Learning Technologies in Healthcare Education
Overview
Gain an in depth and critical understanding through practical experience of the potential for taking a learning technologies approach in healthcare education.
- Learn to develop and evaluate learning and teaching that involves learning technologies through hands-on experience
- Gain a broad conceptual and experiential understanding of the application of learning technologies in teaching, learning and assessment with specific reference to healthcare
- You will undertake a portfolio of work for assessment including: contextual statement; review of selected learning technologies; learning technologies project plan and development schedule; evaluation plan; reflective writing; and supporting evidence
- You will attend on-site workshops (18 hours) combined with online support and peer group activities (2 hours) and individual tutorial support (2 hours)
Learning technologies are new approaches to enhancing teaching & learning and might include e-learning, simulation, the use of digital media and social networking, and technology in the classroom including interactive whiteboards and audience response systems. This is not a technical module, and participants will not need to have any particular technical skills other than a willingness to explore new approaches in their teaching practice.
Key Facts
Contact:
Module Leads:Professor David DaviesLink opens in a new window/ Richard Clay
CATS: 20
Code: MD969
Module dates
27/11/2023 - 13/03/2024 Required days on campus 27/11/2023 and 13/13/2023 Required days online 10/01/2024, 07/02/2024 and 06/03/2024.
Assessment
4,000-word portfolio to be submitted 12 weeks following the taught sessions
Study options
- MSc route: available as an option on the Master's in Medical Education (MMedEd)
Induction module
Before completing the course, you will undertake the Induction and Professional Development module, introducing you to all the underpinning regulations, guidance, and support available to you during your postgraduate study.