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 be be able to confidently engage with enABLe, UoP’s framework to support innovative team-based curriculum design.

Participants in this module should also be able to engage confidently with Advance HE's UK 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 think about the development of a concept module(s) that will serve as the central theme for our discussions and design activities.

Depending on the size of the groups and the profile of the participants, we aim to identify a potential concept module(s) that aligns with their interests and areas of subject expertise. These concept modules will form the focal point of our activities, ensuring that participants feel inspired and motivated to actively contribute their pedagogic perspectives and expertise in line with their current roles and responsibilities.

By fostering an inclusive environment that nurtures creativity and innovative thinking, the module activities are designed to focus on the chosen concept module(s). 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 excellence.

The module activities will function as a collaborative platform, facilitating knowledge exchange amongst the participants. This will enable participants to design a module that not only reflects cutting-edge methodologies but also integrates real-world experiences and perspectives, ensuring its practicality and effectiveness in diverse educational settings.

Through hands-on exercises, group discussions, and feedback sessions, participants will have the opportunity to refine and iterate their concept module(s). The aim is to create a concept module that is not only theoretically robust but also tailored to address the specific challenges and opportunities of UoP's institutional  context.