Postgraduate Course: Teaching Anatomy 2 (BIME11006)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Biomedical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This is a series of modules derived from a text produced by Pitts & Rowley - 'Helping Surgeons to Learn'. The practicalities of teaching would be rehearsed during anatomical teaching sessions. Observation of the assessment carried out on surgical training courses would also be provided. The modules would include: Adult learning styles Preparing a teaching session Teaching in small group practical classes (2 sessions) Teaching in small group tutorials (2 sessions) Preparing better slides Lecturing skills Providing supporting educational material The use of reusable learning objects Curriculum planning and design Assessment methodology (2 sessions) Blueprinting of assessments Workplace based assessment and giving feedback The teaching and learning style would be small group work with considerable interaction. We would be facilitating learning rather than leading it. Students would be expected to lead sessions using prepared work based on the provided learning resources described above. Learning Aims and Objectives: 1. To provide or improve upon teaching skills. 2. To promote the role of teacher as a facilitator learning environments. 3. To understand the imperative of adequate preparation and design of learning sessions 4. Provide insight for students as to their strengths and limitations as communicators and help them improve. 5. Provide context as to where specific teaching and learning goals lie in the curriculum. 6. Provide expertise in constructing and conducting assessments. 7. To promote understanding as to how students learn using a 'reflector model'.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
1. The teaching and learning style would be student-centred such that students produce teaching material, which can then be assessed. 2. Generation of a series of packages of material relating to teaching, learning resources and assessment methodology and frameworks which form a student portfolio.