2024-2025 / AESS0219-1

Special didactics in Health (part I)

Course and exercises

Observation practice

Stages d'enseignement

Reflexive practice

Duration

Course and exercises : 40h Th
Observation practice : 10h Internship
Stages d'enseignement : 20h Internship
Reflexive practice : 5h Pr

Number of credits

 Certified upper secondary education teacher6 crédits 

Lecturer

Course and exercises : Michèle Guillaume
Observation practice : Michèle Guillaume
Stages d'enseignement : Michèle Guillaume
Reflexive practice : Michèle Guillaume

Coordinator

Michèle Guillaume

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This 75-hour special didactics course is composed of several modules:

  • Mind maps and their use in teaching
  • Presentation of the most commonly used curricula in high schools by AESS Health students
  • Epistemology and epistemological approaches: uses in teaching
  • How to prepare a lesson
  • Documentary research
  • Skills to work on in order to teach
  • Oral communication
  • Medical communication
  • Microteaching
  • Reflective practice
  • Written, verbal and non-verbal communication
As well as the 75 hours of special didactics, there are 70 hours of placement relating to the didactics of health sciences:
  • Observation placements (20h)
  • Teaching practice (20h)
  • Extra-curricular activities (10h)

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Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Ø General course objective: ü At the end of this course, every student will be able to mobilise all the necessary skills in order to successfully teach high school students Ø Operational objectives: To achieve the general objective, students will be able to: ü Prepare a lesson according to a give framework ü Teach this lesson ü Reflect upon their professional practices (self-assessment) ü Refer to reliable bibliographical or internet sources ü Set objectives to be achieved in their teaching ü Use discretion when deciding on a curriculum ü Work in a team ü Communicate effectively in the medical domain

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Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None. The students' experiences acquired during their placement will provide the material for the practical reflective classes.

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Planned learning activities and teaching methods

ü Group work ü Microteaching formative exercises ü Oral and medical communication formative and summative exercises ü Presentations using digital media ü Analysis of the curricula

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Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

ü Face-to-face ü In secondary schools for the practical side of the training

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Recommended or required readings

There is no syllabus. The PowerPoint presentations given by the various speakers will be available to students on the "MyULg" site or through the class representative.

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Assessment methods and criteria

Ø For AESS students, the assessment (out of a total of 350) will be divided as follows: ü Placements: /150 ü Lecture: /100 ü Reflective practices: /40 ü Communication exercise: /20 ü Written exam: /20 ü Attendance: /20 Ø Conditions for passing the course: ü Students will be given a fail if they do not succeed in their placements and/or the lecture.

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Organizational remarks

More precise specifications concerning the organisation of the health sciences didactics course are presented in a handbook that students are given during the first lesson.

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Contacts

Ø For any questions on the organisation of the classes and placements: ü Michel Marée, lecturer, mmaree@ulg.ac.be or 0478/99.25.80 ü Xavier Cornet, teaching supervisor, xavier.cornet@live.be ou 0497/48.03.02 Ø For any questions relating to a specific module, please contact the teacher concerned directly.

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