Education for Practice module (PN50144)

This module is designed to develop your knowledge, skills, and values in relation to professional education. It will support you in gaining a critical understanding of educational theories and concepts, and how they can be applied across professional contexts with different kinds of learners. 
 

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• explore policy and trends in professional education locally, nationally, and internationally
• learn about educational theories and approaches
• explore learning, teaching, and assessment strategies
• learn to use tools and resources for teaching, learning, and assessment
• appreciate the impact of the learning environment and effective feedback and evaluation
• learn to use innovative teaching approaches within a range of teaching-learning modes, including simulation, interprofessional education, and online and blended learning
• learn how to design, plan, and implement learning activities

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

• demonstrate a critical understanding of the policy and trends in education within different professional contexts
• critically appraise and reflect on a range of educational theories and approaches, and their application within different learning environments
• critically evaluate a range of assessment and feedback methods demonstrating how these can be selected and applied in different professional contexts
• critically review innovative teaching approaches, identifying the contexts in which they could be usefully applied
• demonstrate critical awareness of the process of designing, planning, and implementing learning activities and teaching tools, taking into account the learning context and available resources

Assignments / assessment

The assessment for this module is comprised of two parts. Both must be submitted and passed to achieve a pass for the module. The module grade will be based on the grade for the essay.

• Part 1 (folder of evidence)
  • teaching plan
  • two completed peer review forms from a teaching session
  • learning materials used for the teaching session
• Part 2 (essay 2,000 words) (100%)
  • reflective critical analysis of the delivered teaching session

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

Module materials will be organised into weekly topics. These will be released on the Friday prior to each week to allow for flexibility in engaging with the materials.

For full-time students, there will be twice weekly tutorials held in the Dalhousie building over two hours.

For distance learning students, there will be a weekly collaborate session Wednesdays 4-5pm.

Each week will be supported by a discussion board to allow you to ask questions and discuss the topics not only with the module team but with each other as well.