Module Descriptor
Module Description:
Primarily for staff new to teaching or new to the curriculum model used in Ireland, this module provides training in basic teaching, assessing, curriculum planning and curriculum and teaching evaluation skills.
Learning Outcomes: Having successfully completed this module you will have demonstrated the ability to:
1. Use a range of teaching methods and materials that prompt critical thinking, encourage students to become what Barnett (1997) called ‘critical persons’,and which maintain what Biggs (2003) called ‘constructive alignment ’between intended learning outcomes, teaching methods and assessment.
2. Produce and use a range of appropriate teaching aids.
3. Use formative and summative assessment to prompt improvements in learning.
4. Use summative assessment to fairly and accurately record student achievement.
5. Produce teaching plans (lesson plans) that would enable teacher substitution in the case of unforeseen absence.
6. Relate the choices made in the selection and application of the above to the established literature on teaching and learning in higher education.
- Please note the materials in this section may take in the region of c.5hrs to work through.
- Be sure to sign in and avail of saving and editing your exercises.
- And always remember to avail of the (further) ‘References’ listed under the “Literature and Resources” Section
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