Learning and Teaching in Healthcare Settings

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. Synthesise the main theories of adult learning and their application to teaching practice in healthcare settings.
  2. Evaluate methods of teaching as they apply to the healthcare setting and the diverse needs of learners.
  3. Analyse the principles and approaches of evaluation of teaching and provision of feedback.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TAS-ADP-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice
• TAS-AQS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
• TAS-CDP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
• TAS-APD-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
• TAS-ADH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
• TAS-APG-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Governance)
• TAS-AHE-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
• TAS-HSI-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
• TAS-APH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
• TAS-AMS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
• TAS-AOP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
• TAS-AOR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
• TAS-ASC-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
• TAS-SCL-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
• TAS-AWP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
• TAS-AQS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
• TAS-CDP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
• TAS-APD-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
• TAS-ADH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
• TAS-APG-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
• TAS-AHE-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
• TAS-HSI-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
• TAS-APH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
• TAS-AMS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
• TAS-AOP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
• TAS-AOR-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
• TAS-ASC-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
• TAS-SCL-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
• TAS-AWP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: This subject is offered fully online via MyLO (My Learning Online). You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and self-directed learning.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.