Programme Specification for the 2019/0 academic year

MA Technology, Creativity and Thinking in Education

1. Programme Details

Programme name	MA Technology, Creativity and Thinking in Education	Programme code	PTA1EDUEDU08
Study mode(s)	Level 1	Academic year	2019/0
Campus(es)	St Luke's (Exeter)	NQF Level of the Final Award	7 (Masters)

2. Description of the Programme

The MA in Technology, Creativity and Thinking in Education develops a critical and reflective programme of work for individuals who would like to enhance their understanding and knowledge around approaches to learning and teaching which meet the needs of learners in the 21st century. Our programme will support you to develop your knowledge and understanding in approaches related to technology, creativity and thinking in education, prepare you for further (professional) research and provide a firm foundation for developing your career in education and associated disciplines.

The two core modules of the programme will work together to enable students to apply new educational theories and insights from cutting edge research to practical learning situations around the topics such as educational technology, communication, creativity and thinking.

You will learn and work in a variety of ways to further your understanding. This includes lectures, seminars, workshops, peer led activity and online and digital resources and activities. For the two core modules, some teaching experience is preferred and/or you may need to be currently working in an education context. All modules are assessed through course work – there are no final examinations. Assessments are varied and include essays, digital portfolios and presentations.

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

The key aim of the programme is to facilitate conceptual links between theory and practice through reflective action from the participants. Each of the modules will encourage the students to reflect on an area of their practice in light of the theories, methods and policies presented and discussed in the course.

More specifically the Programme aims to equip you with:

a good grasp of the central ideas, concepts, debates, theories, philosophies and approaches around the role of technology, creativity and thinking skills in education;
a critical understanding of the main issues around the role of education in the Internet Age and around possible futures for education;
the ability to define and evaluate complex educational issues, drawing on international perspectives in relation to the role of technology, creativity and thinking in education
to equip you with the methodological knowledge needed to select appropriate methods to research;
to provide you with knowledge and skills needed to integrate theory and practice and skills and understanding to conduct research projects independently using any of the main methodologies of educational research;

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
EFPM914	Education Studies	30	No
EFPM916	Thinking Skills and Creativity in the Internet Age	30	No
EFPM294	Technology and Education Futures	30	No
EFPM308	Preparing for Educational Research and Dissertation	60	Yes

Optional Modules

Choose 1 of the following

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
EFPM915	Special Educational Needs, Inclusion, Disability: Critical Perspectives	30	No
EFPM907	Creativity in Education: Valuing, Facilitating and Assessing It	30	No
EFPM909	Education Placement Module	30	No
EFPM913	Debating the Big Questions in Education	30	No
EFPM910	Education Policy	30	No
EFPM129	Independent Study 2	30	No
EFPM327	Independent Study	30	No

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
1. Demonstrate the ability to reflect on and critically evaluate claims that have been made about technology and creativity in education, and thinking skills; 2. Demonstrate the ability to examine and critically evaluate various accounts of the relationship between education, networked communication technologies and the wider social context 3. Demonstrate a systematic conceptual understanding of theories around technologies in education, creativity and thinking skills 4. Demonstrate the ability to relate this knowledge in a critical and self-aware way to the practice of teaching and learning	ILOs 1-4 will be accommodated & facilitated by the following learning & teaching activities Formal lectures, seminars, and reflective discussions (face to face and online). Independent reading and working on tasks and activities, both in class and online. Supplementary one-to-one tutorial support: from individual module tutors regarding your assignment tasks	ILO’s 1-4 will be evidenced by the following assessment methods: Formative and summative assessment of written and digital assignments, focussing on the content of the two 30 credit modules (ILO 1 & 4)

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

1. Demonstrate the ability to reflect on and critically evaluate claims that have been made about technology and creativity in education, and thinking skills;
2. Demonstrate the ability to examine and critically evaluate various accounts of the relationship between education, networked communication technologies and the wider social context
3. Demonstrate a systematic conceptual understanding of theories around technologies in education, creativity and thinking skills
4. Demonstrate the ability to relate this knowledge in a critical and self-aware way to the practice of teaching and learning

ILOs 1-4 will be accommodated & facilitated by the following learning & teaching activities

Formal lectures, seminars, and reflective discussions (face to face and online).
Independent reading and working on tasks and activities, both in class and online.
Supplementary one-to-one tutorial support: from individual module tutors regarding your assignment tasks

ILO’s 1-4 will be evidenced by the following assessment methods:

Formative and summative assessment of written and digital assignments, focussing on the content of the two 30 credit modules (ILO 1 & 4)

