UA390 Pedagogy

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Václav Přenosil, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:50 C526
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! Z390 Pedagogy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject has been designed for the students of secondary school tuition of computer science. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: It provides basic information in the field of educational processes (particularly educational reality); personality issues related to the tutor and student; curriculum as the contents of education; textbooks; classroom educational profile; evaluation of study results; the role of school as an institution of controlled education; pedagogical research; international comparison of educational systems. At the end of the course students should be able to understand basic information in the field of educational processes (particularly educational reality); create classroom educational profile; interpret curriculum as the contents of education.
Syllabus
  • Pedagogy as an academic discipline, philosophy of teaching.
  • Education, its functions, factors and forms.
  • Pedagogical principles and their application.
  • Selected chapters from the history of pedagogy, J.A. Comenius's teaching.
  • The teacher's profession. The school social environment.
  • Teacher's skills needed for co-operative communication.
  • Co-operative forms of teaching and learning in the process of pupil's socialisation.
  • Problems of novice teachers.
  • Open learning, project learning, team teaching, scheduling.
  • The pedagogy of leisure time and computer games.
  • Aspects of long-term development.
  • Schooling of the 21st century.
Literature
  • Moderní vyučování. Edited by Geoffrey Petty, Translated by Štěpán Kovařík. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1996, 380 s. ISBN 80-7178-070-7. info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Vzdělávání a školství ve světě :základní mezinárodní komparace vzdělávacích systémů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 80-7178-290-4. info
  • Moderní pedagogika. Edited by Jan Průcha. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1997, 495 s. ISBN 80-7178-170-3. info
  • PROKEŠ, Josef. Škola pro 21. století. První. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 110 pp. info
Teaching methods
lecture, explanation and demonstration, class group discussion, report, essay, presentation, project and its defence, dialogue method, guided exploration, excursion, critical thinking, classroom team work
Assessment methods
During semester each student presents report from given issue and commits an essay on topic that interested him during the teaching. 2 written tests, final test, final project, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/prokes
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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