Unit information: Educational Theory, Teaching and Presentation Skills in 2013/14

Unit name	Educational Theory, Teaching and Presentation Skills
Unit code	MEDIM8050
Credit points	15
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Professor. Hanks
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
School/department	Health Sciences Faculty Office
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This module aims to allow students to explore various learning styles and teaching approaches and the principles of course design, evaluation and assessment in order to improve the students’ own learning capacity and skills when teaching others.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Following the completion of this module students will be able to:

• explain the ways in which different people learn and which teaching methods are most appropriate for which students

• discuss the concepts of the adult learner, the lifelong learner and the reflective practitioner

• discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different teaching methods

• demonstrate the skills necessary to:
  • prepare and present a lecture
  • teach a small group
  • facilitate seminars and tutorials

• discuss course design, development and evaluation

• explain the use of formative assessment, summative assessment and self assessment

Teaching Information

Two day workshop

Seminars Preparation and presentation of teaching material with peer group assessment

Assessment Information

Formative tutor and peer assessment of various teaching methods Critical reflection on the preparation and delivery of a teaching session

Reading and References

Newble D, Cannon R. Handbook for medical teaching. London: Kluwur, 1994

Brown G, Atkins M. Effective teaching in higher education. London: Routledge, 1988