Teaching Reflectively in Higher Education, EDU 40128, 30 Credits
Delivered in Semester 1, Year 1

This module instils principles and techniques of reflective practice that will help successful graduates to become resourceful and critical developers of teaching and learning in higher education learning contexts. The module will develop a critical rationale for practice that is grounded in theoretically informed understanding, experience gained from reflection on critical incidents, professional values and policy contexts.

Design and Development in Higher Education, EDU 40129, 30 Credits
Delivered in Semester 2, Year 1

This module helps teachers bring their teaching practice (skills, knowledge and values) up to descriptor 2 of the UK Professional Standards Framework and provides the opportunity to explore the process of designing, implementing and evaluating the introduction of a pedagogical approach in practice. They do this by developing a critical rationale for practice in the context of both general and discipline-specific educational theory, communities of practice, a range of policy contexts, exploring their own practice in relation to technology enhanced learning and the potential contribution technology can make to learning and teaching in HE.

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Supporting Learning, Research and Scholarship with Technology, EDU-40134, Year Two, 30 credits
Delivered in Semester 1, Year 2

The aim of this module is to enable participants, as reflective Higher Education practitioners, to explore how technology can be used to enhance and develop their teaching, scholarship, and research practice.

Developing Innovation in Practice, EDU-40136, Year Two, 30 credits
Delivered in Semester 2, Year 2

In this module, participants are invited to critically reflect on their own practice and to identify opportunities to innovate for quality enhancement and inclusivity, and then to lead, design, implement and evaluate an innovation project. For those wishing to progress on to the third year, this module also acts as a bridge to the Action Research/Dissertation module.

Action Research Project, EDU-40017, 60 Credits
Delivered in Semester 1 & 2, Year 3

The action research module is the capstone of the degree that can be progressed onto after successful completion of the above modules. Students identify an area of practice and plan, undertake and submit a piece of action research demonstrating their development as reflective practitioners, curriculum developers, and pedagogical researchers.