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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Enhancing Learning, Teaching and Assessment | |||
| Reference | DEM044 | Version | 2 |
| Created | May 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | January 2019 | SCQF Points | 30 |
| Amended | June 2022 | ECTS Points | 15 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To empower and enable practitioners to lead and co-ordinate the enhancement of teaching and learning impacting a range of stakeholders in a complex, changeable environment. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Demonstrate critical understanding of principal theories, concepts and principles of curriculum/service design and academic leadership. |
| 2 | Critically synthesise a range of learning metrics and specialist scholarly evidence to appraise learning and teaching practices at a curriculum or service level. |
| 3 | Develop evidence based enhancements to teaching and learning practices applying appropriate quality assurance and enhancement drivers from a range of diverse sources. |
| 4 | Strategically plan the implementation of learning and teaching enhancements involving a range of stakeholders in a complex, changeable environment. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Scholarship, evidence-based practice, leadership in learning, teaching and assessment (LTA), change processes, quality assurance/quality enhancement (QA/QE), learning metrics, curriculum design, technology in HE, impact, evaluation. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Blended delivery including: In-person workshops, peer team-work, and independent facilitated personal study. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | N/A | 30 |
| Non-Contact Hours | N/A | 270 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | N/A | 300 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Report | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| Component 1 comprises 100% of the module grade. To pass the module a D grade is required. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | A |
| B | B |
| C | C |
| D | D |
| E | E |
| F | F |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Applicants are expected to be practitioners in teaching and supporting learning currently working to deliver teaching, learning and assessment. Applicants would normally have fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ketteridge, Marshall and Fry (2002) The Effective Academic. A handbook for enhanced practice. Routledge, London. |
| 2 | Saunders, M., Trowler, P., & Bamber, V. (2011). Reconceptualising Evaluation In Higher Education: The Practice Turn: The Practice Turn. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). |
| 3 | Bamber, V., Trowler, P., Saunders, M., & Knight, P. (2009). Enhancing learning and teaching in Higher education: Theory, cases, practices. Maidenhead: Open University Press/SRHE. |
| 4 | Trowler, P. (2008). Cultures and change in higher education: Theories and practices. Macmillan International Higher Education. |