Postgraduate Course: Teaching Anatomy 2 (BIME11006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | 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)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended 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.  
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Assessment Information 
Regular peer review of teaching sessions (20%) 
 
Tutor review of teaching sessions (40%) 
 
A portfolio assessment of teaching materials (40%) |  
 
Special Arrangements 
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Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof David Rowley 
Tel: 0131 650 2995 
Email: d.i.rowley@dundee.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Tina Harvey 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5059 
Email: Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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