Develop the expertise to support you within your role in both digital and faceto-face teaching and learning contexts. Engage with your peers and scholarship and develop as a creative, confident, competent and committed practitioner, able to learn from both your own work and examples of best practice. The PGCHE has been designed in consultation with education professionals and external bodies for professional teaching and learning practice, such as the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Gain the knowledge to be able to prepare applications for professional recognition from various professional bodies, for example Fellowship recognition (FHEA) from the HEA.
Modules could include: □□ Supporting Student Learning □□ Developing Flexible Learning Environments
Entry requirements □□ We welcome applications from those with relevant equivalent Level 6 qualifications. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience and a demonstrable interest in the subject
Why study here? □□ Push the limits of your practice by trying new initiatives, and taking risks within a safe, supportive environment □□ Become more confident in your practice and your ability to respond to the rapidly shifting HE sector and its growing emphasis on the student experience □□ Benefit from studying alongside peers from different countries, disciplines and backgrounds, allowing you to interact with new perspectives □□ Develop your ability to critically evaluate your practice in the light of pedagogical research, scholarship and policy
□□ We’ll also welcome your application if you have formal or ‘certified’ learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), and should have been gained within the last five years, and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications □□ APL applicants using experience to apply should note there is a £200 application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit
□□ Gain the confidence, knowledge and pedagogical fluency to be able to effectively explain your approach to colleagues, students and managers
Assessment method □□ Work-based assignments where you apply pedagogical scholarship and best practice to develop your own teaching and learning □□ Written assignments where you design and critically evaluate your curriculum flexible.falmouth.ac.uk/courses/pgche.htm 75
