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Module title: Being a Critically Reflective Educator (40cr)
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 40.00
ECTS credit value: 20
Module code: EDU11133
Module leader: Stuart Taylor
School Department of Learning, Teaching & Enhancement
Subject area group: Learning and Teaching Enhancement
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

In this module you will continue the in-depth development of your knowledge and practice and extend further your development as a skilled, reflective practitioner in teaching and/or supporting learning in higher education, in alignment with Advance-HE's Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023).This module will enable you, in collaboration with your peers, to explore in depth the key principles, theories, and concepts relating to learning and teaching in HE as you work to establish habits for continuous enhancement of practice. Including a peer observation of practice and practitioner enquiry, this module supports the further development of your pedagogical knowledge and reflective practice through critical engagement with key principles, concepts, and scholarship in relation to your own context in teaching and supporting learning.Topics covered include a) learning design, b) curriculum development, c) approaches to assessment and feedback d) quality assurance and quality enhancement, e) the broader, global contexts in which higher education operates including internationalisation of HE, equality, diversity and inclusion, ethical teaching, student wellbeing and belonging, and other key debates, initiatives and policies influencing learning and teaching.This module runs across just over 2.5 trimesters, starting in week 5 of Tri2 and completing in week 13 of Tri1. This allows for time to implement learning from your PgCert in your practice and reflect on the outcomes for your final summative reflective account and dialogue.The module is listed as 'in person' because the workshops in the first two weeks are on campus. The remaining sessions will be online.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Critically engage with processes of quality assurance and enhancement.

LO2: Critically engage with approaches to assessment & feedback with appropriate application in your own context.

LO3: Critically explore principles of learning design, applying them to your own practice.

LO4: Enhance your practice through the critical, reflective, and collaborative processes of reciprocal peer observation and feedback.

LO5: Critically engage in designing an investigation into your own teaching practice, identifying appropriate areas of enquiry.

LO6: Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and understanding of pedagogical research methodologies relevant to your practitioner enquiry project.

LO7: Exemplify critical knowledge and understanding of the contexts HE is situated within and key debates.

LO8: Evidence effective and inclusive practice to meet Professional Standards Framework (PSF) Descriptor 2.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 2, Blended,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: SIGHTHILL
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Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Stuart Taylor
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 12 This module begins with four half-day in-person workshops (Weeks 5-6 of Tri2, the first trimester of this module) where you will begin to engage in critical reflection upon your own practice through topics including Learning Design, Curriculum Development, Assessment & Feedback, and Quality Assurance & Enhancement. These sessions will begin work towards your assessments, with specific focus on preparing for and undertaking: Peer Observation, Practitioner Enquiry, and Enhancement plan.
Other Work based learning 16 This module draws upon your current practice to enable your applied, professional learning. This work will contribute specifically to your Peer Observation (approx 4 hours), Practitioner Enquiry (approx 8 hours), and Enhancement (approx 4 hours) activities. Please note that a significant share of your 'independent study' will also be work-based as you apply your learning in your practice. These hours are not separated out explicitly.
Independent Learning Guided independent study 336 Guided by the tutor prompts and supported by your peer group and fellow students on the cohort, you will engage in deeper reflection of your own role and development in teaching and supporting learning. Deep engagement with key literature, both tutor-suggested and independently sourced according to your own practice and interests, and feedback from peer activities will enable your completion of the summative assessments directly related to your development as a critically reflective educator.
Independent Learning GROUPIND_STUDY 24 You will work regularly in your peer groups, guided by prompts from the set readings and in workshop activities, which will support your completion of the formative assessments (and, critically reflecting upon these, the summative assessments). Moreover, key cross-institutional collaborative pairings with peers in the module will enable your completion of Peer Observation, Practitioner Enquiry, and Enhancement plan activities and their respective assessments.
Independent Learning Practical classes and workshops 12 Following the initial four half-day in-person workshops, monthly supportive online sessions (2h) will help keep you on track as you develop your learning and assessments.
Total Study Hours400
Expected Total Study Hours for Module400


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Portfolio 60 1~2~3~4~5~6 Exam Period , WORDS= 4000 words This portfolio is due the week after week 13 of Trimester 3 (the second trimester of this module).This portfolio will consist of 3 parts: a peer observation report (1000 words), a practitioner enquiry report (2000 words), and a module enhancement report (1000 words). As explained in more detail in the assessment brief, each of these elements draws directly on your current practice in teaching and/or supporting learning and you will be supported throughout the module in the work to prepare these elements. This includes the opportunity to receive formative feedback on drafts of each of these (see formative assessments) prior to submitting your summative portfolio.
Portfolio 20 7~8 Week 9 , WORDS= 1000 This is due in week 9 of Tri1 (the third trimester of this module), in preparation for your summative Professional Dialogue (to be scheduled individually in weeks 12-13).You will reflect on how your learning on this programme has impacted your practice, evidencing the dimensions of PSF 2023 according to Descriptor 2. You do this by discussing examples from your practice and can also use each of the assessments across the two modules of this programme.The Reflective Account of Practice will form the basis for your subsequent Professional Dialogue. Assessment component 2 will be judged holistically across the combination of the reflective account and the dialogue.
Oral Assessment 20 7~8 Week 12 HOURS= 45 min The exact time of your dialogue will be arranged with you individually to take place some time in Weeks 12-13 of Trimester 1, the third trimester of this module. This is your Professional Dialogue with two reviewers where you reflect on your learning across this programme and its impact on your practice, evidencing how it aligns to PSF 2023 Descriptor 2. The Reflective Account of Practice will form the basis for this dialogue. Assessment component 2 will be judged holistically across the combination of the reflective account and the dialogue.
Component 1 subtotal: 60
Component 2 subtotal: 40
Module subtotal: 100

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