Glasgow City Council is proud of its partnership with the OU and is promoting the model of collaborative teaching to other councils in Scotland.
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Our innovative collaborative teaching model is designed to enable organisations to deliver high quality learning opportunities in-house – with employees taught by suitably-qualified colleagues in their own workplace setting.
Running since 1997, the scheme has a strong track record of developing people and helping organisations to meet their strategic aims in a wide range of contexts and sectors.
Under the scheme:
The major benefit for employers is greater flexibility and ownership of course delivery. In-house tutors can ensure that they deliver learning in line with organisational priorities and to meet specific staff training needs. In addition, collaborative teaching offers:
There are benefits too for colleagues appointed as in-house tutors – for whom a lecturer-practitioner role offers a valuable professional development opportunity. Staff with a recognised teaching qualification may particularly welcome the chance to combine tutorial and student support activity with their existing role.
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