Welcome to Facilitating Learning and Assessment in Practice
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Welcome to the Facilitating Learning and Assessing in Practice (FLAP) Module at Levels 2, 3 and M. We hope you find the module challenging and enjoyable. The module uses a blended approach: Self directed study by the use of Distance Learning Units and 3 workshop days attendance at University supporting the materials you are expected to read.
The module is intended to meet the needs of Health Care Professionals who may mentor, assess or supervise a student within their chosen profession. It is designed to enhance your role as a facilitator of learning and as a mentor in professional practice by exploring and analysing the relationship between theory and practice.
The Aim
To provide you with theory and practical skills to facilitate learning and assess pre and post qualified students.
For Nurses, Midwives and Specialist Community Public Health Nurses the aim is to assist you in developing your facilitation and mentoring skills in line with the NMC (2008) requirements of a mentor who `…facilitates learning, and supervises and assesses students in the practice setting.’ The Mentor will meet the outcomes for Stage 2 of the NMC Standards for mentors (2008).
For HPC Practitioners the aim is to enhance your facilitating and assessing skills to enable giving of support to new practitioners on a specified degree or foundation degree programme, as well as peers, in order to establish and maintain standards of proficiency in practice.
The module intends to explore:
1. Facilitating learning by considering learning styles, facilitation and evaluation methods.
2. Assessing in practice by considering 3 main concepts: the learning environment, the assessment process and the feedback process.
The total time required to complete any 20 credit module work is 200 notional hours over 4 months. For the FLAP Module this is broken down into planned University facilitation and support sessions (21 hours) and your own independent, self directed study. You will read the Distance Learning Units and undertake the activities. This includes searching for resources. You will also need time each week for learning in practice to enable you to undertake the facilitation and assessing of learners. Ultimately required hours of study will relate to your personal learning style.
The units should be easy to use if you follow the suggested guidelines. Our suggestion to you would be to firstly consider your time management skills .This is important to allow time to complete the unit’s reading and activities. Secondly we suggest reading through the units initially, and then reading through the units a second time completing the activities as you go, utilising your own work experiences within your answers.
There are nine units for levels 2, 3 and M. In the units you will find activities within boxes, once you have undertaken the activity the material following on in the pack is constructed in such a way that it will then give you an indication of the expected responses to the activity.
Another tip: utilise and read our electronic collection of chapters and articles within the FLAP online site (also known as “learntech”) http://hsc.uwe.ac.uk/flap. Utilise our extensive electronic databases and journals in the library to extend and deepen your knowledge and understanding of educational theory.
If you find any section of the work difficult .Either contact via e mail the Course Lead who will be willing to give you assistance or record your query and bring it with you to the workshop day for discussion. Best wishes for a successful completion of the module.
Please check your “MyUWE” site within 21 days of the start of your course, that you are on the correct level of study you wish to undertake. If any detail is incorrect, please contact HSC.CPD@uwe.ac.uk
“Sign off” Mentors (Nursing and Midwifery only)
Nurses and Midwives who wish to become “Sign off “mentors will need to complete
additional work following the course. To do this you will need a “Buddy” to work with. The
Buddy will be required to be a “Sign off” mentor who can verify your practice competence
whilst undertaking three assessments.
Attendance to all workshop days and successful completion of the module assignment will
provide you with two of the three sign-off criteria. Evidence of the third assessment will be
attained by you whilst at work and must be at the students progression point, eg:-
Midwifery Students - At the end of each course year
Nursing Students - At the end of year 3, final assessment only.
Ideally the evidence should be collated and completed within six months of you attaining the
FLAP module.
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