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PAR-40013 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 03 November 2024

PAR-40013 - Educational Media Design
Coordinator: Karl Gimblett Tel: +44 1782 7 33061
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Participants will learn how to evaluate educational media and be given the opportunities to develop their own media project for a group of learners of their choice.

Aims
This module will explore the role of educational media in teaching, introduce the basic principles of the design and production of instructional materials, and will involve students in practical work producing a range of teaching materials.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/par-40013/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Analyse different types of media with reference to the literature and subsequently justify their individual choice of media for their project: 1
Judge and critique the effectiveness of their chosen media project: 1,2
Design and develop educational media for use by a student group in their chosen educational setting: 2
Summarise and appraise their project with peers on the module: 2

Study hours

Active Learning:
On line tutorials and group study 10 hours (asynchronous)
6 hours on-line peer review, evaluation and assessment (synchronous)
Evaluation of project with chosen learners 10 hours (asynchronous)
Independent study, research and assignment preparation 74 hours (asynchronous)
Design and development of media project 50 hours (asynchronous)

School Rules

Graduate or equivalent, currently involved in the education of health professionals; Students must have completed a suitable introductory course in medical education (e.g. Teaching the Teachers, education module of other taught courses).

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 20%
Reflective commentary


2: Project weighted 80%
The project can be digital or analogue: It needs to be applicable to the learning needs of the target group


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 03 November 2024