Postgraduate Certificate Learning and Teachingin Higher Education

Academic Enhancement Unit

Today

0930 – 0945 Introductions - clickers0945 – 1005 Hope fears and expectations1005 – 1030 LJMU Student experience

1030 – 1050 Break

1050 – 1110 Structure of the programme1110 – 1145 Assessment tasks1145 – 1200 Any questions?

1200 – 1230 Lunch

1200 – 1300 What makes a good HE teacher? Support

ThemesTeaching

HopeTime

ExpectFeel

Support

Teaching ‘gain some valuable and useful methods for teaching’ ‘that it will make me a better teacher’‘I will be more adventurous with my teaching and hopefully better at reaching a larger number of students’

Hope ‘closer network of colleagues across a variety of disciplines, who will encourage me and also act as critical friends’

Time ‘My fears are successfully organising my time to manage the work load’ ‘am concerned about being able to balance the demands of a new role and complete the PGCE at the same time’

Expect ‘expect to be learning from fellow lecturers’

Feel ‘feel intimidated by the knowledge that my teaching will be assessed’

Support ‘Good support and guidance.’ ‘being fair in assessing students, and therefore I am looking for guidance in this area’

Course aim

Develop practical skills, theoretical understanding and critical perspectives necessary to carry professional role

Professional values

Higher Education AcademyStaff and Educational Development Association p.8

Peer Learning GroupsDiscipline based collaborative learning – motivation and support

Work based support ‘critical friend’ support the teaching observation process

Award

ModulesPart one Part two

7001PCLTHE Learning, Teaching and Assessing in HE20 credits

7002PCLTHE Learning, Teaching and Assessing in HE (NMC) 20credits

7003PCLTHEObservation of practice in HE5 credits

7004PCLTHEDesign for learning in the HE context20 credits

7005PCLTHEPedagogic research and evaluation15 credits

PG Certificate Learning and teaching in HE

PG Certificate Learning and teaching in HE NMC route

Certificate in Professional DevelopmentLTA in HE

1 1

1Either 7001PCLTHE or 7002PCLTHE

Course structure

Award

ModulesPart one Part two

7001PCLTHE Learning, Teaching and Assessing in HE20 credits

7002PCLTHE Learning, Teaching and Assessing in HE (NMC) 20credits

7003PCLTHEObservation of practice in HE5 credits

7004PCLTHEDesign for learning in the HE context20 credits

7005PCLTHEPedagogic research and evaluation15 credits

PG Certificate Learning and teaching in HE

PG Certificate Learning and teaching in HE NMC route

Certificate in Professional DevelopmentLTA in HE

1 1

1Either 7001PCLTHE or 7002PCLTHE

Course structure

UK Professional Standards Framework: Descriptor 2 Fellow FHEA

UK Professional Standards Framework: Descriptor 2 Fellow FHEA

UK Professional Standards Framework: Descriptor 1 Fellow AHEA

Semester 1 Semester 2

Programme timetable17th Oct Appraising teaching Jackie Gresham Clare Milsom

Listen to PLG good learning experiences

24th Oct PLG

Video, papers and comments on blog

31st Oct Active learning Clare Milsom and Martyn Stewart

Complete Academic Framework quiz

7th Nov Assessing for learning Mantz Yorke and Phil Carey

14th Nov PLG

Complete feedback survey

21st Nov Feedback Sally Brown and Sarah Nixon

28th Nov PLG

5th Dec Political economy of HE Phil Carey

Critical issue blog

12th Dec Critical writing and thinking Martyn Stewart

AssessmentTask (split between groups)In groups read through the designated assessment tasks

and prepare a very BRIEF summary of it for the other groups.

Make a note of any questions you may have.

20 minutes10 minutes feedback