Run by School of Medical and Health Sciences

20.000 Credits or 10.000 ECTS Credits

Semester 1

Organiser: Dr Jenny Byast

This module will provide the students with an understanding of the teaching, learning and assessment theory that should underpin their own teaching. Students will gain the skills to appraise their own teaching and learning. The course helps them to reflect on how they interact with students and particularly what adjustments they need to make for students with different needs through reflection and peer review.

Key Concepts in adult learning theory

• Learning styles
• Delivery of teaching
• Forms of assessment
• Use of technology
• Appraisal of clinical teaching in a variety of settings
• Understand goal of session
• Understand pedagogic models
• Evaluate efficacy of session
• Critical appraisal of session

good

Merit (60 -69%):

Students will demonstrate a sound level of knowledge, understanding, and skills required for meeting the learning outcomes. Students will demonstrate familiarity with and the ability to apply a range of approaches, methods and conceptual tools. Self-reflection and practice improvement will be based on reasonable theoretical rationale. There will be evidence of attaining a sound knowledge of material contained in set texts or reading materials and undertaking wider reading. All completed assessment exercises will be at a proficient level. Written work will be of good quality, only with minor errors but largely based on the module materials with limited evidene of wider reading and critical thinking.

excellent

Distinction (70% and over):

Students will demonstrate a high level of knowledge, understanding, and skills for meeting the learning outcomes. Students will demonstrate a high level of analysis of own experience in relation to the theories and applications of the theories. There will be evidence of attaining an advanced knowledge of material beyond that contained in set texts and has done considerable wider reading. All completed assessment exercises will be at a high standard. Written work will be clear and concise, without errors.

Higher A marks require clear evidence of wider reading and critical thinking.

threshold

Pass (50 – 59%):

Students will demonstrate a basic level of knowledge, understanding, and skills required for meeting the learning outcomes. Students will demonstrate a general level of understanding of the practical and theoretical perspectives and are able to make some references to relevant literature. For the critical analysis, students will have attained a basic knowledge of material contained in set texts or reading materials with the links between theory and own practice fairly clear in parts. Students will have satisfactorily completed essential assessment exercises. Written work will be acceptable but with a number of errors evident.

1. Develop Reflection and Analytical skills

2. Design and plan learning activities underpinned by relevant theory

3. Teach and support learning

4. Assess and give feedback to learners

5. Develop effective learning enviornments and approaches to student support and guidance

6. Ability to use resources efficiently and effectively

Type	Name	Description	Weight
	Teaching Session and Peer Review		50.00
	Reflection		50.00

		Hours
Private study	Students review the provided materials and work through their assignments.	180
Tutorial	Tutorials via email or skype to discuss drafts of assignments	5
	Students view the panopto recordings and then join a skype meeting to discuss the presentations on blackboard. Skype meetings will be held to discuss the assignments and provide tutorials for coursework	15

• Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
• Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
• Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
• Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
• Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
• Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
• Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting
• Self-awareness & Reflectivity - Having an awareness of your own strengths, weaknesses, aims and objectives. Able to regularly review, evaluate and reflect upon the performance of yourself and others