
Teaching Practice in Scotlands Colleges PDA
(SCQF level 9)
Teacher and Training Development, Centre for Professional Technical Education
Mode of Study
Part-time
Start Date
22nd Sep 2021, 26 weeks
Day(s):
Wednesday
Time:
15:00 - 17:00
Location
City Campus
Cost
£ 840
Overview
The Professional Development Award (PDA) Teaching Practice in Scotland’s Colleges will provide you with excellent continuing development (CPD) opportunities. The course is ideal for you if you are currently employed in a teaching role in further education or equivalent. Further details of the topics covered are provided in the section "what you study" below.
You will be assessed continuously throughout this course with the assessments taking the form of observation of your teaching, lesson planning and reflective assignments. There is no final examination.
Entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements
PDA Teaching Practice in Scotland’s Colleges entrance qualifications are given below, but please note that relevant work experience will be taken into consideration. You must teach a minimum class contact time 2 hours per week throughout the course.
This will be teaching adult learners in further education or equivalent. You need to make your own arrangements for your teaching and have this in place before signing up for this course. This will not be arranged by the tutor team.
You are expected to have the equivalent of the following:
- Communication skills at SCQF level 6.
- Numeracy skills at SCQF level 4.
- IT skills at level 5.
Additional selection requirements
- You must be teaching a minimum class contact time of 20 hours over the time of the course (ideally 40 hours) and be delivering assessed qualifications to adult learners.
- You need to make your own arrangements for your teaching class contact time. This will not be arranged by the tutor team.
What you study
This Group Award comprises two HN (SCQF level 9) units based on the professional standards for lecturing staff in Further Education Colleges.
The units are:
- Plan and Prepare the Learning Experience (H416 36).
- Learning and Teaching (H417 36).
In the first part of the course, you will focus on how to Plan and Prepare the Learner Experience. This involves creating:
- A profile for a group of learners.
- An inclusive learning, teaching and assessment plan for a minimum of 20 hours of learning.
- Four detailed and consecutive lesson plans.
- A 750-word evaluative report justifying and evaluating your selection of learning and teaching activities, assessment instruments and resources.
Next, you will focus on Learning and Teaching. This involves:
- The observation of a minimum of two teaching sessions covering a minimum of four hours of teaching.
- A 500-word commentary of how the learners were provided with feedback on assessment.
- A 500-word commentary on the two observed teaching sessions.
In addition, you will be observed teaching by a tutor in your own teaching situation. This will be arranged twice on mutually convenient days and times during your course.
Teaching
How the course is taught
You will participate in collaborative sessions for 2 hours per week for 20 weeks. These will be in college or online. You will also be observed teaching twice. This observation may be remote (online) or face to face teaching.
Assessment methods
You will be assessed in a varierty of ways including video recorded professional discussion, written online work, contributions to discussion forum and observation of teaching.
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Mode of Study:
Part-time
Part-time
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Start Date:
22nd Sep 2021, 26 weeks
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Day(s):
Wednesday
Time:15:00 - 17:00
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Location:
City Campus
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Cost:
£ 840