Health Professional as an Educator

This module is suitable for anyone who is involved in education in a clinical context, with students, with patients, or with colleagues.

Module Information

Module code

HE714

Content

Practitioners in health, social care and diverse practice settings have an increasing educational role. The module is designed to enhance the skills necessary to enable you as a health care professional to develop your role as an educator in the work-based setting. It will focus on your educational role with learners, including students, colleagues, service users, families / carers, interprofessional teams, and the public.

In addition, successful completion of this module will provide accreditation with Advance HE (Associate Fellow descriptors, D1).

This module aims to:

Prepare you for educational roles in practice with students from HEI’s, colleagues, service users and other learners in your practice setting.
Promote awareness, analysis, and evaluation of different models of education in the practice setting.
Disseminate good practice in the facilitation, assessment, and evaluation of learning in the practice setting.
Foster interprofessional learning and collaboration.

Entry requirements

Applicants at level 7 would normally possess a first degree in a relevant discipline

Assessments

This module assessment has two components, both of which must be passed:

You will evaluate your performance as an educator, reflecting on own experiences and referring to current, educational literature and the relevant UKPSF descriptors for Associate Fellow (D1). (2,000 words)
Select one relevant learning theory or facilitation of learning approach for a short in-depth critical review. Discuss potential application in your work-based setting.(1,000 words)

The assessment is structured so that the assignment links directly to the UKPSF descriptors for Associate Fellow.

Module lead

Hazel Horobin

Module dates

2024-25 Semester 1 – HE714 – Falmer Campus (Dates subject to change) Course Students only

October 8, 9
November 4, 5, 28

Assessment submission date: tbc

2024-25 Semester 2 – HE714B – Falmer Campus (Dates subject to change) Priority to Course students

February 4, 5
March 6, 7, 26

Assessment submission date: tbc

2024-25 Semester 3 – HE714C – Falmer Campus (dates subject to change)

April 24, 25
May 22, 23
June 20

Assessment submission date: tbc

Fees

If you are choosing this module as part of a postgraduate or community course, please contact fees@brighton.ac.uk for specific information on the fee for this module

If you are taking this as a single module, the fee is:

2024-25 £830

Further Information

Please contact SHS-CPE-Admissions@brighton.ac.uk for further information about the module

This module can be taken as part of a number of courses including: PG Cert Leading Practice Education, MSc Health and Education MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice [Masters Degree Apprenticeship] MSc Advanced Physiotherapy MSc Advanced Podiatry MSc Advanced Occupational Therapy