MEU9001 Teaching and learning in health professional education

6 credit points

Leader: Dr Geoff White

This unit will involve participants in the development of their teaching skills, including the theoretical aspects of teaching and learning in a variety of settings.

On completion of this unit, participants will be able to:

1. Plan teaching and learning for a variety of contexts demonstrating participant-centred principles including preparation of learning objectives, teaching resources, aligned objectives, instructional methods and participant outcomes;
2. Demonstrate competence as a teacher and the ability to reflect constructively on own skill and that of others;
3. Compare and contrast individual perspectives on teaching and learning with a range of theoretical models;
4. Analyse a range of contemporary practices in health professional education with particular reference to the implications of learner diversity, flexible delivery and teaching development;
5. Compare different educational approaches across a variety of health professions and consider strengths and weaknesses in relation to own teaching practice.

Assessment