Module Overview

This module will explore key issues in contemporary education for health professionals, focusing on the impact of the socio-historical development of health professions education on contemporary practice; the impact of current policy and prevailing educational discourses; current trends in teaching, learning and assessment in health professions education; scholarship and quality in education practice and critical appraisal of the educational literature to inform teaching and learning approaches and environments.

 

Aims

To explore factors affecting health professions education, including socio-historical, political, pedagogical and practical.
	To equip you with an increased understanding of your role and practice in contemporary health professions education.
	To advance your ability to critically analyse and engage with educational literature.
	To improve your ability to critique the design, delivery and evaluation of educational initiatives, including courses and Programmes, from a range of theoretical perspectives.
Module Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, you should be able to:

Discuss the impact of the socio-historical development of health professions education on contemporary practice.
Analyse the influence of current policy and prevailing educational discourses on contemporary education practice.
Compare relevant theoretical perspectives of learning on health professionals education
	Identify and reflect on key issues in design, delivery, evaluation and assessment in contemporary healthcare settings.
Critically explore clinical and wider educational literature, developing a lens for reflection on your own educational activity.
	Reflect on your own identity and development as an educator.
Mode of Delivery

The module will be delivered fully online, using a series of synchronous virtual seminars. This approach combines educational methods that encourage self-directed learning, reflection on personal experience, critical thinking and access to extensive online resources, peers and module tutors for academic support.

Our approach is collaborative, so learners will work together and participate in a formative group project, using varied media (teaching using different media being a contemporary issue) to produce an education resource on a contemporary topic of your choice, to share with peers. The group projects will be shared on Moodle, with a final virtual seminar to present ideas, share peer feedback and reflect on the learning process.

This is a 30 credit module which will require approximately 300 hours of study over the course of the module. Summative assessment is through a 3,500 word essay critically exploring an area of contemporary clinical education and its application to your educational setting.

If you have any queries please contact uclms.postgraduate@ucl.ac.uk.