Philosophy as a Way of Learning - L0646

• Title: Philosophy as a Way of Learning
• Guaranteed by: HTF - Katedra učitelství (28-08)
• Faculty: Hussite Theological Faculty
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, C+Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 28 [hours]
• Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: yes
• Virtual mobility / capacity: yes / 12
• Key competences: critical thinking
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Additional information: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=13705
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (22.06.2022)

Philosophy as a Way of Learning is a course in philosophy of education. The aims are: to understand the education profession from the philosophical point of view, characterize various tendencies in education, analyze the importance and trends of various education systems, and make informed choices regarding the most pertinent education methods.

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (22.06.2022)

Philosophy and education

Philia, sophia, paideia, theoria, polis, Greek "agogé"

Modern and post-modern movements in education

Ontology of education

The notion of scholé through history

Polis - the political context of education

Current Philosophy of Education - challenges

Aim of the course

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (22.06.2022)

The aims of the course Philosophy as a Way of Learning are: to understand the education profession from the philosophical point of view, characterize various tendencies in education, analyze the importance and trends of various education systems, and make informed choices regarding the most pertinent education methods.

Course completion requirements

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (24.11.2022)

Written exam - presentation (with minimum six slides) + essay (4 pages - on the same topic as presentation), to upload in moodle course. In the essay, students should try to answer these questions: What is philosophy? What is education? What is the philosophy of education? (These questions should be like a background in each essay. Choose the topic of the essay from the content of the subject. Each essay should have a minimum of one source from the basic or recommended bibliography.

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (17.01.2024)

Basic:
Maritain, Jacques. Education of Man: The Educational Philosophy of Jacques Maritain. University of Notre Dame, 1967.
Steel, Sean. The Pursuit of Wisdom and Happiness in Education. New York, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4384-5213-5.
Theology and Philosophy of Education. ISSN 2788-1180. https://tape.academy.

Recommended:
An Invitation to Philosophizing: On the Challenges of Philosophy of Education Instruction in B.Ed. Programs (Steel, Sean), https://voegelinview.com/an-invitation-to-philosophizing-on-the-challenges-of-philosophy-of-education-instruction-in-b-ed-programs/;
Augustine on the impossibility of teaching (King, Peter), http://individual.utoronto.ca/pking/articles/Augustine_on_Teaching.pdf;
Augustine. The Teacher in: The Fathers of the Church. De magistro / On the Teacher (Augustine of Hippo), https://archive.org/download/TheTeacherTheFreeChoiceOAugustineSt.RussellRobe5162/The%20Teacher%2C%20the%20Free%20Choice%20o%20-%20Augustine%2C%20St.%20%26%20Russell%2C%20Robe_5162.pdf; http://www.augnet.org/en/works-of-augustine/writings-of-augustine/2114-on-the-teacher/;
Kernan, Alvin B. In Plato's cave. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-300-08267-3.
Literature to the subject: Paideia / Bibliography to Philosophy of education (Svobodová, Zuzana), https://www.citacepro.com/slozka/F4mDrPZq;
Maritain, Jacques. Education at the Crossroads. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1942.
Oil and Water? Assessment and the Pursuit of Wisdom in Education (Steel, Sean), https://voegelinview.com/oil-and-water-assessment-and-the-pursuit-of-wisdom-in-education/;
On Man's Perfection in Righteousness (Augustine), http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1504.htm;
Philosophy of Education HISTORICAL OVERVIEW, CURRENT TRENDS (Frankena W. K., Burbules N.C., Raybeck N.), https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2321/Philosophy-Education.html;
Plato. The Republic - book VII: http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-eng1:7.514a;
Politics (Aristotle) - book VII, VIII: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.8.eight.html;
Schooling for "Deep-Knowing" (Steel, Sean) https://doi.org/10.5840/humanitas2016291/26;
Steel, Sean. Teacher Education and the Pursuit of Wisdom. New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4331-4541-4.
Teaching and Learning: An Augustinian Perspective (Canning, Raymond), https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/b6709cf959df95801b829af0e6b0a2a0bf9290dc06f1d11870b8303c313f4723/667775/OA_Canning_2004_Teaching_and_learning_an_Augustinian_perspective.pdf;
The Instructor. [Paedagogus.] (Clement of Alexandria) https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/02091.htm.

Or you can find recommended texts also here:

Svobodová, Zuzana. 2022. “Theology of Education and Philosophy of Education in Dialogue”. Theology and Philosophy of Education 1 (1):1–2. https://www.tape.academy/index.php/tape/article/view/12.
Svobodová, Zuzana. 2022. “Freedom As an Aim of Education”. Theology and Philosophy of Education 1 (2):1-2. https://www.tape.academy/index.php/tape/article/view/19.
Svobodová, Zuzana. 2023. “Theta, Phi and Pi on the Stage of the World Theatre: The Logo of the Journal Theology and Philosophy of Education”. Theology and Philosophy of Education 2 (1):1–3. https://www.tape.academy/index.php/tape/article/view/30.
Svobodová, Zuzana. 2023. “The Responsibility of Educators”. Theology and Philosophy of Education 2 (2):1–3. https://www.tape.academy/index.php/tape/article/view/43.

Teaching methods

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (22.06.2022)

Online, blended learning, moodle course, webinars on MS Teams, presentations, lectures, dialogue, discussions, reading texts, interpretation of texts.

Entry requirements

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (22.06.2022)

internet connection, camera + microphone for video meetings

Requisites for virtual mobility

Last update: PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová, Ph.D. (28.11.2023)

Minimal requirements, prerequisites, conditions for selection and enrolment of students: Students can use the internet for MS Teams video meetings, have English as a spoken language - minimum level: B1 - "Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans."
Source: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale

Link for the moodle course: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=13705

Link for the connection via MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3aG4jvr_m9t3fMEkfkPE8v33ocy_qDB6QdptKoanVcDB41%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=903de3d6-92c2-483e-a0ce-e7d7207d6e17&tenantId=e09276da-f934-4086-bf08-8816a20414a2

Schedule 2024: 23rd April, 17-18:30; 30th April, 17-18:30; 7th May, 17-18:30; 14th May, 17-18:30; 21st May, 17-18:30 (in these days and hours connect to the link above).