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
5. Demonstrate the ability to review and evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship relevant to the module content through close analysis of practice and theory; 6. Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues in relevant areas of the study and be able to discuss these in relation to personal beliefs and values; 7. Demonstrate the ability to critique theory, policy and research orally and in writing, drawing on relevant reading and research; 8. Demonstrate the ability to apply research-informed knowledge to evaluate ongoing school-based programmes	ILOs 5-9 will be accommodated & facilitated by the following learning & teaching activities Formal lectures, seminars, and reflective discussions (face to face and online). Independent reading and working on tasks and activities, both in class and online. Supplementary one-to-one tutorial support from individual module tutors regarding your assignment tasks	ILO’s 5-9 will be evidenced by the following assessment methods: Written and digital assignments, focussing on the content of the two 30 credit modules (ILO 1 & 4)

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

5. Demonstrate the ability to review and evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship relevant to the module content through close analysis of practice and theory;
6. Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues in relevant areas of the study and be able to discuss these in relation to personal beliefs and values;
7. Demonstrate the ability to critique theory, policy and research orally and in writing, drawing on relevant reading and research;
8. Demonstrate the ability to apply research-informed knowledge to evaluate ongoing school-based programmes

ILOs 5-9 will be accommodated & facilitated by the following learning & teaching activities

Formal lectures, seminars, and reflective discussions (face to face and online).
Independent reading and working on tasks and activities, both in class and online.
Supplementary one-to-one tutorial support from individual module tutors regarding your assignment tasks

ILO’s 5-9 will be evidenced by the following assessment methods:

Written and digital assignments, focussing on the content of the two 30 credit modules (ILO 1 & 4)

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
9. demonstrate the ability to identify and critically discuss current issues in educational technology; 10. demonstrate the ability to construct organised, structured, critically reflective and analytic writing; 11. demonstrate the ability to manage time and engagement in the context of masters level study that has a high level of independent study; 12. demonstrate the ability to take the initiative in contributing collaboratively in interactive learning contexts; and 13. demonstrate communication skills both oral and written and in on-line contexts.	ILOs 10-13 will be accommodated & facilitated by the following learning & teaching activities Formal lectures, seminars, and reflective discussions (face to face and online). Independent reading and working on tasks and activities, both in class and online. Supplementary one-to-one tutorial support: from individual module tutors regarding your assignment tasks	ILO’s 10-35 will be evidenced by the following assessment methods: Formative and summative assessment of Written and digital assignments, focussing on the content of the two 30 credit modules (ILO 1 & 4)

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

9. demonstrate the ability to identify and critically discuss current issues in educational technology;
10. demonstrate the ability to construct organised, structured, critically reflective and analytic writing;
11. demonstrate the ability to manage time and engagement in the context of masters level study that has a high level of independent study;
12. demonstrate the ability to take the initiative in contributing collaboratively in interactive learning contexts; and
13. demonstrate communication skills both oral and written and in on-line contexts.

ILOs 10-13 will be accommodated & facilitated by the following learning & teaching activities

Formal lectures, seminars, and reflective discussions (face to face and online).
Independent reading and working on tasks and activities, both in class and online.
Supplementary one-to-one tutorial support: from individual module tutors regarding your assignment tasks

ILO’s 10-35 will be evidenced by the following assessment methods:

Formative and summative assessment of

Written and digital assignments, focussing on the content of the two 30 credit modules (ILO 1 & 4)

7. Programme Regulations

Classification

Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.

10. Admissions Criteria

Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.

Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.

Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.

The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.

(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

The University and its constituent Colleges review the quality and standard of teaching and learning in all taught programmes against a range of criteria through the procedures outlined in the Teaching Quality Assurance (TQA) Manual Quality Review Framework.

14. Awarding Institution

University of Exeter

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Not applicable to this programme

Partner Institution

Not applicable to this programme.

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

Not applicable to this programme.

18. Final Award

MA Technology, Creativity and Thinking in Education

19. UCAS Code

Not applicable to this programme.

20. NQF Level of Final Award

7 (Masters)

21. Credit

CATS credits	180	ECTS credits	90

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

Level 1

23. Dates

Origin Date	25/04/2019	Date of last revision	25/04/2019

Programme Specification for the 2019/0 academic year

MA Technology, Creativity and Thinking in Education

1. Programme Details

2. Description of the Programme

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

7. Programme Regulations

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

14. Awarding Institution

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Partner Institution

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

19. UCAS Code

20. NQF Level of Final Award

21. Credit

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge