Learning and Teaching in Medical Education module (CM50136)

You will develop your abilities to critique and design principles of effective learning and teaching. You will also apply these to your own context.  

You will place emphasis on balancing the theoretical and practical aspects of assessment and learning. This will use your current knowledge and experience of learning, teaching, and assessment. This will be used as a foundation for your growth and development, and activities for self-reflection. 

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• explore the conceptualisations of learning and teaching 
• learn how to carry out critical evaluation and reflection 
• interact with feedback dialogue 
• explore major pedagogic theories and principles of education and learning 
• explore different teaching styles and activities  
• learn how to define and construct aims, outcomes, and objectives
• learn how to do lesson planning in the context of why, what, and how  
• learn about the importance of the educational environment and how to evaluate it
• develop yourself as an educator by self-reflection and observation 

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• compare and contrast the major pedagogic theories and principles of Learning and Teaching  
• apply educational theories. You will be able to develop a pedagogically robust lesson plan contextualised to your own environment 
• critically reflect on your own developmental needs as teachers  
• critically appraise evaluation tools in the educational environment 
• critically engage with feedback dialogue

Assignments / assessment

• written assessment (100%)
  • Part A 1,500 words: discuss two core educational theories that would drive your teaching and encourage learning
  • Part B 1,500 words: develop a lesson plan on a topic of your choice within your own discipline area
  • Part C 1,000 words: address your development as an educator and use Gibbs' reflective cycle to construct a reflective essay

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

• self-directed learning
  • for you to engage with study material, recommended references, and other related materials
  • engage in peer-to-peer and student-to-tutor active learning activities
• virtual classroom
  • peer-to-peer interactions using an online forum with tutor support
• weekly activities
  • discussion boards

You will be expected to put in 200 hours of work during this module. This is made up of 40 hours of tutor-led teaching, including both group work and didactic sessions, and 160 hours of individual and collaborative (directed and self-directed) study.