Take your teaching and professional practice further with educational research on this credit-bearing module.
This is a ten-credit module designed to provide colleagues the tools to engage with education as a field of scholarship and apply it directly to their role.
What will I learn?
This course runs over one trimester, online with fortnightly synchronous webinars, two formative assessments and one summative assessment involving:
- Searching the education literature
- Evaluating sources critically
- Identify the debates shaping the sector
- Using scholarship and evidence as a basis for effective practice in teaching and supporting learning..
Who will teach me?
You will be taught by experts from the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement.
Module tutor is Imi Dencer-Brown.
Course dates and duration
This course takes place 7 September to 21 December 2026.
Expect a time commitment of 93 hours independent study and 7 hours synchronous online webinars.
Delivery mode
This course runs over one trimester, online with materials available for independent study and fortnightly synchronous webinars.
Cost
The course fee is £607.50 in 2026.
Discounts for select groups
Edinburgh Napier University staff: free first 10 to register interest, and £486 thereafter.
Staff from ENU partner colleges (Fife College, City of Glasgow College, Edinburgh College and West Lothian College): the first three staff from each institution to register their interest will be offered a free place; thereafter, the fee is £486 per participant.
Additional information
How will I be assessed?
There will be two formative assessments and one summative assessment. Upon successful completion you will have 10 credits recorded for 'Evidence-informed teaching and professional practice in tertiary education'.
Next Step...
To register interest and to confirm if you are eligible for one of the initial free places first complete the form by clicking on Register your Interest either below or at the top of the page.