Knowledge, Learning and Education in Teacher Profession

The course is based on the school's and vocational education and trainings’ social mandate, the knowledge and ethical basis for the vocational teacher's practice and what it can mean for the development of teacher professionalism. The course provides an introduction to different views on knowledge, learning and education (Bildung) in a professional and societal perspective and what significance it can have for children and young people's learning conditions. The student gets practice in reflecting critically on their own role as a vocational teacher and becoming aware of the school's significance for the development of a democratic and diverse society. The course will help to develop the understanding of the relationship between theory and practice. The students' own experiences and expectations are central to the course.

Skills

The student

- can reflect on and express himself on various issues related to knowledge, learning and education

- can participate in professional conversations and conduct professional reasoning about vocational pedagogical and vocational didactical practice

- can reflect on didactic issues in light of the school's values ​​and societal mandate

- can identify ethical issues related to practice

- can reflect on children and young people's learning conditions in education

General competence

The student

- can discuss ethical issues related to the teaching profession

- can analyze and be critical of research in order to apply this knowledge in the development of one's own professional practice

- can process and convey the subject matter of the course in an independent manner

Learning methods and activities­­­

In the teaching, emphasis is placed on varied forms of work, where the students are especially trained in conversation about and critically reflecting on pedagogical as well as vocational didactical issues. Parts of the teaching will be campus based, while a significant part of the course activity also will be in a digital space in collaboration between students.