Seminar 1: Introduction to the LIVING IN A SCHOOLED SOCIETY

Living in a Schooled Society UCL Institute of Education

Term 1 2023
Module
Welcome!
• Criticality.

• Help you consider how your own educational experiences alter your
viewpoints.

• Everyone thinks they are an expert in education…

• Any questions/worries, email either:

Stuart (Module Leader) – S.Tannock@ucl.ac.uk
Me (Seminar Tutor) – Rebecca.Trollope.20@ucl.ac.uk
Introductions
What do you expect from a university
seminar?

• Prompts:
• What do you expect from a university seminar?

• What do you expect from me as your seminar leader?

• What do you expect from your peers?

Module Assessment Information
Becky’s Key Points
• DOWNLOAD THE ASSESSMENT GUIDE FROM MOODLE!!!!

• Two assessments on this module: Portfolio which takes place over a

number of weeks, and the report which is submitted at the end of the
term.

• Portfolio is intended to be low stress, low stakes.

• The portfolio’s marking is not individually graded – you get a check for
completing each task.
Two tasks BEFORE
Reading Week

Two tasks AFTER

Reading Week

Two tasks
THROUGHOUT the
whole term
Portfolio Task One: Reflective Writing
 In your group, write down a list of all of
the kinds of writing that you have done in
your life up until now….
Reflective writing

Reflection is….

The action or process of thinking carefully or deeply about a particular

subject, typically involving influence from one’s past life and experiences.

Oxford English Dictionary (2012)

The trouble with many of us, and with our
culture as a whole, is that we don’t take the
time to ‘relate’, to connect publicly and
formally but meaningfully with others.

We don’t take the time to meet one to one

with others, to hear their interests and
dreams and fears, to understand why people
do what they do or don’t do what they don’t
do.
Week 3 (16th October):
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Week 4 (23rd October):

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Week 5 (30th October):

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Informal, Non-Formal, and Formal
Education
Are all aspects of our lives really shaped by schooling
and education?

Can you think of a part of social life that is not really

shaped by schooling and education?

Or, in even this part of social life, that we might

think of as being totally separate from school, still
shaped significantly by schooling and education?
 Charts

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/primary-enrollment-selected-countries?tab=chart