Course Catalogue

The aim of this module is to enable the learner to examine clinical education within the context of themselves as educators and as a learner, and evaluate approaches to supporting others to learn. It will also offer the opportunity to explore the impact of education as a culture for learning and how this can be applied to an organisation. 

Within this module the student will be developing knowledge relating to the theories of learning and education as applied to clinical practice.  The module takes a pyramid approach to teaching and learning starting with the self, then moving onto individual support for others, team learning approaches and culminating in organisational culture.  The perspectives that will be considered will be both macro and micro; from the approaches taken across the organisation to embed educational models and processes, to the supervision and educational support of the individual including the recognition of learning needs, and the process of feedback and peer-review. This is further underpinned by critical reflection of the students learning and development and how this is applied to the students areas of practice. 

The teaching is delivered via weekly face to face sessions with lectures, seminars, group discussion, directed and independent learning. An assessment is submitted in week 15 of the module. 

Within this module the student will focus on the following areas of knowledge development:

• The self as both a learner and an educator
• Personal development and increasing your own self-directed learning,
• teaching and learning theories
• A focus on the individual as a learner and effective clinical supervision
• Recognising learning needs, providing feedback, peer- review and supporting individual learning
• Organisational culture towards education and learning
• Collaborative and interprofessional learning and effective teamwork
• Methods of support - Coaching

The assessment is formed of 2 parts.

1. A competency

2. A written essay

Opportunity for work-based learning are provided through the completion of the competency in clinical education that must be completed as part of the module assessment.  This is designed to support and facilitates learning and assessment as an authentic method of assessment which is directly relevant and applicable to clinical practice.