Nordic and International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
The course is designed for international and local teacher students, pre-school teacher students and students of related study programmes. For the students of Nord University the study is part of the concurrent and integrated teacher education programmes (7th term) and pre-school teacher education programme (5th term).
This is a course intended to develop knowledge about and understanding of Nordic and international perspectives on teaching and learning in nursery schools/kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education. It has a particular emphasis on the region's geographical position and natural surroundings in terms of wildlife, environmental issues, coastal tradition and indigenous culture and how these conditions influence aspects of childhood and education. The course offers an important contrastive dimension in terms of developing awareness of own culture and other cultures' perspectives and attitudes to childhood, teaching and learning.
Utvekslingsstudenter tas opp etter nominasjon fra sin hjemmeinstitusjon. Dette betyr at du først må søke ved ditt hjemmeuniversitet for å delta. Hjemmeinstitusjonen din vil gi deg informasjon om opptakskravene.
Søkeren må:
- Levere en bekreftelse fra hjemmeinstitusjon som bekrefter at de har levert gyldig politiattest som gir dem lov til å jobbe med barn og sårbare grupper.
Det er begrenset med plasser på kurset.
Halvparten av plassene er forbeholdt studenter ved Nord universitet, fra
Bachelor Barnehagelærerutdanning, som fordypningsemne:
- Heltidsstudenter: Bestått 60 studiepoeng etter to år i studieprogrammet, barnehagelærerutdanning. Bestått praksisemnene 2.studieår.
- Deltidsstudenter: Bestått 60 studiepoeng etter tre år i studieprogrammet. Bestått praksisemnene 3. studieår.
Hvis antallet internasjonale søkere overstiger antall tilgjengelige plasser, vil søkerne bli rangert i henhold til følgende utvalgskriterier:
- studenter fra institusjoner som har en studentutvekslingsavtale med Nord universitet
- studenter i lærerutdanning og førskolelærerutdanning
- studenter som behersker norsk, svensk eller dansk, og som derfor er kvalifisert for et bredt utvalg av emner med norsk som undervisningsspråk, vil ikke bli prioritert
- gruppemangfold: geografisk spredning
Intermediate level in English.
Updated Certificate of Good Conduct / Criminal Records Certificate issued by local police authority.
Places on the course are limited. Half of the places are reserved for students of Nord University who are enrolled in the programmes Pre-School Teacher Education and Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education. For international teacher students, pre-school teacher students and students of related study programmes, priority is given to students from partner institutions. We give high priority to the diversity of the group, using geographical spread as selection criteria if the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available.
Areas of knowledge
The students will have:
- knowledge about contrastive elements in attitudes to education, teaching and learning
- knowledge about ethical questions concerning relations between human and nature and sustainable development
- knowledge about view of children and childhood in different educational systems
- knowledge about Norway and Scandinavia
- knowledge about use of different outdoor learning arenas and the tradition of friluftsliv
- knowledge about the region's Sámi population today and in the past
- knowledge about the region of Trøndelags wildlife and issues related to sustainability and the environment
Skills
The student should be able to:
- identify, compare and contrast attitudes and ethical questions to childhood, teaching and learning in own culture and other cultures
- describe the position of the Sámi population in Central Scandinavia
- describe and explain issues related to sustainability
- master some skills related to outdoor activities and friluftsliv
- organize outdoor related learning activities for children in kindergarten or school
- plan, carry out and evaluate practice teaching in accordance with practice supervisor
General competence
The students will:
- acknowledge the importance of sustainable development
- acknowledge the value of ethical and responsible attitudes towards nature
- acknowledge the value of ethical, responsible and respectful attitudes towards children
- acknowledge the value of intercultural understanding
- acknowledge the value of outdoor learning and friluftsliv in education
- be able to reflect upon one's own culture and other cultures' perspectives on teaching and learning
No tuition fees.
Semester fee: All students studying at Nord University, except ERASMUS Plus students and exchange students from other partner institutions, must pay the semester fee.
Cost of course literature apply.
Placement abroad for Norwegian students: Travel expenses and living costs apply.
Teaching will be organized in different ways. These will include lectures, discussions, group work, student presentations in seminars and field excursions. The main idea is that the learning process will be based on student activity, using methods like "inquiry based learning" and "cooperative learning". The students will be strongly involved in the learning process and their knowledge and experience will be acknowledged and integrated in the study. Active participation and cooperation between students is essential for attaining the skills and competencies described in the learning outcomes.
The language of the course is English. The main channel of communication and contact between students and the academic staff is the current e-learning platform used at Nord University.
For the Norwegian students of 3BLU: Participation in ¿Barn i sorg og krise¿ (cf. study plan of Yrkesetisk dannelse, Professional Ethics Education)
Teaching practice: A four-week practice, minimum 10 days, in nursery schools/kindergarten, primary or lower secondary education in Norway (international students) or internationally (Norwegian students)
The students will develop knowledge about cross national contrastive elements in attitudes to education, teaching and learning
The student should be able to identify, compare and contrast attitudes to childhood, teaching and learning in own culture and other cultures
The student should be able to organize outdoor related activities for pre-school children or pupils
The student should be able to plan, carry out and evaluate practice teaching in accordance with practice supervisor
The student are supposed to acknowledge the value of intercultural understanding
The student should be able to reflect upon one's own culture and other cultures' perspectives on teaching, learning and education
Assessment tasks (AK)
1-2 written reports in accordance with the teachers approved/ not approved
Minimum 2 presentations in lecture, seminar or other planned learning activities: approved/ not approved
Minimum 80 % attendance (OD) in lectures, seminars, excursions and other planned learning activities. Active participation and cooperation between students is essential for attaining the skills and competencies described in the learning outcomes. Approved/ not approved
Professional practice (PR)
Practice placement in school, kindergarten or other relevant institution passed/not passed
Examination
Compound assessment (SV):
Written school examination (SK), 4 Hours. Graded A-F.
Written assignment, teller 0/100 av karakteren.
NOTE: Spring 2022: The written school examination has been changed to home examination. The duration of the exam has changed to 7 hours.
Changes are done due to the Covid-19 epidemic, in accordance with the “Provisional Regulation on a Supplement to Regulations of 28/10/2020 no. 2474 Relating to Studies and Examinations at Nord University - Extraordinary Measures as a consequence of the Coronavirus pandemic” - according to Section 2 Forms of assessment 1-4.