Teaching the Teachers to Teach

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically appraise your individual teaching approach and formulate, through reflection, a set of initiatives to benefit your teaching practice.
• Discuss your educational approaches to ensure student-centred learning, considering individual learners’ circumstances, and potential barriers to their learning.
• Design and deliver an educational session, using the HACASE framework and a student-centred approach, in which teaching and learning activities and formative/summative assessments are constructively aligned to appropriate learning outcomes.
• Using the educational evidence base and the ARC model, critically appraise and reflect on your teaching session in facilitating quality learning.

The syllabus for the Teaching the Teachers to Teach (T5) module has been divided into six broad themes:

• Pedagogical foundations; exploring the educational principles that underpin effective learning sessions including in-depth exploration and application of the HACASE: ARC model which is:
• HACASE: Hook, Aims and learning outcomes, Content, Assessment, Summary and Evaluation, and
• ARC: Appraise. Reflect and Change if appropriate
• Theory to Practice; what skills do you need to design your own learning session and what are the key components of a successful learning session
• Assessment for learning; Principles of Assessment; how to design constructively aligned assessments that bridge the gap between teaching and learning
• Evaluation for Improvement; how do you know your learning session has been successful
• Practice makes Perfect; what can you learn through iterative delivery and reflection
• Professional accreditation; what does it mean to be a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and how can you use the UK Professional Standards Framework to map your progress through T5 to apply for AFHEA.

This online module is a blend of live teaching and pre-recorded sessions providing a flexible learning environment that gives you control over your studies. You should plan your time so that you can attend our live teaching and make the most of being able to take part in rich discussions and interact with the teaching staff and your fellow students. You will also have the opportunity to engage in some group work outside of the teaching sessions.

A variety of online learning and teaching methods will be adopted to promote the development of a wide range of skills Specialist lecturers from a range of academic and health care professional backgrounds will ensure a breadth and depth of perspective is offered, giving a good balance between background theories, principles and practical advice.

As well as the formal live teaching and recorded sessions, we offer group online tutorials to support your learning. The techniques will include seminars, practical demonstrations, opportunities to put into practice teaching methods discussed via design of teaching sessions to different audiences, opportunities for self and peer assessment and critical appraisal of own practice.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.