Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
This is a core module on the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (distance learning) programme. The module will enable the learner to interpret and build upon the theoretical frameworks that apply to learning, teaching and assessment and develop understanding in the areas that are relevant in medical education. The learner will be required to construct a personal education portfolio to support their development as a clinical teacher in delivering effective clinical teaching within the clinical environment.
Aims
To enable the learner to interpret and build upon the theoretical frameworks that apply to learning, teaching and assessment and develop understanding in the areas that are relevant in health professional education.
Talis Aspire Reading ListAny reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/par-40023/lists
Intended Learning Outcomes
critically evaluate theories of learning and assess to what extent these inform teaching and assessment practice: 1demonstrate effective planning and use of relevant teaching and assessment methods with reference to their subject area and to the level of the target audience: 1explain the current assessment practices in health professional education and determine the role of assessments in driving and evaluating learning in health professional education: 1evaluate approaches employed in developing a suite of assessments across a programme of study and how to facilitate the alignment of assessment items with intended curriculum outcomes: 1compare and contrast approaches to feedback and identify the role of feedback in meeting the objectives of learning and assessment: 1construct a professional development plan on how to embed educational theories of learning and assessment into their own teaching practice: 1
This module will be delivered as a distance learning module therefore the total required hours will be 300 independent study hours as they work through the module content and learner activities.
Description of Module Assessment
1: Portfolio weighted 100%A personal education portfolio that provides evidence of effective clinical teaching