This module will develop your understanding of broader issues relating to higher and professional education. As such it explores:

The context of education in relation to stakeholders’ expectations, including local, national and global influences
Quality assurance and enhancement;
Professionalism and accountability;
Approaches to widening participation and stakeholder engagement, particularly around social mobility and social justice;
Your own professional development of English, maths and information technology;
Effective communication strategies for diverse audiences.

Drawing on observation of your current practice, reflection on your professional identity and critical engagement with relevant literature, explain how you have developed an aspect of your practice to improve the quality of provision in your workplace. Justify how this supports relevant stakeholder needs and expectations.



(15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes Q&A) (LOs 1-4)

This module will be delivered through:

1) Peer learning tasks (communities of practice)
2) Interactive content delivery sessions
3) Online asynchronous learning weeks
4) Assessed presentation sessions
5) Assignment workshops
6) Academic tutorial sessions (online via Teams)
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. Participants are also expected to work constructively with a range of peers and colleagues to share and develop their practice.

1 Demonstrate a current, critical awareness of the context of education in relation to stakeholders’ expectations, including local, national and global influences.

2 Critically analyse your role in relation to the concepts of professionalism, professional identity within the context of your subject specialism.

3 Critically review the quality improvement and quality assurance procedures relevant to your organisation and in relation to your role.

4 Effectively communicate findings to a range of academic and professional audiences

BECKER, L. and DENICOLO, P. (2018) Teaching in Higher Education. London: Sage.

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

HINDMARCH, D., MACHIN, L., MURRAY, S., RICHARDSON, T & WALMSLEY-SMITH, H. (2020) A Concise Guide to Lecturing in HE and the Academic Professional Apprenticeship. St Albans: Critical Publishing

LEA, J. (2015) Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Engaging with The Dimensions of Practice. Maidenhead: OUP.

Turner, A (2021) Professional Identity Development through Incidental Learning. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Available as an e-book

Weblinks:

Advance HE: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/

JISC: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/

OfSted https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

Office for Students: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/

QAA: https://www.qaa.ac.uk/

The Guardian Higher Education: https://www.theguardian.com/education/higher-education

The Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/

SEDA: https://www.seda.ac.uk/

This module will develop your understanding of broader issues relating to higher and professional education. As such it explores:

The context of education in relation to stakeholders’ expectations, including local, national and global influences
Quality assurance and enhancement;
Professionalism and accountability;
Approaches to widening participation and stakeholder engagement, particularly around social mobility and social justice;
Your own professional development of English, maths and information technology;
Effective communication strategies for diverse audiences.