Foundation Skills/Welcome and course introduction/Course outline

Course Outline
The Foundation Skills course consists of ten key areas of learning in addition to the first introductory unit:
 * Unit 1: Welcome and introduction to course
 * Unit 2: Principles of adult/tertiary education
 * Unit 3: Learning styles/preferences
 * Unit 4: Teaching approaches that support learner-centred education
 * Unit 5: Developing and using basic teaching resources and equipment
 * Unit 6: Introduction to learning management systems
 * Unit 7: Basics of assessment – principles and tools
 * Unit 8: Session/learning sequencing and delivery
 * Unit 9: Lecturer self- and peer evaluation
 * Unit 10: Introduction to open education resources and practices
 * Unit 11: Basics of pastoral care

For those participants enrolled in the Foundation Skills course through Otago Polytechnic, a more detailed course outline is provided on the Foundation Skills Moodle site.