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Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff

Traditional lecturing methods and styles have been challenged and this has led to a change in student expectations of higher education teaching staff. This class provides an opportunity for participants to consider disciplinary perspectives on the main theories of how students learn, and by reflecting on this to consider what this might mean for their teaching practice. Participants will have an opportunity to practice and experience a number of teaching styles and methods, including google hangout, blended learning, peer observations etc. Finally, participants will be supported in considering how to design effective methods of assessment through taking an ‘Assessment for Learning’ perspective.

The class has been developed in close alignment with the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF), providing coverage across the framework. To support this alignment, learning objectives have been mapped to the dimensions of the framework (indicated in square brackets within the relevant sections).

This class has a value of 20 credits and is a compulsory class for all participants undertaking the PG Certificate Learning & Teaching in Higher Education.

Course participants will:

• Reflect on their current practice in teaching, learning and assessment in terms of the wider higher education context, disciplinary influences, and institutional strategies and policies [K1, K2, K3, K6, V1, V2, V4];
• Critically reflect on theoretically-informed models of pedagogy from contemporary scholarship and research concerning learning, teaching and assessment in higher education and be able to apply this to the discipline and context in which they:
• teach, evaluating current practices and implementing appropriate enhancements [K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, V3, V4];
• Critically reflect on theoretically-informed models of pedagogy from contemporary scholarship and research concerning learning, teaching and assessment in higher education and be able to apply this to the discipline and context in which they:
• Learn from one another and engage in peer review of current practices; [K5, V3];
• Identify potential improvements and enhancements to current practice, including consideration of blended and online delivery formats [K2, K3, K4, V1, V2]; and
• Engage with a pedagogical community of practice which serves to enhance both the student experience and the disciplinary context [V1, V2].

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff. If you feel you have a disability, health issue, or neurodivergent condition that may affect your ability to access, participate or engage in this course, please get in touch with us at osdu@strath.ac.uk to discuss your specific support requirements.

Prerequisites