*this Law Society Skillnet discount is available to all practicing solicitors working in the private sector. The standard fee for this course is €2350 (with iPad) or €1950 (without iPad)
Note that access to an iPad is required for this course and participants will need their iPad for the  in person sessions at the Law Society of Ireland.

Participants are required to have an Honours Degree (NFQ Level 8) or equivalent.

Pricing

€1950* (iPad included in fee) or €1550* (no iPad included in fee)

Blended learning with a mix of asynchronous and synchronous sessions. 

Workshop Schedule:

Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7

• Friday 19 April 2024 10.00am to 4.30pm
• Friday 10 May 2024 10.00am to 4.30pm
• Friday 31 May 2024 10.00am to 4.30pm
• Friday 21 June 2024 10.00am to 4.30pm

Attendance on all four days is required for successful completion of the course.

A CPD certificate of completion will issue once participants have attended and participated in the four workshop days and successfully completed a reflective practice learning assignment.  
Successful completion also provides two Law Society micro-credentials and participants from the legal profession will be awarded an Advanced Certificate in Legal Practice. 

Aim and objectives
This Certificate in Professional Education is aimed at professional educators who design and/or deliver programmes to professionals. The course is suited to educators from a range of professional fields including law, medicine, accountancy, taxation, pharmacy and international education. The demands on a professional educator are distinct and the skillset and knowledge base required are different from those required for general education and training. Our innovative course recognises this difference and is tailored specifically to meet the needs of professional educators.  It brings the traditional ‘train the trainer’ concept to a contemporary, advanced level by taking a nuanced and comprehensive approach to the theory and knowledge, attitudinal judgement and skills and practice required to excel as a professional educator. 

There is integrated use of technology throughout the programme. Participants will require access to an iPad for delivery of course materials, for completion of quizzes, course activities and for engagement in the on-line discussion and community of practice. If required, participants can request iPad training in advance of the programme start date.  

COURSE SYLLABUS
Module 1

Theory and knowledge

• Fundamental concepts
• Learning theories and their application to practice
• Curriculum design
• Aims & intended learning outcomes
• Resources
• Assessment
• Teaching and learning plans
• Andragogy and heutagogy 
• Competency frameworks 
• National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ)
• European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Educational technology

• Transforming professional education through technology
• Use of online tools 
• Enhancing student engagement through technology 
• Virtual learning environments (VLEs)  
• Using multimedia 
• Pedagogical innovation 
• Asynchronous and synchronous learning

Module 2

Skills and practice

• International markets 
• Strategic positioning 
• Attaining stakeholder buy in 
• Return on investment
• Recognition of prior learning (RPL) initiatives
• Small group and large group teaching
• Reflective practice
• Teaching and learning philosophy
• Applied pedagogy
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Evaluation
• Publication

Professional Self

• Creating psychological safety in learning environments
• Unconscious bias, diversity, inclusion and awareness
• Self-evaluation
• Professionalism  
• Professional wellbeing 
• Resilience and confidence 

Contact Hours
This is a blended course with a mix of asynchronous and synchronous learning. There will be approximately 20 online learning hours and participants are required to spend at least an additional 4-hours completing activities and engaging with the on-line community of practice. This will be complemented by four full days of workshops in the Law Society. A CPD certificate of completion will issue once participants have attended and participated in the four workshop days and successfully completed a reflective practice learning assignment.  
Successful completion and full attendance will also lead to the award of two Law Society micro-credentials and participants from the legal profession will be awarded an Advanced Certificate in Legal Practice. 

The maximum number of participants on this course will be 18.

Programme Team will be led by Dr. Gabriel Brennan, Ph.D, M.Litt, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B., PG Dip., PG Cert. 
Gabriel has been a dedicated and accomplished leader in the provision of professional legal education for over twenty-five years. Gabriel has a Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Third Level Learning and Teaching from DIT (now TU Dublin), an M. Litt. from Trinity College and completed her PhD with Nottingham Trent University. She has edited and written numerous course manuals, published many articles and is author of ‘Ground Rents: A Practitioner’s Guide’ published by Thomson Round Hall and ‘The Impact of eConveyancing on Title Registration; A Risk Assessment’ published by Springer International. She is Irish correspondent for the Law Teacher. She supervises masters and PhD students and is an external examiner for Queens University Belfast.  

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