Detailed Information
EDUC10170 - Human Learning: Big 8 College Superpowers* (Credit) - 2017
Do you want to understand and enhance your personal competencies for learning? Do you want to succeed at college? This module will help you superpower your learning by actively developing 8 competencies that all humans possess. These are memory, critical and creative thinking (CCT), self-regulation, motivation, engagement, mindfulness, identity, and morality. Each week you will be introduced to a new core competency then work in small groups to develop those competencies in yourself through simulation games, quizzes, debates and problem solving.
These competencies lie at the heart of human learning: our unique ability to learn complex things rapidly and intensely, with profound impact on our psychology and behaviour. However, often we are learning in the dark, lacking conscious control over how or why we learn. By harnessing recent advances in the psychology of learning and underpinning these with philosophy and ethics, we can begin to master our learning competencies whilst retaining a moral perspective on who we are within college and society.
Semester 1
Level 1
Lectures: Wednesdays, 15:00 - 16:00
Tutorials: Tuesdays, 14:00 - 17:00 and Thursdays 15:00 - 17:00
If you are taking this module for credit, please take note of the dates below:
Term dates for revision: Saturday, 2 December - Sunday, 10 December
Term dates for exams: Monday, 11 December - Friday, 22 December
Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module
Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module
Upgrading from audit to credit: You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.
Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.
Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.
Dr Jennifer Symonds