PEDA4051-1

Duration

30h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

	Master in education (120 ECTS)	4 crédits

Lecturer

Marianne Poumay

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Higher Education Pedagogy (HEP) is a pretty young research field in Belgium. Nevertheless, it comprises already numerous publications, specialized seminars, and a very important reflective activity.
In a way that leaves room for their individual interests, this course offers students :

to discover the reality of HEP through several up-to-date themes. Therefore, they will notably read and participate in external activities (conferences, workshops) and seminars ;
to deepen one of the teaching/learning methods used in higher education by documenting it (literature, web sites, testimonies) ;
to scientifically contribute to the field of HEP by producing a material allowing for discussion and occasionally leading (in December) a specialized forum on the chosen theme.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

As, through this course, the students discover the new domain of higher education pedagogy, it will more specifically focus on the development of competence 1 of the reference grid used in the Master in Educational Sciences at FPLSE, slightly modified (by the lecturer) as follows :
"To analyse education and training situations :

referring to conceptual frameworks from the interdisciplinary field of the educational sciences (models, existing litterature) ;
taking into account the contexts and different actors of those situations (age, life and training contexts, functionning of the systems, meaning for each of the actors). "

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course activities will be realized in groups, even though some steps of the students' work will remain individuals.
In order for them to deepen the topic they have chosen, students will read and document their ideas (articles, conference proceedings, books, professional testimonials, online sites), interview a higher education teacher, and participate in internal seminars.
To share their work and make sense of their documentation process, the students will draft and post online a presentation on their thematic. They will then moderate/animate a webinar with the participation of HE professionals.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Online mode, combining synchronous and asynchronous activities, online search as well as webinar moderation.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

In the event of health measures limiting contact between people, the seminars will be organized synchronously at a distance, using the Collaborate or Lifesize tools. Interviews with higher education teachers will also be organized remotely, so as to comply with safety instructions.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Participation in the training activities (online synchronous course seminars, choice of a subject, group work, submission of intermediate work in October, online webinar) is mandatory in order to access evaluation for this course.
Through a written report comprising important annexes tracking on-line documents and interactions, the students will be asked to demonstrate their development of the 1st competence of the ULiège competence grid for that Master, slightly modified by the lecturer as presented upper in italics. A specific training activity will help them build up that report, as well as a specific document.
In cohérence with the idea of continuous evaluation, some of the intermediate productions will be noted and taken into account in the final grade, together with the report.

Work placement(s)