examination.

• A minimum of 80 % participation in weekly teaching and learning activities is required.
• Attendance is mandatory because of the course’s collaborative and interactive feature, where the students are mutually dependent on each other’s presence and participation in order to complete the course’s work tasks. Participation is also necessary in order to develop and demonstrate the skills that are described under the learning outcome section.

Students who are prevented from meeting the coursework requirements within the fixed deadlines due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, may be given a new deadline. A new deadline is in each case given by the course teacher. 

Coursework requirements are evaluated as accepted/not accepted. Students who submit their coursework requirements within the set deadline, but get evaluated as not accepted, are entitled to a maximum of two new attempts to fulfil the requirements. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each individual case given by the teacher.

I emnet vil studenten møte varierte arbeids- og undervisningsformer i form av forelesninger, gruppearbeid, studentframlegg og ekskursjoner. Studenten vil få prøve ut og reflektere over undervisningsmetoden prosjektarbeid. Studenten vil få erfaringer med å formulere problemstillinger, innsamle, bearbeide og presentere eget datamateriale. Studietur og forberedelse/etterarbeid til studietur utgjør en sentral del av emne 3.

Arbeidet med FoU-oppgaven er organisert som undervisning og kurs, veiledning/veiledningsseminar, muntlig framlegg og innlevering av skriftlig oppgave. Hver kandidat vil få oppnevnt en faglig veileder. Temaområde, problemstilling og opplegg for oppgaven skal godkjennes av veileder.

I tillegg til faglige temaer skal undervisningen gi støtte til oppgavearbeidet. Sentrale temaer for denne undervisningen er

• Utdanningsvitenskap for lærere - sentrale forskningstradisjoner og metoder
• Seminar i pedagogikk som tar opp sentrale utfordringer i dagens grunnskole
• Forskningsetikk og grunnlagsspørsmål
• Skriving i forskning om skole og undervisning og i læreryrket

Oppgaveskrivingen er en problemløsningsprosess der studenten gjennom en systematisk metodebruk skal belyse den valgte problemstillingen. En del av dette innebærer å utarbeide en oppdatert kunnskapsoversikt. Mange studenter vil også samle empiri og bruke aktuell utdanningsvitenskapelig metode til å undersøke, systematisere og belyse materialet. Arbeidet med oppgaven skal gi erfaring i å søke og anvende litteratur både i og oppgitt og selvvalgt pensum. Omtaler, analyser og vurderinger i oppgaven skal være solid faglig utviklet og underbygd.

FoU-oppgaven er et individuelt arbeid. Framstillingen skal være i samsvar med regler og retningslinjer for vitenskapelig og faglig forfatterskap.

All aids are premitted, as long as rules for referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F

The presentation will be evaluated by one internal examiner from each of the universities where the students are enrolled. An external programme supervisor is affiliated with the course in accordance with the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet.

Det benyttes en gradert karakterskala fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått eksamen.

Target Group

Students who are skilled in at least one sign language, and want to develop their sign language abilities, visual communication repertoire and translanguaging skills to communicate across different sign languages. The course is also suitable for students who want to learn about international connections among deaf people in order to engage with these networks for both professional and personal reasons.

Admission

The admission requirement is Higher Education Entrance Qualification. Reference is made to the Regulations relating to Admission to Studies at OsloMet.

Although there are no formal requirements regarding current/personal level of sign language competence and mastery of English, a certain mastery of at least one signed language as well as written English is necessary to participate in course activities and complete the coursework requirements.