Educating Health Professionals

On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the learning environment in which you work, with consideration of the internal and external factors which influence your approach to inclusive education.
• Critically examine and evaluate an educational strategy used within practice-based education to optimise student centred learning and assessment.
• Explore a learning theory which underpins your education strategy and link the learning theory to the strategy in a critical manner.
• Synthesizes ideas and develops innovative proposals to enhance opportunities for learning.

Indicative module content includes:

• Exploring the learning environment, what makes for a conducive learning experience.
• Learning theories, including how people learn and application to educational strategies.
• Educational strategies, how these are used in practice, limitations, and strengths of different approaches.
• Inclusive approaches to education, with respect to the interests of neurodivergent learners, cultural groups, equity, and diversity.
• Assessment and feedback, including evaluation and feedback literacy.

Learning and teaching methods include:

• Lectures on learning environments, learning theories and educational strategies.
• Small group work and classroom discussion to explore how educational strategies are influenced by current practice and how this is linked to internal/external factors and learning theories.
• Student led discussions and peer review, including feedback and evaluation on educational strategies, practice and learning theories.
• Guided self-directed study on producing an academic essay.
• Tutorials to aid development.

A 3000-word academic essay that critically analyses and evaluates inclusive educational strategies that provide opportunities to facilitate learning. This in turn will inform proposals for developing educational practice.

Take a look at the module reading list.