Transcript PGCert in Higher Education

www.manchester.ac.uk/pgcert-he
What’s in it
for the
University?
How will I
be taught
and
assessed?
What’s in it
for me?
PGCert
in
HE
Am I
eligible?
Do I get
APL?
How is it
structured?
Steve Jones
Mike O’Donoghue
Judy Williams
 Commissioned: January
 Approved: June
 First
2014
2014
intake: September 2014
Knowledgeable staff
aware of their role
in the university and
sector
HESA metrics about
HE staff qualifications
A chance to think critically
about key issues in HE and to
learn about new
developments in your field.
A portable,
well-established
qualification
The PGCert in HE is open to:
• Academic Staff
• Professional Support Staff (PSS)
• Colleagues working at the University’s library or
cultural assets
PGCert = 60 credits
You choose from five 15-credits options

Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the Higher
Education Context (MO)

The Local Academic Culture of Higher Education: a
‘practice research’ approach (MO)

The Changing Landscape of Higher Education (SJ)

Assessment and Feedback for Medical and Human
Sciences (JW)

Independent Higher Education Research Unit (SJ)


If you’re a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy – because
you’ve successfully completed a New Academics Programme, for
example – you’ll automatically receive 30 credits of APL
(Accredited Prior Learning).
That means you need only take two 15-credits units.
 Some
 Lots
face-to-face sessions;
of on-line activity;
 Directed
reading, watching, etc.
“Understanding your learning style type, and
the strengths and weaknesses inherent in that
type, is a major step towards increasing your
learning power and getting the most from
your learning experiences.”
Kolb (1999)
Visual
Kinesthetic
Auditory
Picture
Drawings
Shape
Gestures
Touching
Body Movements
Listening
Sounds Patterns
Rhythms
Sculpture
Paintings
Object
Manipulation
Positioning
Tone
Chants
“Good teaching is good teaching, and
teachers don’t need to adjust their
teaching to individual learning styles.”
Willingham (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKkHiAA3xu0
(a)
assessment relates closely to your usual
professional practices;
(b)
you get to choose the topic and format
that best suits your needs;
(c)
collaborative assessment is
encouraged.
 Find
(or negotiate?) time to participate
fully.
 Complete
year.
the programme within one
Masters in Higher Education?
Your PGCert would be topped up with a 60-credit
dissertation and four further taught units.
 Online
form at
www.manchester.ac.uk/pgcert-he
 35
places available in 2014/15, increasing to
50-70 participants in subsequent years.
 Speak
 The
to your line manager first.
deadline for 2014/15 applications is 31
July 2014.
[email protected]
0161 275 3411
Ellen Wilkinson A1.26
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/higher-education-pgcert/