Course Details
The DipCPD Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is a stand-alone programme designed to introduce you to the fundamental principles of teaching and learning in the higher education context. It offers a focused preparation for the initial stages of your teaching career.
Our experienced teacher educators will help you build skills in planning and preparation and support you as you develop, deliver and evaluate a microteaching session. This process will help you gain knowledge and understanding of a professional teacher's role in the higher and professional education sectors. You'll also explore the boundaries and legislation that apply to this role.
This professional development course uses the University of Bolton as a context for exploring policies and procedures. We offer you an intensive programme of tuition through block delivery using a blended approach, usually over five consecutive days. You'll then have two weeks to digest the course content and prepare your coursework for assessment.
This short course is an excellent introduction to teaching for anyone new to a teaching role within the Higher Education sector. Upon completing this course, you could consider applying for a place on the PgCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education that the University offers.
We provide a supportive, challenging and interactive environment for your learning and development.
This short course is appropriate for staff without a teaching qualification or teaching experience and should be undertaken before undertaking the PgCert Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education.
This programme is also suitable for PhD students as an introductory teaching module. Participating PhD students will need access to at least 10 hours of teaching practice to ensure that they can apply what they have learned on the programme before taking on further teaching commitments.
Highlights
- We'll support you in taking your initial steps into a career as a professional practitioner in the higher education sector.
- You can learn how to reflect on your personal and professional experiences to help you identify specific areas for development.
- We offer opportunities to build your communication and interpersonal skills, along with a greater awareness of your professional roles and responsibilities as a curriculum-specialist teacher.
- You can enhance your specialist skills and gain the confidence to continue developing in learning and practice settings.
Key Features
- This stand-alone short course focuses on key practical and theoretical issues involved in planning and preparing to teach.
- We'll help you understand how your knowledge can be applied to classroom practice and supports the approaches you take towards planning, preparing, assessing, evaluating and reviewing learning.
- You can develop your skills in evaluating educational literature and research and learn how to apply your insights in practice.
- We'll support you in developing inclusive approaches to teaching and learning that address issues of disability, age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, class and sexual orientation.
