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Curriculum and Modules

Twenty sequenced modules, arranged so that each rests on what precedes it. Every module is produced in all three study formats.

Design

How the Curriculum Is Built

The program follows a deliberate progression from foundation, through theory and method, into specialization and professional practice. No module assumes knowledge that an earlier module has not supplied.

The sequence is also a spiral. Core ideas such as assessment, differentiation and inclusive practice are introduced in outline during the foundation tier, returned to with greater depth in the middle tiers, and treated in full in the later modules. Students meet the same important concepts several times, each time at a higher level of difficulty.

Method and content are deliberately aligned. A student studying differentiated instruction is, at that moment, being taught by a platform that differentiates. The three formats and eight assessment methods are not only the means of delivery; they are working examples of the principles under study.

Module list

The Twenty Modules

Each module comprises a series of lessons divided into parts, typically of ten to twenty minutes, so that meaningful progress is possible in a short session.

Tier one · Foundation

01Foundations of EducationHistorical and philosophical roots of modern educational systems
02Educational PsychologyHow students learn, remember and transfer knowledge
03Teaching English to Speakers of Other LanguagesPrinciples and practice of English language teaching
04Language AcquisitionHow first and additional languages are learned
05Language Teaching MethodologyMethods, syllabus design and materials for the language classroom

Tier two · Theory and method

06Human DevelopmentCognitive, social and emotional growth across the lifespan
07Philosophy of EducationWhat education is for, and the arguments over the answer
08Sociology of EducationSchooling in its social, economic and political context
09Curriculum StudiesHow a curriculum is designed, sequenced and evaluated
10Instructional StrategiesMethods of teaching and the evidence for each

Tier three · Specialization

11Classroom ManagementEstablishing the conditions in which teaching is possible
12Educational AssessmentDesigning, marking and interpreting assessment
13Inclusive EducationTeaching a full range of learners without separating them
14Literacy DevelopmentHow reading and writing are acquired and taught
15Educational Research MethodsConducting, reading and applying educational research

Tier four · Professional practice

16Educational TechnologyWhere technology improves learning, and where it does not
17Educational LeadershipLeading a department, a school or a program
18Multicultural EducationTeaching across cultural and linguistic difference
19Reflective PracticeExamining and improving one's own teaching
20Trends in Global EducationCurrent developments in education internationally
Within a module

What a Module Contains

Lessons in Parts

Each lesson is divided into parts of ten to twenty minutes, so that progress is possible in a short session.

Three Formats

Every part is produced to be read, watched or listened to, with identical content and identical credit.

Comprehension Checks

Lessons pause at intervals and ask the student to restate the material before the lesson proceeds.

Assessment

Each module concludes with assessment in the methods the student has chosen, marked against published criteria.