Minimum 10 hours per month teaching at HE level

While studying on this module, participants will normally be engaged in teaching at higher / professional level for an average of at least ten hours per month as well as having a role in assessment.

1 Critically analyse and apply reflective approaches to your academic professional practice
Reflection
Learning

2 Apply a current, critical understanding to teaching and facilitating learning, enhancing behaviour and promoting an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
Learning,
Application
Analysis

3 Demonstrate a current, critical awareness of the context of HE and professional education and stakeholders’ expectations
Learning
Application

4 Identify and Justify developments to own practice in relation to behaviour and inclusion
Problem solving,
Enquiry

5 Systematically plan, design and apply evidence-based teaching in relation to own discipline expertise Knowledge and understanding
Application

Professional requirement a portfolio of professional practice evidence 0%

1. A critically informed reflective account of academic professional practice 100% 2,500 words

Professional Requirement: a portfolio of professional practice evidence, to include:
• Completed peer-observed microteach observation in own discipline area
• Completed lesson plan and observation of the student’s teaching by subject specialist colleague
(Assesses LOs 5, n/a words, 0% weighting)
Assessment: A critically informed reflective account of academic professional practice

Justify choice of an appropriate reflective model and utilise this model and your portfolio evidence to write a critically informed reflection on your development as an academic professional in relation to teaching and facilitating learning, enhancing behaviour and promoting an inclusive and supportive learning environment. Reflect on the context in which you teach and stakeholder expectations.
(Assesses LOs 1-4, 2,500 words, 100% weighting).

The module provides an overview of key knowledge, skills, values and behaviours required by the lecturer new to higher and professional education. As such, it covers key principles of teaching, learning, enhancing behaviour and promoting inclusion. This includes consideration of the context of the HE sector and how learner and stakeholder needs can be identified and met.

During the Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education module, you will develop your ability to:
(i) Use a variety of approaches to teaching and facilitating learning
(ii) Mitigate barriers to learning and promoting positive learning behaviour
(iii) Develop an inclusive and supportive learning environment

As well as classroom based and online learning, you will be involved in the peer observation of teaching and will gain feedback on your own approaches. You will also engage in ‘self-audits’ of your teaching to help you reflect on your developing skill-set and to plan for your continuing professional development.

This module will be delivered through:
1) An induction and introduction to the course, including guidance on portfolio building.
2) Interactive content delivery sessions
3) Online learning weeks
4) Microteach sessions
5) Assignment workshops
6) Academic tutorial sessions
7) Flipped learning – engagement in key pre-session tasks

Additionally, as a part time course there is an expectation of considerable independent study. Participants are expected to consolidate and build upon their learning from the taught sessions by reading key texts and journal articles and undertaking follow-up tasks and work based self-assessments.

ASHWIN, P. (2015) Reflective Teaching in Higher Education. London: Bloomsbury.

BATES, B. (2018) Learning Theories Simplified and how to apply them to teaching (2nd Edn.). London: Sage.

BIGGS, J. and TANG, C. (2011) Teaching for Quality Learning at University (3rd edition). Buckingham: SRHE.

FRY, H. (2014) A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. (4th Edn.). London: Routledge.

RACE, P. (2015). The Lecturer's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Learning and Teaching. (4th Edn). Abingdon: Routledge Falmer.

There are a number of educational journals which are a valuable contemporary resource during this module. Of particular relevance are:

Higher Education
Innovations in Education and Teaching International
Active Learning in Higher Education
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
Studies in Higher Education
Journal of Vocational Education and Training

University library for a range of learning and teaching texts and journals, including the development of and online reading list.

Module resources are updated on a weekly basis, with the latest sector reports being linked on a bespoke Padlet site.
Regularly updated Blackboard site.
Online portfolio.