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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Inclusive education and pedagogy in groups or classes - part 1

Semester 1 · 80902 · Specialisation course for the teaching of children with special educational needs - Italian section · 2CP · IT


In this course, students will agree on a shared definition of inclusion and inclusive teaching, and then design inclusive learning units (LUs) for their respective school levels.

Lecturers: Heidrun Demo

Teaching Hours: 15
Lab Hours: 0
Mandatory Attendance: In accordance with the regulation

Course Topics
• Inclusive education: the foundations for a definition • Inclusive teaching • Designing inclusive learning units

Teaching format
in person

Educational objectives
Designing inclusive learning units

Additional educational objectives and learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding • Be familiar with some key principles of inclusive education • Understand the fundamentals of instructional design • Be familiar with some key principles for designing inclusive learning units Ability to apply knowledge and understanding • Ability to clearly describe theoretical concepts relating to inclusion and instructional design • Ability to coherently justify instructional choices relating to the design of inclusive learning units Independence of judgement • Ability to identify the limitations of a learning unit in relation to inclusion Communication skills • Knowledge of the specific vocabulary of inclusive instructional design • Ability to clearly describe operational instructional choices Ability to learn • Independently acquiring certain basic knowledge • Learning from feedback Transversal skills/soft skills • Teamwork • Providing feedback to peers

Assessment
Knowledge and skills will be assessed through a written portfolio comprising: 1) The design of an inclusive learning unit for the relevant school level 2) A final reflection on the learning unit developed

Evaluation criteria
The learning units will be assessed on the basis of: 1) the consistency of the teaching approaches with the knowledge covered in the course 2) the clarity of the description of the teaching approaches 3) the clarity and consistency of the text explaining the teaching approaches

Required readings

Compulsory reading before attending lectures

 

Castoldi M. (2017) Costruire unità di apprendimento. Carocci, Rome, chapters 4 and 5



Supplementary readings

Further reading lists will be provided in class.




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Sustainable Development Goals
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals.

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