Teach Well - Principles to Practice

Teach Well: Principles to Practice is an exciting new Professional Development module that is FREE for UoP staff and is ideal for new starters, early career academics and staff in roles related to teaching or related to supporting student learning. This professional development module is 30 credits at level 7, and will include asynchronous preparation activities and development activities designed to support and provide context. 

Participants will embark on a pedagogical journey through three pillars of practice for teaching well in higher education, and will gain confidence to critically evaluate learning and design approaches and reflect on what it means to teach well across different modes of study. On completion of the module, participants will have gained an understanding of UoP's Blended and Connected approach, underpinned by the principles of Active Blended Learning, and understand what it means to Teach Well, Consistently Well.

Participants in this module should also be able to engage confidently with Advance HE's Professional Standards Framework to work towards an appropriate level of Fellowship.

This practical module focuses on learning design, teaching practice, and assessment and feedback, in the context of a solid pedagogic framework. A significant component of the module content and associated skills is practical teaching. Participants will have an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to teach well in higher education through a micro-teaching assessment. 

Module Focus

Throughout the module, participants are encouraged to apply their learning to a module focus that will serve as the central theme for our discussions and design activities ensuring that participants feel inspired and motivated to actively contribute their pedagogic perspectives and expertise in line with their current roles and responsibilities.

The module activities are designed to foster an inclusive environment that nurtures creativity and innovative thinking. Through engaging workshop activities, group discussion, and collaboration, we will collectively explore various approaches to learning design and teaching methods, that epitomises best practice in learning design and teaching practice.

The module activities will function as a collaborative platform, facilitating knowledge exchange amongst the participants integrating real-world experiences and perspectives, appropriate for diverse educational settings.