Education (Educational Practice)

Overview

Working alongside fellow teaching professionals, this course examines professional practice in higher education.  

The Education (Educational Practice) programme at the University of Essex Online enables you to develop the skills and knowledge needed to engage in a range of practices to ensure ongoing professional development, including critical reflection, research and enquiry, and participation in discourse with relevant communities of practice.

Throughout this course, you’ll explore a broad range of topics including:

• an introductory overview of the historical and philosophical context in which educational practice sits

• learning the fundamental principles of assessment and key issues in contemporary educational assessment practice

• the theory and practice of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)

• developing your skills as reflective professional practitioners

• learning pedagogical strategies

Your future

This Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Educational Practice) is an ideal stepping stone for qualified teachers to expand and enhance their professional development in order to access senior leadership roles.

Due to a broad range of subjects covered on this course, this advanced qualification will also support career development of students with some teaching or educational experience.

Students will have an opportunity to improve their professional practice and attain leadership roles in their chosen career paths as teachers, lecturers, training advisers and administrators, special education professionals, policy developers, researchers, local government and healthcare trainers as well as other related professions.