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2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
SDDU5420M Enhancing Your Teaching
25 credits
Module manager: Rebecca Dearden
Email: r.dearden@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
Pre-requisite qualifications
Compulsory for all newly appointed staff with a contract equivalent to 0.5 of full-time and above who have a teaching role and are deemed new to teaching in Higher Education: Senate, October 2006Pre-requisites
| SDDU5410M | Teaching at Leeds |
This module is mutually exclusive with
| SDDU5110M | Essentials of Teaching |
| SDDU5120M | Essentials of Learning and Assessment |
| SDDU5125M | Essentials of Learning and Assessment (Open) |
| SDDU5140M | Managing & Evaluating Teaching |
| SDDU5145M | Managing and Evaluating Teaching (Open) |
| SDDU5150M | PGCLTHE Route 2 Portfolio |
| SDDU5210M | Preparing to Teach: Essentials of Learning, Teaching and Ass |
| SDDU5215M | Preparing to Teach - Essentials of Teaching |
| SDDU5220M | Promoting Learning (for Postgraduate and other Part-time Tea |
| SDDU5225M | Promoting Learning through Assessment |
| SDDU5230M | Promote Learning through Desgn |
| SDDU5250M | Becoming an HE Teacher: Teaching and Assessing Learning |
| SDDU5260M | Becoming an HE Teacher: Teaching and Assessing Learning |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
AimsThe aim of this module is to provide participants, within the University's and their School's policies & procedures, with the underlying theories, perspectives and practise of:- designing, preparing and implementing coherent schemes of work and assessment for students in their School- integrating appropriate learning technology into teaching and student learning- developing effective learning environments - academic and pastoral support and guidance for students- evaluating the success of teaching.Objectives
AimsThe aim of this module is to provide participants, within the University's and their School's policies & procedures, with the underlying theories, perspectives and practise of:
- designing, preparing and implementing coherent schemes of work and assessment for students in their school or department;
- integrating appropriate learning technology into teaching and student learning;
- developing effective learning environments;
- academic and pastoral support and guidance for students;
- evaluating the success of their teaching.
Knowledge Outcomes
1. Appropriate methods for teaching and learning in the subject area and at the level of the academic programme;
2. How students learn, both generally and in the subject;
3. The use of appropriate learning technologies;
4. Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of teaching;
5. The implications of quality assurance and enhancement for professional practice.
Principles and Values Outcomes
The University values (Academic excellence; Community; Integrity; Inclusiveness; and Professionalism are implicit in the outcomes because they describe how we work together as a University to deliver the vision and strategy. In particular, they translate in this module to:
- the importance of professional practices which respect and enable the progression and empowerment of individual learners
- the value of scholarship for the development of professional practice and knowledge;
- a commitment to engaging in and supporting communities of practice amongst students and colleagues for mutual support and learning;
- the promotion and implementation of equal opportunity practices to facilitate full participation by all students and colleagues;
- the need for teachers continually to develop and extend their pedagogical knowledge and understanding;
- the contribution of critical reflection to the development of practice and understanding.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that participants will be better able to:
- design and plan effective teaching, learning and assessment activities that facilitate quality learning and the achievement of appropriate learning outcomes by a range of learners;
- evaluate different types and methods of assessment for supporting learning, measuring achievement and giving feedback to students;
- evaluate applications of technology in student learning and assessment;
- design, plan and implement a strategy for integrating appropriate technologies into teaching;
- assess and provide appropriate academic and pastoral support and guidance to students;
- use an online discussion room to present evidence and monitor activity;
- function professionally and effectively within the School, University and wider HE context;
- reflect critically upon their own teaching practice, identify developmental needs and formulate plans for appropriate continuing professional development;
- enhance their knowledge and understanding of higher education through awareness of and ability to evaluate relevant educational literature (both generic and subject-specific).
Skills outcomes
- Critically reflect upon teaching practices and implement professional development.
- Operate professionally and effectively within their School and the University context.
Syllabus
Indicative content
- designing learning and teaching with particular focus on constructive alignment
- designing and using learning outcomes
- teaching and learning methods
- diversity and added value in higher education
- institutional priorities for learning and teaching
- designing assessment
- using technology in assessment
- designing out plagiarism
- academic and pastoral support strategies
- the 5 year vision for use of the VLE
- using a personal blog to record and reflect on progress
- finding and presenting evidence to support a team debate.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| On-line Learning | 2 | 3.00 | 6.00 |
| Workshop | 12 | 3.00 | 36.00 |
| Supervision | 3 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| Learning & Teaching Conference | 2 | 3.00 | 6.00 |
| Practical | 3 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 10.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 180.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 60.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 250.00 | ||
Private study
60 hours - Teaching and reviewing practice40 hours - Case study
45 hours - Reading and researching
35 hours - Responding to tasks.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Meetings with mentors about summative assessment - case study.- Discussion with mentor and peers in disciplinary areas & discussion with programme tutors
- Peer monitoring by facilitators of an asynchronous online debate.
- Responding to the five, staged & date fixed tasks / audit tools - postings are monitored.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Case Study | Reflective and evaluative Case Study of practice (4,500 words) set semester 2 week 1 and due by 1st October of the following year - maximum course length = 2 years | 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 websiteLast updated: 01/03/2016
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