Professional Practice in Education

The aim of this module is to outline the general nature of the research task and the restrictions upon research within the award format in higher education. The module leader and the individual supervisors will then offer ways of focusing upon titles, hunches and questions which will clarify the central point(s) and purpose of the research project.

On this module you'll conduct independent research in your educational and professional practice, fostering active contributions to the pedagogic community. You'll also improve your ability to professionally present research findings to colleagues and peers.

The module provides an opportunity for participants to respond to challenges within their environment and to undertake in depth research into their practice in order to contribute to their own development but also to that of others: their peers and their clients; to advance their knowledge and to enhance understanding of methodologies, issues and their professional context. This module develops particularly the participant’s skills in researching independently into their own educational and professional practice in order to enable them to contribute actively to current knowledge and understanding within the pedagogic community of UCLan.

This module aims to create a dialogue around the complexities of education. It will equip you with the skills and knowledge to contribute to the field.

The module aims to provide you with a critical lens with which to interrogate key discourses in education. You'll learn to make informed judgements about your own position within debates, and how you respond to them.

This module aims to promote Continuing Professional Development for practitioners in education.  It'll enable you to reflect on your professional development needs, plan ways of progressing your own professional development and evaluate its success.

Information on this module will be provided shortly

This module aims to help you grasp curriculum design principles and connect them to education policies and teaching, learning, and assessment theories. It's designed to help you improve your curriculum quality through critical evaluation of course design and its impact on learning.

The aim of this module is to enable you to develop critical insights into interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics. It will encourage you to critically evaluate relevant theories, principles, models and perspectives and to apply theoretical models to specific situations. 

The aim of the module is to enable teachers to develop innovation in learning, teaching and assessment by linking exploration of their practice to a study of pedagogic research and educational theory.  It focuses on the implementation of educational theory and research into the effectiveness of pedagogical innovations in participants’ professional practice. You'll use critical approaches to explore the literature and introduce innovation in the classroom, within their own professional context. You'll explore your own pedagogical practices and outline areas and strategies for development. This module can be delivered independently or within a continuing professional development framework.