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Postgraduate Course: Principles of Teaching and Learning (MEED11013)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh Medical School CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe aim of the programme is to promote high quality clinical education by helping participants reflect upon, and share insights about their practice; to understand and apply educational theories and evidence from the literature and to help participants develop a good solid foundation in clinical education and educational research upon which they can continue to build their own academic career.
Course description This course is designed to encourage students to consider the learner, the teacher and the educational environment and how these factors interact.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 17/09/2018
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 8, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Online Activities 65, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 30, Revision Session Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 80 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One assignment of approximately 3000 words.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Critically consider a range of different teaching approaches.
  2. Develop approaches that take into account individual learner differences, including background, beliefs, motivation and preferences.
  3. Critically reflect on a range of theories of learning and their capacity to analyse and inform practice.
  4. Critique the role of the teacher in formal and informal learning situations.
  5. Appreciate the impact and importance of the learning environment.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Online environments are used for the teaching, learning and assessment of all courses on the MSc programme. This includes the Waverley Suite, allowing interactive visual, audio, textural and graphical modes of communication, in the same synchronous or asynchronous event.
Additional Class Delivery Information All courses to be delivered by distance learning.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Gillian Aitken
Tel: 0131 242 6536
Email: Gill.Aitken@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Debbie Spence
Tel: (0131 6)51 6536
Email: Debbie.Spence@ed.ac.uk
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