The module aims to equip students with a solid theoretical and practical foundation in pedagogy. It introduces key pedagogical concepts and explores major learning theories and their application in classroom settings. It focuses on educational objectives, planning for teaching and learning, assessment, and inclusive pedagogy. Students will develop practical skills in creating and delivering learner-centered lessons.
This module provides an in-depth exploration of processes of curriculum development. It examines various approaches to designing, implementing, and evaluating curricula, with a focus on practical strategies for effective curriculum development and change. Students will critically analyze the factors that influence curriculum development, as well as the conditions necessary for successful curriculum implementation towards improved student learning. Emphasis is placed on the integral connection between curriculum implementation, teaching practices, and student learning outcomes. The students engage in designing unit plans or lesson plans in alignment with the existing curriculum goals and objectives.
The module aims at equipping students with knowledge and understanding of human development from conception to senile. It introduces students to the concept of developmental psychology, principles, determinants, and theories of human development. It describes physical, cognitive, socio-emotional, personality and moral development at different stages of human development. It enables students to draw educational implications of human development theories.
This module examines major philosophical schools, African philosophy, and key thinkers, linking their ideas to teaching and learning activities; psychological foundations such as how learners grow, think, and behave, motivation, individual differences, and mental health and their implication in the classroom. Sociological perspectives: education’s role in society, cultural diversity, and social change. Contemporary issues are integrated throughout to connect theory with current educational practice.
This module aims to introduce participants to key competences for operative use of technology in teaching and learning. These include but are not limited to Introduction to Blended Learning; Learning Management systems, The Digital Environment and the Internet in Education; Collaborative Tools for Online Learning; Introduction to Microsoft Office; ICT to Support Assessment; and artificial intelligence in education.