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Project Using Problem Based Learning, Ita Coghlan
Project Using Problem Based Learning, Ita Coghlan
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This is a project which is done in groups and submitted at the end of week 6 of the semester. Approximately 30minutes of each lecture during these 6 weeks is spent working on the project and reporting on the group’s progress and getting feedback and guidance from the lecturer. In addition each week the students in each group agree moderation marks for each other. This discussion develops negotiation skills and ensures that students evaluate theirs and others contribution. These are skills that will benefit them in other modules where there are group assignments. At the end of the assignment a …
Proposal To Government, Geraldine French
Proposal To Government, Geraldine French
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It is a project to write an informed and authoritative 3000 word proposal to a government minister. The module is Perspectives on Early Childhood Education: Issues in policy, practice and research. Because the field of early childhood education is evolving the course is flexible to respond to emerging issues. The students need to be informed on the bigger policy backdrop in Early Childhood Education. The brief is responsive to whatever is currently happening regarding government policy in this area. At this point in time a National Early Years Strategy is being developed by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, …