Hi Trish,
Our validated and operating PGCert was designed as the first 60 credits of a (yet to be validated) MEd in Professional and Higher Education.
It consists of four fifteen credit modules, each one aligned to one of Brookfield's four critical lenses. The design (entirely online because we are a very distributed University) is all portfolio assessed (one portfolio for each module) which includes reflective pieces, academic writing, in-class evaluation and peer observations, with associated reflective pieces. I designed it to be context, rather than cohort, specific using the SOLE Toolkit. It is also closely mapped to the UKPSF so completion achieves recognition at D1 and subsequently D2.
The design structure means the majority of participant's social-learning takes place with their colleagues in context. As a result we opted, after running three cycles internally, to open it up to external colleagues as a trial last year. We had a few colleagues from other partner institutions enrol from outside the UK context and that required some supplemental learning for them. It is also open to our freelance faculty but they are required to pay a proportion of the fees. It's certainly not a 'light' 15 credits. My intention is to get the diploma and Masters levels validated in 2016 and make it fully accessible to anyone. Still grounded on UK (and Anglo-Saxon) practices but adaptable through contextualisation. I'm happy to share details if you're interested.
Regards
Simon
Simon Paul Atkinson
Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching
Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
BPP University
www.bppuniversity.ac.uk
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