Last modified: 10 Oct 2025 14:46
The course aims to bridge theoretical understanding and practical teaching skills, emphasising reflective practice and continuous professional improvement.
This course integrates theoretical knowledge and understanding of how to plan inclusive learning experiences with demonstration of practical teaching skills in accordance with the professional standards for lecturers in Scotland’s colleges.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Demonstrating knowledge and critical understanding of relevant theoretical ideas, you will plan and be observed delivering a learning experience which takes account of the various factors that impact on learning and teaching. Your plan and learning experience together will demonstrate how the GTCS Standards for college lecturers (2018) underpin your practice.
Following an observation of practice by a course tutor, your plan will form part of a professional dialogue, after which you will reflect on the feedback received, on the implications for future practice and for your own professional development.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided through completion of a formative report informed by all 4 ILOs. Links to the Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland’s Colleges will be used throughout to support the feedback. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Discuss the skills and attributes of a professional college lecturer, demonstrating how the current professional standards underpin planning for learning. |
| Procedural | Apply | Demonstrate appropriate study skills, including research and communication skills to support academic study and collaborative professional development. |
| Procedural | Apply | Reflect on the learning experience, the effectiveness of the plan and feedback received from the observer to identify implications for future practice and own professional development. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Plan an inclusive learning experience demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the factors that impact on learning and teaching, current educational policies and relevant theory. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided through completion of a formative report informed by all 4 ILOs. Links to the Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland’s Colleges will be used throughout to support the feedback. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Discuss the skills and attributes of a professional college lecturer, demonstrating how the current professional standards underpin planning for learning. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Plan an inclusive learning experience demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the factors that impact on learning and teaching, current educational policies and relevant theory. |
| Procedural | Apply | Reflect on the learning experience, the effectiveness of the plan and feedback received from the observer to identify implications for future practice and own professional development. |
| Procedural | Apply | Demonstrate appropriate study skills, including research and communication skills to support academic study and collaborative professional development. |
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