Module manager: Indira Banner
Email: i.banner@education.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
EDUC1014 Becoming a Practitioner of Learning
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module is designed for all new Y1 UG students on the BA Education and BA Childhood Studies programmes. The module provides a 20-credit introduction to learning at university level, developing your critical thinking, research skills, ethical awareness, and self-reflection abilities. Hands-on activities and weekly tasks will ensure you are practically and philosophically equipped to develop as a reflective, autonomous learner throughout your university career. You will learn about academic integrity as part of this. The module will be run during Semester 1 so that you can make the most of Semester 2 and beyond.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. to develop your awareness and understanding of the nature of learning
2. to introduce and start to develop ethical research skills
3. to develop skills in critical reading, writing and analysis using good academic practice
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
1. Critically reflect on your own learning processes and development.
2. Describe and explain types of research and what makes research ethical.
3. Identify appropriate considerations when selecting and applying sources to help you in your learning and research
4. Analyse the role of academic integrity in your learning and assessments.
Skills learning outcomes:
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
1. state and reflect on your own learning.
2. use your enhanced communication skills with others to support your learning.
3. use critical thinking in your learning e.g. when you search for and read sources.
4. select and use appropriate digital tools to create short videos.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminars | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Private study hours | 178 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students will have their reflective log looked at and commented on in week 3/4 and week 7/8 for feedback on what to include and whether the video of themselves is right. That means they get two formative feedback opportunities, where we look at what have they done so far, as well as looking at their short example of the final video (in the second formative feedback). If they have not completed something this is also picked up and communicated to them. They will also get feedback in all seminars on whatever tasks they do, which will prepare them for their reflective log. Required wordcounts and/or multimodal content vary from week to week and are always clearly spelled out in the weekly template (in the PebblePad portfolio) that students fill in each week. These weekly pages are also presented and explained in the weekly seminars.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Reflective log | Reflective log | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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