CRITICAL REFLECTIVE ADULT TEACHING AND LEARNING
| Title | ΚΡΙΤΙΚΑ ΣΤΟΧΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΑΘΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΙΑ ΕΝΗΛΙΚΩΝ / CRITICAL REFLECTIVE ADULT TEACHING AND LEARNING |
| Code | ΕΠΜ117 |
| Faculty | Education |
| School | Primary Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Lamprina Gioti |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024146 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs Merikīs Foítīsīs (2026-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600278593
|
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600278593
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12726
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12726
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
In the context of the course, students will become familiar with current teaching and learning approaches and processes related to the critically reflective and transformative learning of adults, as well as the role of the adult educator/leader in it. Particularly:
• They will select and support contemporary critically reflective educational methods, techniques, and teaching and learning tools in adult education, as well as in the education of adult educators or teachers.
• They will adopt the principles and methodology of critically reflective transformative adult learning which they will be able to apply in different contexts of both formal and non-formal learning and education and in different social groups/organizations.
• They will choose and support the appropriate methodology for creating democratic classrooms and promoting dialogue as a critique of ideology and revealing the dynamics of power relations within educational and other professional groups.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course will present basic adult learning theories, principles and characteristics, motivations and barriers to adult learning, exploration of educational and training needs, contemporary teaching approaches and the role of the adult educator. The design, development and evaluation of an adult education module and / or curriculum (educational purpose and objectives - educational techniques, educational materials, supervisory resources or teaching aids, educational space: their importance and selection criteria) will be analyzed and the technique of microteaching will be practiced within the context of the lesson. In addition, emphasis will be given to the adult group dynamics and to the role of communication in it. Issues related to power relations within and outside the group, as well as to the opportunities and limits of group evolution and transformation will be highlighted. Finally, the dimensions of adult education and support for vulnerable social groups and the modern forms of adult education and learning will be discussed.
Keywords
Adult education and learning, critical thinking and reflection, transformative learning, group dynamics and democratic classrooms, micro-teaching, design and development of projects
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 25 | ||||
| Laboratory Work | 30 | ||||
| Tutorial | 15 | ||||
| Written assigments | 30 | ||||
| Group and individual learning activities and exercises | 50 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
The assessment will be both formative and summative. The formative will take place throughout the course with short answer tests, individual and group exercises (up to 5 people)and reading assignments. The summative evaluation will be based on a) their portfolio with the individual and group exercises (30% of the final grade) and b) by the final written or oral examination (70% of the final grade).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γιώτη, Λ. (2024). Το έργο του Stephen Brookfield. Θεωρία και πρακτική της κριτικά στοχαστικής μάθησης. Επιστημονική Ένωση Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων.
Κωδικός βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 133029216
Additional bibliography for study
Brookfield, S. (2023). Προς μία κριτικά στοχαστική διδασκαλία. Λ. Γιώτη & Θ. Καραλής (επιστ. επιμ.), μτφρ. Κ. Τόκα. Gutenberg.
Brookfield, S. D. (2013). Powerful techniques for teaching adults.John Wiley & Sons.
Brookfield, S. (2009b). The concept of critical reflection: promises and contradictions. European Journal of Social Work, 12(3), 293-304. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13691450902945215.
Dirkx, J. M. (Ed.) (2008). Adult learning and the emotional self. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Jossey-Bass.
Garrison, D. R. (1992). Critical thinking and self-directed learning in adult education: An analysis of responsibility and control issues. Adult Education Quarterly, 42(3), 136-148.
Giroux, H. (2010). Teachers as transformative intellectuals. Kaleidoscope: Contemporary and classic readings in education, 35-40.
Mezirow J. & Associates, (2000). Learning as Transformation: Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Βαλάκας, Γ. (2006). Εκπαιδευτικά μέσα και εκπαιδευτικός χώρος. Στο Α. Κόκκος, Εκπαιδευτικό υλικό του προγράμματος εκπαίδευσης εκπαιδευτών, τόμ ΙΙΙ, (σσ. 9-50). ΕΚΕΠΙΣ.
Γούλας, Χ. (2008). Εισαγωγή στην εκπαίδευση ενηλίκων και βασικές διδακτικές τεχνικές. ΙΝΕ-ΓΣΕΕ.
Keegan, D. (2000). Οι βασικές αρχές της ανοικτής και εξ αποστάσεως εκπαίδευσης. Μεταίχμιο.
Καραλής, Θ., & Παπαγεωργίου Η. (2012). Σχεδιασμός, υλοποίηση και αξιολόγηση προγραμμάτων διά βίου εκπαίδευσης. Ινστιτούτο Εργασίας ΓΣΕΕ. (ISBN: 978960957113-5). https://www.inegsee.gr/wpcontent/uploads/2014/02/ekpaideutiko_yliko.pdf.
Κόκκος, Α. (2009). Μετασχηματίζουσα μάθηση μέσα από την Αισθητική Εμπειρία. Επιστημονική Ένωση Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων. http://www.adulteduc.gr/images/mm_aisthitiki_empeiria.pdf.
Κόκκος, Α., Μέγα, Γ. (2007). Κριτικός Στοχασμός και Τέχνη στην Εκπαίδευση. Εκπαίδευση Ενηλίκων, 12, 16-21.
Κοντάκος, Α. & Γκόβαρης, Χ. (2006). Θεωρίες και Μοντέλα Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων. Ινστιτούτο Διαρκούς Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων-ΙΔΕΚΕ, ΓΓΕΕ, ΥΠΕΠΘ. http://hdl.handle.net/10795/778 ή http://reader.ekt.gr/bookReader/show/index.php?lib=EDULLL&item=778&bitstream=778_01#page/1/mode/1up.
Mezirow, J. (2007). Η Μετασχηματίζουσα Μάθηση. Μεταίχμιο.
Ράικου, Ν., Καραλής, Θ., Βαϊκούση, Δ., Τσιμπουκλή, Ά., Κουτούζης, Μ., Κωσταρά, Ε., Σηφάκις, Ν., Κορδία, Σ., Μέγα, Γ., Παυλάκης, Μ., Λιντζέρης, Π., Κουλαουζίδης, Γ. (2019). Διευρύνοντας τη θεωρία μετασχηματισμού. Η συμβολή δέκα σημαντικών στοχαστών. (Επιμ. Α. Κόκκος). Επιστημονική Ένωση Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων.
Τσιμπουκλή, Α. & Φίλλιπς, Ν. (2008). Εκπαίδευση εκπαιδευτών ενηλίκων. Ινστιτούτο Διαρκούς Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων-ΙΔΕΚΕ, ΓΓΕΕ, ΥΠΕΠΘ. https://blogs.sch.gr/kkiourtsis/files/2011/05/ekpaideysi-ekpaideytwn-en%CE%B9likwn-2008.pdf.
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20-09-2024
