Experience Pedagogy
Higher Education Entrance Qualification and English language proficiency.
Places on the course are limited.
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
After completing and passing the course, the student will:
• Know the education structure, the Education Act, the curriculum and traditions and basic ideas in the Norwegian education system.
• 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.
• Know outdoor learning and cultural activities, and identify examples of experiential learning in Norwegian schools.
• Know about entrepreneurship learning in school.
• Have knowledge of EU policy for experiential, informal and lifelong learning.
SKILLS
After completing and passing the course, the student will:
• Be able to analyze, describe and compare the Norwegian education system with the school system in their home country and other countries.
• Be able to take part in place- and experience-based learning activities such as study visits and excursions.
• Be able to plan and organize place- and experience-based learning activities for children.
GENERAL COMPETENCE
After completing and passing the course, the student will:
• Understand different concepts about learning and their use in the national education systems.
• Participate in discussions about the ideas behind the formation of the European and national education systems.
• Be reflective about their own learning in different contexts.
- Mandatory participation, counts 0/100 of the grade, grade rule Passed - Failed.
- Take-home examination. Individual. 4-days. Grading scale: Grade A-F.
