Advancing Learning in Practice

    Advancing Learning in Practice

    Duration14 week(s)
    Next IntakeJanuary 8, 2027
    Advancing Learning in Practice

    About

    The module content and teaching strategies enable you to apply theory to your role as practice educator. The virtual learning environment facilitates an online community of practice through discussion boards and provides you with a range of resources to enhance your learning experience. The module will:

    • enable practitioners involved in facilitating, teaching and assessing learners within practice areas to apply theoretical principles and relevant evidence to practice education
    • facilitate you to develop and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to fulfil the role of the practice educator
      encourage you to engage in the lifelong learning process.

    This multi-professional accredited blended-learning module has been specifically developed to prepare you, as a health and social care professional responsible for the learning and assessing of others in your practice area.

    Module content includes:

    • transition to mastery
    • principles of learning
    • learning theories
    • reflective tools
    • using SWOT analysis and action planning
    • effective learning environments
    • individual learning needs
    • principles of work-based teaching
    • competency
    • methods of assessment
    • effective feedback
    • systems of monitoring and evaluation
    • managing learning opportunities
    • professional educational developments
    • ethical and legal considerations, and professional accountability
    • inter-professional learning
    • using digital media
    • managing the failing student
    • supporting individuals with learning difficulties/special needs.

    The module runs over 14 weeks with three contact days (weeks 1, 5 and 10) and up to 18 hours of distance learning using the University's virtual learning environment.
    Lectures introduce the key theories, principles and concepts underpinning practice education. Inter-professional group discussions and seminars help you apply the theories, principles and concepts to your individual practice education. You prepare for classroom activities by completing a workbook prior to the relevant contact day. Group discussion help you explore the practice contexts as places for learning and the skills and attributes required by practice-based educators. 
    You are expected to reflect on your practice-based learning, facilitated through classroom-based and self-directed activities. Formative processes are through question and answer interaction, student presentations, group work discussion and debate, self and peer-evaluation including observation and constructive feedback of teaching activities carried out in the workplace, ideally by an experienced educator, which could be from your own profession or from another profession to provide feedback as an aid to learning. You use the virtual learning environment (e-learning@tees) for staff and student-generated materials. And you have the opportunity to create an online community of practice through discussion boards by staff and students.   

    Assessment and feedback include a 2,500-word reflective critical commentary on your development as a practice educator. This assignment is 100% weighted and the pass mark is 50%. This is submitted in week 14. This assignment is at Level 7 and feedback is provided within four weeks of the submission date.

    Disciplines

    Nursing & Health

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    A bachelor degree with a minimum of 65%, 2.5/4.0 or good

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 66
    • IELTSMin 7

    Career

    This module provides allied health professionals and nurses with the relevant underpinning theory to support mentoring within the practice setting.

    Fee Information

    How to Apply

    Applying Online - Information Required to Complete Your Application

    Personal Details

    - Full Name, including title
    - Sex
    - Date of Birth
    - E-mail Address
    - Telephone Number
    - Home and Correspondence addresses, including postcode
    - Alternative email Addresses
    - Country of Permanent Residence or Local Authority
    - Country of Birth
    - Nationality
    - Ethnicity - this data will not be accessible to those making the application decision
    - Type of applicant - choose from UK/EU or Overseas
    - Who is entering the application - choose from Applicant, University Staff/Overseas Office or Other Third Party
    - Disability
    - Whether your parents/guardians have Higher Education qualifications
    - Details of any previous study or application to this University

    Payment of Fees

    - Who is paying your fees
    - Name and address of your Fee Payer
    - Details of any previous funding body and previous course

    Overseas Applicants Only

    - Date of entry to UK/EU
    - Passport Number (if you need a visa)
    - Previous UK study, including details of any previous visas, overstays in the UK and visa refusals

    University Staff and Office/Agent Applications Only

    - School/Office Code
    - Agent Code
    - Agent Name
    - Agent Company
    - Reference Number

    Qualifications

    Qualifications Held (maximum of 6)
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, this information is not requested)

    - Year and month awarded
    - Qualification type, level and subject
    - Grade
    - Awarding Establishment e.g. College/University Name

    Qualifications Pending (maximum of 6)
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, this information is not requested)

    - Year and month of exam
    - Qualification type, level and subject
    - Date grade expected
    - Awarding Establishment e.g. College/University Name

    Highest qualification

    Portfolio Details

    Foreign Language Courses Only

    - Qualifications and experience in chosen language
    - where more than one occurence of a courses runs in paralell, indicate which group you wish to join

    Professional Qualifications

    - Professional/Statutory Body and Registration PIN
    - Other course specific professional details as required

    School of Health & Social Care courses only

    - NHS PIN
    - NHS Trust / Practice details
    - National Insurance Number
    - Assignment/Employee Number
    - Line manager name and email address
    - Full or part time
    - Pay band
    - Profession, Staff Group and Job Role
    - Other course specific details as required

    Social Work Practice Education courses only

    - Social Work Registration Number

    Erasmus Applications

    Details of the Exchange Co-ordinator at Your Home Institution
    - Name
    - Position
    - Email Address

    Higher and Degree Apprenticeships

    - Unique Learner Number
    - National Insurance Number
    - *Employer Code
    - *Employer Postcode (This is your normal place of work which may be different from the company's main postcode)
    - *Number of employees at this postcode
    - Highest level qualifications in English language and mathematics

    *Your employer should be able to supply this information

    Last Two Education Establishments Attended
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, this information is not requested)

    - Name and address
    - Dates from and to
    - Full or Part time
    - Level of study

    English Language Ability
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, this information is not requested)

    Whether English is your first language

    If not

    - IELTS - score, date of exam and Test Report Form Number
    - Other test - name, score and date of exam

    Work Experience (maximum of 2)
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, a reduced set of employment information is requested)

    - Employers name
    - Job title
    - Dates from and to
    - Full or Part time
    - Main responsibilities

    Summer & Winter University Courses Only

    - Whether you are enrolled or due to enrol on a college or university course
    - If so, where and which course
    - Whether you are thinking of starting a Higher Education course
    - If so, area of interest/study
    - Reason for applying to Summer/Winter University

    Referee
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, this information is not requested)

    - Name
    - Address
    - Other contact details

    Note : some course will require two referees, e.g. PHD courses

    Personal Statement
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, this information is not requested)

    Can be uploaded as a document or entered as text

    It is suggested that your statement is prepared electronically in advance of starting the application

    Enrolment

    Some short courses may ask you to provide enrolment information as part of the application. This will require extra details but also means you will not be asked to complete the full on-line registration process at a later date.

    This data will not be accessible to those making the application decision

    - Type of Term-time Accomodation
    - Next of Kin Name
    - Next of Kin Telephone Number
    - Next of Kin Relationship
    - Religious Beliefs
    - Criminal Conviction Declaration

    Documents currently available for upload
    (For certain courses e.g. Summer University courses & other short courses, this option is not available)

    - Reference
    - Personal Statement
    - CV
    - Results
    - Proof of English Language Qualifications, e.g. IELTS or TOEFL certificate
    - Passport
    - Previous Visas
    - Previous Visa Refusals

    For Research courses, the following additional uploads are mandatory

    - Research Proposal
    - Research Training Document
    - Research Personal Statement
    - Research Sponsorship/funding letter

    Advancing Learning in Practice
    Teesside University
    Teesside University
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Middlesbrough

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