Knowledge Exchange in Education

Module overview

This module focuses on the knowledge exchange activities that take place between universities and educational institutions (school networks, schools, colleges). The module explores the different forms that knowledge exchange activities can take as well as their purpose and utility to different education stakeholder groups. You will be taught how to conduct a rapid evidence review and you will engage in group work to carry one of these out in response to the real-life needs of local education stakeholder groups in and around the City of Southampton. Depending on capacity, there is the intent to provide an opportunity to students to follow-up on this review with a presentation of its findings with local educational stakeholder groups external to the university.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Communicate your understanding of the significance and limitations of theory and research.
Identify and reflect critically across aspects of subject knowledge and their application in educational contexts and policies.
Select and apply a range of relevant theoretical and research-based evidence (primary and secondary sources), to extend your knowledge and understanding.
Formulate and justify potential changes to educational practice.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Process and synthesise empirical and theoretical data, to create new syntheses and to present and justify a chosen position having drawn on relevant theoretical perspectives.
Articulate your own approaches to learning and organise an effective work pattern including working to deadlines.
Collaborate and plan as part of a team, to carry out roles allocated by the team and take the lead where appropriate, and to fulfil agreed responsibilities.
Organise and articulate opinions and arguments in speech, writing and other appropriate media using relevant specialist vocabulary.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Underlying values and principles relevant to education studies.
Societal and organisational structures and purposes of educational systems, and the possible implications for learners and the learning process.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

You will be expected to engage in 'active' learning through participation in group and class discussions; posing and responding to questions. In addition, you will be expected to actively engage with on-line resources available on Blackboard or elsewhere.

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	129
Teaching	21
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Laptop.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	50%
Group presentation	50%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External