Module structure

Attendance requirements

  1. Three compulsory face-to-face workshops (nine hours): an orientation followed by two micro-teaching sessions.
  2. Four relevant sessions (12 hours) chosen by you from the Introduction to Learning and Teaching open programme: 
    1. ILT001: Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (to be taken before the start of the Module):
    2. ILT002: Small Group Teaching (Labs) or ILT003: Small Group Teaching (Seminars)
    3. ILT004: Principles of Assessment and Feedback
    4. One of the following (If you have already done these before the programme starts, you do not have to take them again):
      • ILT005 Teaching with Digital Tools
      • ILT007: Introduction to Large Group Teaching, 
      • ILT006: Inclusive Teaching, 
      • ILT008: Teaching Academic Writing 
      • ILT009: Teaching International Students.
  3. Online Canvas Courses (six to eight hours in total): a writing workshop and a learning theories workshop.
  4. Tutorials as and when necessary; at a minimum one that will consist of formative feedback on your assignment plans.
  5. Five professional development activities of your choice related to teaching and learning (estimated as 10 hours).

Assessment

  1. A formative assignment (in the form of a proposal), followed by a tutorial with your Cohort Lead.
  2. A 4000-word summative piece of academic writing about your practice and related theory.

Dates

The work will run over about four months, roughly from around October to January or from January to April. More details about dates can be found on the application form. Only apply if you will still be a student, with a student ID, at the University of Birmingham in July of the same academic year, or you will not be able to receive credits or Associate Fellowship. 

The Horizon Award

You are encouraged to participate in additional course activities, including further tutorial support, and optional module workshops. For this course you need to take four workshops from the ILT programme; note that if you take a total of five sessions on the 'open ILT programme', you are entitled to the 'Horizon Award', a HEFi certificate of attendance. 

After your fifth ILT, contact pgcertcoursebookings@contacts.bham.ac.uk to request your certificate.

Colleges

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