Becoming an Effective Teacher
Overview
The ‘Becoming an Effective Teacher’ module focuses on the attributes and capabilities of the 'effective teacher' and how you can acquire and develop these qualities. This module gives you opportunity for you to develop as an educator through evaluation of your current practice.
This module is designed for clinicians and health professionals and others who are involved in the delivery of medical education at either undergraduate or postgraduate level. All candidates must have experience in teaching and be currently actively involved in teaching activities in a healthcare context.
Module objectives
This module gives you the opportunity to undertake self-evaluation against frameworks and models attempting to describe effective teaching. This will allow you to gain insights into the processes which support the development of teaching expertise.
There is a focus on your own priorities (derived from self-evaluation) and on key contexts for practice (particular clinical settings, interprofessional education).
Assessment
4,000-word portfolio, to be submitted 8 weeks following the taught sessions.
Key facts
Contact: Anna Scott
Module Leads: Professor Lesley Roberts and Professor Catherine Hale
Module code: MD907
CATS: 20
Duration:
Cohort A 01/12/2025- 22/01/2026
Cohort A1 09/03/2026 - 17/04/2026
Required dates:
Asynchronous online delivery – THREE study days must be booked in the period from the module launch date and module classroom date
Cohort A
Launch date: 01/12/2025
Classroom date:
21/01/2026 and 22/01/2026
Cohort A1
Launch date: 09/03/2026
Classroom date:
16/04/2026 and 17/04/2026
Drop in dates (optional): TBC
Module dates 2025/26
Cohort A: 01/12/2025 to 22/01/2026
Taught days on campus 21/01/2026 and 22/01/2026
Cohort A01: 09/03/2026 to 17/04/2026
Taught days on campus 16/04/2026 to 17/04/2026
Online drop-in dates (optional): TBC