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2008/09 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

GPPH5024M Learning and Teaching for Primary Care Educators I

15 creditsClass Size: 16

Module manager: Dr David Pearson
Email: d.j.pearson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

i) to demonstrate a critical understanding of educational theory
ii) to formulate learning objectives which are appropriate to the learners' situation
iii) to select and use appropriate methods to achieve these learning objectives
iv) to design, implement and evaluate a curriculum appropriate to the learner and area of study
v) to demonstrate expertise in the communication skills required for teaching

Syllabus

Paradigms: What is education for? Different views of knowledge, education, curriculum. Social nature of learning. Learning styles. This will allow the participants to place their own educational philosophy in a broader framework.

How to teach: Theory and practice of effective teaching methods. Role of the teacher. Uses of one-to-one teaching, explaining, questioning and feedback. Relating educational practice to philosophical stance. Skills teaching with video prompted feedback.

Curriculum design: Essential elements of the curriculum document including objectives, methods, assessment, evaluation and their inter-relation.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	8	3.00	24.00
Private study hours			126.00
Total Contact hours			24.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Reading: 50 hours;
Work in practice: 26 hours;
Preparing and writing formative and summative assessments: 50 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Formative assessment will be provided by tutors and peers during seminars, in particular during presentations back to the group.

In addition participants will be expected to keep a learning log, which will contain:
- a narrative of their progress through the course
-accounts of other learning and teaching activities over the duration of the course, and evaluations of those activities
-a developing curriculum document for a planned future teaching activity

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Curriculum document	70.00
Assignment	Video tape and commentary	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 26/08/2009

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