Discover new approaches to teaching and assessing students and understand how to effectively support their learning.
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Duration
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How it works
Exploring Teaching and Assessment for Higher Education
Invigorate your teaching, learning, and assessment practices
On this two-week course from Coventry University, you will have the opportunity to explore evidence-based theories, methods, and concepts to critique and enhance your practice for the dynamic higher education environment.
By understanding how to create meaningful interactions with your students, you can strengthen their learning and assessment experiences using both digital and conventional approaches.
Explore how to improve your teaching through learning theories
Week one explores various teaching contexts.
From Behaviourism to Cognitivism, there are many different learning theories in the field of education, all aimed at improving how students learn.
This course aims to help you develop your understanding of learning theories, giving you the opportunity to reflect on and share your views and preconceptions about learning.
You’ll also explore different modes of teaching delivery in the modern world and how teaching in online, face-to-face, and blended spaces can influence student learning.
Learn to use different types of assessment for various contexts
You’ll start week two by looking at assessment and how you can support students to understand the purpose and requirements of their assignments.
Then, you’ll discuss the different types of assessment, including formative and summative approaches, and how these can contribute to students’ learning.
Build your tools and techniques to provide effective feedback
The aim of feedback in education is to help students improve their learning, so it’s important to ensure that it works for your students.
The last part of this course will take you through contemporary approaches to feedback and what engaging and effective feedback looks like.
Syllabus
Week 1
Being a Teacher in HE
Setting the scene
Let’s start by getting to know one another and exploring the importance of building a sense of community to enhance learning.
Teaching context
Investigate influences on teaching and how they relate to your practice.
Teaching impact
Connect theory and practice by examining case studies from innovative practitioners.
Summary
Let’s close this week by defining your own personal aspirations and goals.
Week 2
Reimagining Assessment
Welcome to Week 2
Explore what we will focus on this week and share your initial thoughts on assessment and feedback.
Supporting students to succeed in assessment
What can we do in our own practice to maximise students’ chances of success? Explore the nature and purpose of assessment from both students’ and teachers’ perspectives.
Your assessment and feedback practice
What kind of feedback do you give your students and is it effective? Consider these questions and reflect on how you might enhance your current practice.
Summary
Reflect on how your learning may bring about change in your assessment practice.
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explore the context in which you teach and implications for your practice
- Evaluate your assessment and feedback practice
- Critically reflect on the value of your current approaches for student learning
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for academic educators working in a higher education institution. It may also be useful to anyone interested in teaching within higher education.
Who will you learn with?
Assistant Professor in Academic Development. Teaching in Higher Education since 2010 after many years in Business Recovery. Passionate about digital and inclusive teaching, and learning from students!
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Ways to learn
Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$54/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 19 Feb 2025
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades) Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply. |
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Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply.
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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