Evidence Informed Practice

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The central concepts and relationships between research, theory, and practice in the development of a specific area of online education
• Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment
• How to critically evaluate educational theory practice and research
• Professional values and behaviours
• Planning and design of online educational activities

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Work and research independently, including personal initiative, critical reflection, and self-management
• Work with others in an online environment
• Demonstrate how you apply professional values and behaviours associated with teaching and supporting learning
• Problem-solving: including the evaluation of educational needs, planning, design, management, and implementation of strategies to impact positively on learning
• Demonstrate range of communication and presentational skills, including verbal written and online

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Extract the essential features of complex educational literature and research and provide a usable framework for practice
• Organise and present educational information and data in an informative, reasoned, and coherent manner
• Identify and recognise principal sources of educational information and data
• Design and implement appropriate independent evaluation strategies

•Theory, Practice and Research on evaluation of online teaching and learning •Research and Evaluation in Education: How to critically evaluate educational theory practice and research •Policy Analysis and Implementation •Data Analysis: Identify and recognise principal sources of educational information and data. •Report writing: Organise and present educational information and data in an informative, reasoned, and coherent manner.

In a traditional programme, your contact time would typically be with materials, tutor, and your fellow participants, all in a classroom setting. Online learning is self-instructional learning and there are no classes as such. A large degree of responsibility for and control over your learning rests with you. However, it is important to help you to structure your study time and we do this through online forms of contact or interaction. The following teaching and learning activities will help you to preview, focus, check on or explore issues related to your independent study reading: •A video lecture with an accompanying set of notes or commentary written by your tutor. There may be occasions, such as when we have guest speakers, when this is delivered live - this will allow you to interact and ask questions during the presentation. •A set of specific readings from the core textbooks. These readings will reinforce your understanding of the key focus for each lesson. You may be asked to complete summaries of these readings. •A case study for you to examine, these are designed to further bridge the gap between theory and practice. Again you may be asked to complete a summary of this study. •Activities such as a quiz or a short online research project, to help you apply your knowledge •A group webinar - this will allow you ask questions and discuss topics with your tutor and other students •Individual video tutorials – via Teams or similar software, which will allow you to further, discuss topics with your tutors and your online community. After each lesson, you will be directed to other readings and resources to enhance and extend your understanding of the topics. Formative feedback will consist of comments from your tutors on the tasks, assessments, activities you have completed, comments during videoconferences and via individual emails from your tutors. There will also be online forums discussing tasks where you are encouraged to share ideas with the other students.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.