Unit name | Clinical and Workplace-Based Teaching |
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Unit code | MEEDM0005 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Mrs. Annie Noble-Denny |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Theory and Practice of Teaching and Learning |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Aims: This unit aims to support the enhancement of teaching and learning in the workplace for health professionals.
It will also incorporate elements of the programme’s three vertical themes:
Description: This unit will focus on the challenges faced by teachers in the workplace environment. We will examine when and why learning can happen, and how teaching can be made more effective. We will consider the roles of professionalism and learning theory, as well as how teachers can plan for opportunistic learning.
By the end of this unit, learners should be able to:
1. Identify and exploit clinical teaching opportunities.
2. Discuss barriers to learning and explore ways of overcoming them in clinical and workplace settings.
3. Develop imaginative strategies for teaching in relevant clinical and workplace settings.
4. Be able to critique and incorporate relevant learning theory into their own practice.
Teaching methods will be drawn from a wide range of approaches including: small group styles, lecture, discussion, debate, presentations, case studies, role play, interactive whole-class teaching, tasks which apply new learning, video critique, distance and e-learning elements.
1500-2000 words or equivalent in other media.
Summative: a study of learning in the workplace with recommendations for enhancement of the experience.
Formative: group and individual feedback plus online activities.