Teaching philosophy ER-FIL>Teaphi-c
1) Why should philosophy be taught? How to teach? What should be taught?
2) Philosophers on teaching philosophy: Socrates and Plato
3) Philosophers on teaching philosophy: Aristotle
4) Philosophers on teaching philosophy: the Stoics
5) Philosophers on teaching philosophy: Neoplatonists and medieval Christian philosophers
6) Philosophers on teaching philosophy: Descartes
7) Philosophers on teaching philosophy: Dewey
8) Philosophies of the 20th and 21st century and the teaching of philosophy: phenomenology, existentialism
9) Philosophies of the 20th and 21st century and the teaching of philosophy: hermeneutics, analytical philosophy
10) Teacher's responsibility and teacher concerns
11) Methods of teaching philosophy
12) Curriculum: Metaphysics, Philosophical anthropology, Social and political philosophy
13) Curriculum: Epistemology and Philosophy of science
14) Curriculum: Ethics and Philosophy of religion
15) Teaching philosophy, being a philosopher
Course coordinators
(in Polish) Tryb zajęć
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
E_1 The student has a detailed knowledge of the distinctiveness of the subject matter and methodological specificity of philosophy, and also knows its place among the humanities, strict sciences and natural sciences, to the extent allowing for its independent creative development [K_W01].
E_2 The student has a considerable ability to identify and creatively develop philosophical problems that have grown up on the basis of: ethics and pragmatics of social life, culture and language, as well as other important philosophical disciplines [K_W08].
Skills
E_3 The student searches for, analyses, selects and integrates knowledge from written and electronic sources, and uses it creatively in formulating hypotheses and critical arguments [K_U01].
Competence
E_4 The student reconstructs and constructs the arguments from the perspective of different philosophical positions, taking into account their respective types of argumentation and recognising the similarities and differences between them [K_U12].
E_5 The student is able to present a self-determined problem and then lead a discussion about it [K_K01].
Assessment criteria
W_1 Written colloquium testing the knowledge of the methods of teaching philosophy and the ability to select them according to the subject of the classes and the level of education, as well as formulating the curriculum of individual fields of philosophy
W_2 The student prepares a written assignment and presents it in front of the group. The assignment includes three sample lesson plans for teaching philosophy at different educational stages (e.g. primary, secondary, and higher education). Each lesson plan should contain:
learning objectives,
expected learning outcomes,
methods of evaluating effectiveness and teaching efficiency,
teaching methods and didactic tools,
forms of student engagement and discussion.
The presentation is intended to develop practical teaching competences, critical reflection on educational methods, and the ability to adapt philosophical content to diverse educational contexts.
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