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2011/12 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SDDU5215M Preparing to Teach - Essentials of Teaching

15 creditsClass Size: 1

Module manager: Dr Clara Davies
Email: C.M.A.Davies@adm.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2011/12

Pre-requisite qualifications

Generally expected to have a degree or equivalent in the subject you are to teach

This module is mutually exclusive with

SDDU5110M

Essentials of Teaching

Module replaces

SDDU5210M

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

By the end of the module, it is expected that participants will be better able to:

1. identify the key characteristics of effective teaching and implement in their own teaching contexts;

2. prepare and deliver well structured and managed teaching sessions using appropriate audio visual aids;

3. review and implement techniques for facilitating interaction in teaching sessions;

4. introduce appropriate use of technology, including aspects of the University?s virtual learning environment (VLE), into their teaching and their students? learning;

5. enhance their knowledge and understanding of higher education through awareness of and ability to evaluate relevant educational literature (both generic and subject-specific);

6. appraise and critically reflect upon their own approaches to (and understanding of) teaching and so develop their practice;

7. analyse their own professional progress and development needs.

Skills outcomes
Participants will further develop their skills in the following areas throughout the module:
- communicating and presenting oral and written arguments
- using Information and Communication Technology, including word processing and PowerPoint in their own teaching
- information retrieval, searching library catalogue and resources data bases, plus on-line searches for generic and subject-specific educational literature
- working with and learning from others
- managing their time effectively ? co-ordinating a range of commitments such as research, study, teaching duties, other paid employment and extracurricular activities
- improving their own learning and performance through the process of reflective practice

Syllabus

- purposes, structures, skills and styles of various teaching approaches
- preparing, delivering and appraising different teaching methods
- uses of learning resources and audio-visual aids in teaching
- skills of explaining and questioning
- encouraging students? active participation
- reviews of research on large group teaching / small group teaching / demonstrating (as appropriate)
- VLEs in learning & teaching and their effective use
- methods of evaluating and reflecting on own teaching practice
- the skills and attributes of an effective teacher in a university

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	18	1.00	18.00
Teaching Observation	12	1.00	12.00
Private study hours			120.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

40 hours teaching
20 hours reflection
20 hours reading
40 hours assignment

- Undertake 40 hours of paid teaching duties (or equivalent contact time by negotiation)
- Undertake four teaching observations of which at least one to be of participant by mentor, with the others being of mentor and by and of a peer on the programme;
- Meet with their mentor and peer before and after each observed session and additionally with mentor to discuss the approach to writing the assignment;
- Reflect on and self-evaluate their own teaching practice, in general and after each observed session;
- Complete an assessed piece of work in the form of a case study based on observations and discussion together with an action plan and PDP for their own teaching and career development;
- Participants will be expected to undertake independent reading and will be directed to relevant reference materials through bibliographies included in workshop materials. In addition participants will be expected to consult discipline specific literature and will be given guidance on locating this.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Workshop attendance records
- Teaching observation and discussion with mentor and peers in subject departments / schools.
- Meetings with mentors about summative assessment ? case study.
- Discussion with programme tutors.
- Self-monitor by completion of audit tools and task sheets

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Case Study	Case Study of teaching practice. Four observed teaching sessions to comprise the following teaching observations - of participant by menotr (to include an agreed grade) - of mentor by participant - of participant by a peer on the programme - of a peer on the programme by participant. Using appropriate proforma and to include records of pre- and post observation discussions plus self-evaluation of sessions by particpant when observed. Reflection on comments and discussions from all teaching observations will be summarised by the participant and evaluated in the context of educational literature. An action plan to develop their own teaching practice will be required. The case study report should be between 3,500 and 4,000 words excluding the appendices	100.00
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: 21/06/2012

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