Experience Pedagogy
Higher Education Entrance Qualification and English language proficiency.
Can be taken as an individual course.
Places on the course are limited. Students who apply for admission to the stdy programme are given priority over students who wish to take it as an individual course.
If the number of international applicants exceeds the number of places available, students from institutions holding a student exchange agreement with Nord University will be prioritized
KNOWLEDGE
The student
• shall be familiar with the education structure, the Education Act, the curriculum and traditions and basic ideas in the Norwegian education system.
• shall have knowledge of place-based learning as an approach to educational offerings and the so-called Experience pedagogy and Experience-based learning, and the relationship between experience, reflection and learning.
• shall be familiar with outdoor learning and cultural activities, and identify examples of experiential learning in Norwegian schools.
• shall be familiar with entrepreneurship learning in school.
• should have knowledge of EU policy for experiential, informal and lifelong learning.
SKILLS
The student
• shall be abel to analyze, describe and compare the Norwegian education system with the school system in their home country and other countries.
• shall be able to take part in place- and experience-based learning activities such as study visits and excursions.
• shall be able to plan and organize place- and experience-based learning activities for children.
GENERAL COMPETENCE
The student
- shall be able to understand different concepts of learning and their use in the national education systems.
- shall be able to participate in discussions on the ideas behind the formation of the European and national education systems.
- must be able to reflect on their own learning in different contexts.
Lectures, group-work, study visits to different schools and kindergartens.
Active participation and cooperation between students is a prerequisite for achieving the learning outcomes for the course. This provides a competence that the students cannot acquire in any other way.
Composite assessment: All parts described below must be approved/passed to get a grade in the course.
Compulsory participation: A minimum of 80% participation is required. Counts 0/100 of the grade.
Home exam: 4-day individual written home exam. Assessment expressions A-F, where A is the best grade and the F is not passed. Counts 100/100 of the grade
None.
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating
