Leading Learning Processes

Aim

On completion of the course the student should be able to: - describe learning theories that explain a learning process as both an individual and a collective process - identify formal and informal learning processes in the lives of adults - describe and account for how leadership can be understood in relation to different learning processes - describe the educational ideas behind different forms of education and apply these - relate the concepts of gender and diversity to learning processes - understand the importance of examination and evaluation in a learning process - analyse learning processes based on different factors that influence learning and group processes. - account for the own reflections and analyses, orally and in writing. - critically review, discuss and reflect on different fields covered in the course

Content

The course highlights different theories of learning, leadership and group processes based on what it means to lead a learning process. The student will study theories that highlight learning as individual and collective processes. Different forms of education and how they affect the learning process are also presented. The importance of a leader and the effects of leadership are discussed in this context. The course also covers gender and diversity aspects and the role of examination. In addition to different theories of learning processes, the student also encounters different working methods such as lectures, role play, group assignments and seminars, and these working methods also function as course contents in relation to the aims of the course: to lead learning processes.