tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post113893077492037375..comments2024-01-12T08:44:54.145+00:00Comments on While looking for something else...: On training and education for academicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post-1139858127536900922006-02-13T19:15:00.000+00:002006-02-13T19:15:00.000+00:00That's a really interesting point about M-level qu...That's a really interesting point about M-level qualifications. A course I was involved in validating and teaching was validated at M-level even though it was actually a PGCert, which is the first stage in an MA and therefore, logically, should not be assessed at M-level.<BR/><BR/>I'd never really thought of the point that teaching courses should start at C-level but it makes sense now you point it out. As a fellow advicate (it seems) of the idea that just being an expert in your subject does not make you an expert teacher, it does seem odd that when we finally get people to go on a course (and how funny that lecturers make the most reluctant and complaining of students!) we start them off at completely the wrong level.<BR/>I suppose you could argue that practice allows for APL, but how much practice? A new lecturer on an M-level course hasn't had the experience that a longer-serving colleague has...<BR/><BR/>I work for the HEA and today I drafted an outline for an M-level qualification for external examiners. Tomorrow, I'm going to look at the idea again. I think it may need to be C-level.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982088638354238795noreply@blogger.com