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This module is aimed at both academic and professional services staff and provides an introduction to learning, teaching and supporting learning in Higher Education (HE).
Focusing on core aspects of learning, teaching and support for learning – in alignment with the United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) – the module will
a) introduce you to key principles, theories and seminal literature relating to learning and teaching in HE; b) introduce you to working collaboratively within a cross-institutional community of peers; c) facilitate critical reflection, evaluation and development of your own practice; d) develop your understanding of and engagement with principles of inclusion and their implications for your practice, and e) engage you in critically evaluating a variety of modalities of and environments for learning, considering the implications for your own practice.

1. Critically engage with theories and principles of higher education teaching and learning, including methods of evaluation.

2. Demonstrate continuous development of your teaching and support of learning practice.

3. Demonstrate a critical awareness of principles of inclusion and apply them within own practice.

4. Critically evaluate a range of learning modalities, identifying implications for own practice.

5. Align your practice to relevant dimensions for UKPSF descriptor 1.