Academic and Educational Development: Research, Evaluation and Changing Practice in Higher Education

by Wisdom; James

• ISBN13: 9780749435332
• ISBN10: 074943533X
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

Part of the well-known Staff and Educational Development Series, this practice oriented book brings together leading research and evaluation approaches and supporting case studies from leading educational researchers and innovative teachers. With much emphasis on change, innovation and developing best practice in higher education, it is essential that those involved in actually developing, researching or implementing approaches to teaching, learning or management, are informed by the experiences of others. The emphasis of this book is on changing practice in HE; how developments come about; what research underpins desirable development; and the impact of development of student learning, staff expertise and institutional practice and policy. Specifically, the book is developed in two themed parts: Part A, Supporting change within subjects and departments. Part B, Supporting change within institutions and the wider environment.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors	vii
Introduction
Educational development: research, evaluation and changing practice in higher education	3	(14)
Ranald Macdonald
Part One: Supporting change within subjects and departments
Developing work based educators: professional and organizational issues	17	(12)
Maggie Challis
Evaluation as a tool for curriculum development: a case study of multimedia development in the teaching of creative writing	29	(12)
Peter Hartley
John Turner
Felicity Skelton
Researching teaching effectiveness as an experiential learning cycle: insights into practice	41	(11)
Shona Little
Gina Hefferan
Improving teaching and learning in chemistry: the national Improve project	52	(10)
Richard Moyes
Planning and understanding change: toolkits for course design and evaluation	62	(14)
Martin Oliver
Grainne Conole
Enhancing transferable skills elements within a subject discipline: an example of how project initiatives can be implemented across a diverse subject discipline in the higher education sector	76	(11)
Ruth Pilkington
Translating research into disseminated good practice: the case of student residence abroad	87	(12)
James A Coleman
Incorporating change through reflection: community based learning	99	(13)
Irene Hall
David Hall
Developing an evaluation design: a multi-dimensional case study	112	(17)
John Winter
Chris Foggin
Part Two: Supporting change within institutions and the wider environment
Developing research based learning using ICT in higher education curricula: the role of research and evaluation	129	(11)
Jacqueline A Dempster
Paul Blackmore
Implementing a virtual learning environment: a holistic framework for institutionalizing online learning	140	(12)
Gabi Diercks-O'Brien
Spreading the word about pedagogic research: the virtual reading group	152	(12)
Paul Curzon
Judith Harding
Professional development for organizational change	164	(13)
Helen Beetham
Paul Bailey
Integrating learning technologies to support the acquisition of foreign languages for specific disciplines	177	(13)
Alison Kennard
Juliet Laxton
Structures for facilitating play and creativity in learning: a psychoanalytical perspective	190	(10)
Mary Caddick
Dave O'Reilly
Integrating skills development with academic content in the changing curriculum	200	(17)
Andrew Honeybone
Jennifer Blumhof
Marianne Hall
Conclusions
Towards a culture of evaluation	217	(18)
James Wisdom
Index	235