EDF4599 Positive psychology in professional practice

A number of teaching methods and learning activities will be employed in this unit to engage students from different backgrounds and with varying personal and professional experiences and future aspirations. Teaching pedagogy will include a flipped classroom whereby pre-class reading and activities will develop your knowledge whilst class discussion and case studies will provide opportunities to apply and extend this knowledge. Each class session will be comprised of a discussion of readings/supplementary materials/weekly, assignments, weekly exercises, and film clips. Teaching approaches will include lectures and the modeling of positive psychology practices. Flexibility in the set assignments will encourage you to choose a topic of professional interest that aligns with your future aspirations.

An innovative pedagogy for this unit is embodied learning whereby you will be guided to embody positive psychology processes which encourages you to think deeply and meaningfully about that process. Opportunities for you to reflect – individually and collectively – on what you have learned from the experience is a key component of this learning approach. This unit is taught from a learner-centered perspective with opportunities for you to learn and engage in material both in and out of class (Weimer, 2002). This innovative pedagogy will extend your capability to critically examine the relevance and applicability of positive psychology in professional practice by enabling you to integrate knowledge gained through empirical studies with knowledge gained from personal experience.