ID5108 Exploring Teaching and Learning Online

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Limited to University of St Andrews staff and PGRs who teach and/or support learning

Planned timetable

Wednesday afternoons, fortnightly (14:00-16:00) See PGCAP webpage (Electives section) for dates/times of classes. https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ceed/education-focused-staff/pgcap/

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Mrs M H M Adamson

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Mrs Margaret Adamson and guest speakers from across the University

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module is aimed at all staff who teach and support learning at St Andrews, regardless of role or contract type, who wish to further their understanding of and engagement with the use of technologies to enhance learning and teaching. The module is designed to allow participants to step back from the delivery of online teaching and to develop a personal philosophy of teaching online through examination of a variety of different stakeholder perspectives (teacher, learner, institution, sector, wider context). It will also provide them with the skills they need to critically evaluate technologies and integrate them appropriately into their practice.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

PARTICIPANTS MUST BE TEACHING CONCURRENTLY OR TO HAVE TAUGHT IN THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER.

Assessment pattern

100% coursework. Participants must pass all of the summative assessments in order to pass the module.

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Fortnightly 2-hr seminars

Scheduled learning hours

14

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

136

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Critically appraise online learning from a range of perspectives and in a variety of contexts.
  • Evaluate a wide range of online tools and techniques and explain their appropriate use(s).
  • Identify and implement the design processes, including the pedagogical underpinning, associated with an integrated approach to online learning and teaching.
  • Reflect critically on online learning and discern its implications for their own teaching practice.