Aims and Fit of Module

The aim of the module is to help students gain practice-based research knowledge and experience in teaching design, delivery, and continuous improvement of global education relevant subjects or topics. The fit of the module to the overall program is to foster students to become researcher-oriented practitioners in education, including but not limited to roles such as teacher, teacher trainer, educationalist, program designer, quality assurance officer, education assessor, etc.

Learning outcomes

A. Demonstrate solid understanding of pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge to a variety of age groups in the global education context.

B. Understand and practice the process of action research in teaching and learning to a variety of age groups in the global education context.

C. Collect and analyze field data to generate useful findings to support continuous improvement of teaching and learning to a variety of age groups in the global education context.

D. Construct evidence-based insights and communicate recommendations for the improvement of teaching and learning in the global education context.

Method of teaching and learning

The delivery of this module will focus on enhancing students’ action research skills and pedagogical knowledge and becoming aware of the importance of pedagogical content knowledge. The aim is to provide learning opportunities for them to apply their learned action research method and theoretical knowledge in practice. Hence, the methods of teaching and learning will be delivered in a blended style (i.e., online and in-person) that consist of lectures(including seminars), tutorials, and field practice (i.e., execution of research projects). Students will receive lectures on key theories and concepts of action research, pedagogy, and andragogy. Students will take seminars from experienced teacher-researchers on conducting pedagogical research in subjects such as English, Chinese, and STEM as part of the lecture. The focus is to become aware of the importance of pedagogical content knowledge in teaching and learning. Equally importantly, students will design their own action research projects in teaching and learning and receive specific feedback in tutorial sessions.