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Education & Pedagogy Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Education & Pedagogy via distance learning
What is comprehension and how does it differ from knowledge? What do we want students to understand and be able to do? What type of knowledge is worth learning permanently? How will we know that students truly understand and can apply knowledge in a meaningful way? How can we design our courses to ensure comprehension? Pedagogy explores these questions and provides practical solutions for teachers. This program looks not only at the "how" of teaching, but also at the "what" and the "why". Pedagogy (literally, the science of teaching) is part of the essential understanding of all teachers: a sound conception of pedagogy is central to all good teaching and education.
Academic Supervisor : Samuel Murinda
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Education & Pedagogy Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Education & Pedagogy.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Childhood & Special Education - Educational Administration - Educational Psychology - Educational Technology - ELT English Language Teaching - Library & Data Management .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Education & Pedagogy Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Education & Pedagogy via distance learning = 36 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Education & Pedagogy Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Education & Pedagogy via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Childhood & Special Education.
Master's Degree - Education & Pedagogy Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Education & Pedagogy via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Childhood & Special Education. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Education & Pedagogy Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Education & Pedagogy via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Childhood & Special Education. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...
Education & Pedagogy Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Child Observation & Guidance
This course provides guidance to observe children in structured and unstructured situations, to record these observations, and how to use them to assess the strengths and needs of individual children. Guidelines include how to properly conduct observations, keep records, and assess data for curriculum planning.
Academic Supervisor: Philomena Wavinya Ndambuki
Learning & Memory Development
This course reviews the principles of learning and memory by examining various learning theories, memory research, perception, information processing, and problem-solving. How are memories stored and retrieved? How is sensory input converted to subjective perception? Is the brain a general-purpose learning machine or a toolbox of innate, specialized processors?
Academic Supervisor: Philomena Wavinya Ndambuki
Language Acquisition
This course explores the question “How do children manage to learn language?” It introduces classic and contemporary theories of language acquisition. Topics include early speech perception; word learning; acquisition of phonology, morphology, and syntax; development of pragmatic and metalinguistic knowledge; and developmental change in language comprehension and production.
Academic Supervisor: Philomena Wavinya Ndambuki
Design of Learning Systems
This course focuses on issues and problems related to the design of learning systems involving new pedagogical approaches and technologies. It provides know-how on a wide range of integrated learning systems and technologies, including both those that are widely used in educational settings and those that are state-of-the-art.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
Methods of Evaluation
This course addresses various and evolving models of evaluation, emphasizes paradigmatic issues that emerge in different contexts, and analyzes the application of theory and methods in examples of actual evaluations conducted (or in progress) within each defined context. The course teaches the planning and design of evaluations in different contexts.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
Cognitive Development
This course focuses on the theories and models of learning as applied to the fields of education, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence. It reviews different theoretical orientations to learning and memory, metacognition, analogy, language acquisition, reading, writing, mathematics, concept learning, skill acquisition, and self regulated learning.
Academic Supervisor: Philomena Wavinya Ndambuki
Special Education
This course provides a framework for understanding current research in the area of curriculum and methods of teaching students with exceptionalities, with emphasis on portfolio assessment and learning styles. It examines curriculum models and teaching techniques for adapting lessons to students with exceptionalities.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
Children Education Programs
This course shows the know-how required in the operation and management of an early care and education program. It deals with organizational management, financial, legal and ethical issues, establishing operational systems, and programming for children and families.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
Classroom & Teaching Strategies
This course describes, explores, and shows how to implement effective teaching strategies and ideas. It applies theoretical knowledge to teaching practice, lesson plans design, and classroom activities. It explains how to select didactic materials and how to monitor and assess students’ progress.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
Educational Technology
This course explores the social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of technology uses in education from a policy standpoint. It also focuses on educational technologies at homes, libraries, and the workplace.
Academic Supervisor: Mercedes Inciarte Rodríguez
Applied Educational Technologies
This course reviews the topics related to learning and teaching in situations involving new technologies. It teaches how to apply research findings and theories to technology-rich educational settings. It deals with the interaction of learning and teaching with new technologies.
Academic Supervisor: Mercedes Inciarte Rodríguez
Education & Pedagogy
This course provides the theoretical and methodological basis for understanding pedagogy and its relationship to other disciplines. It covers all issues concerning teaching and learning activities, regardless of whether they take place at school or elsewhere (in the family, at work...), the rules governing the process of education, and the norms for didactic practice.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
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Education & Pedagogy Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
ABE - Associação Brasileira de Educação
ABRAPEC - Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências
AEA - Asociación Educación Abierta
AECSE - Association des Chercheurs et Enseignants en Science de l'Éducation
AERA - American Educational Research Association
AHEA - Adult Higher Education Alliance
AIESAD - Asociación Ibero-Americana de Educación Superior a Distancia
AMIE - Asociación Multidisciplinar de Investigación Educativa
ANEN - Association Nationale pour le Développement de l'Éducation Nouvelle
ARDM - Association pour la Recherche en Didactique des Mathématiques
ASE - Asociación de Sociología de la Educación
CAEL - Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
EARLI - European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction
EFVET - European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
ESREA - European Society for Research on the Education of Adults
FEPP - Federação Europeia de Profissionais de Pedagogia
IACEP - International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology
IACET - International Association for Continuing Education & Training
IAE - International Association of Educators
IAEA - International Association for Educational Assessment
IAEVG - International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance
ISLS - International Society of the Learning Sciences
NPIA - Nature Pedagogy International Association
SBEM - Sociedade Brasileira de Educação Matemática
SBHE - Sociedade Brasileira de História da Educação
SCEE - Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de l’Éducation
SPA - Social Pedagogy Association
SPPA - Social Pedagogy Professional Association
UEPD - Une Éducation Pour Demain
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Admission requirements - Education & Pedagogy
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Education & Pedagogy Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Education & Pedagogy Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Education & Pedagogy Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
