Enhancing Teaching in Higher Education: New Approaches to Improving Student Learning

by Hartley; Peter

• ISBN13: 9780415341363
• ISBN10: 0415341361
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-17
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

This is an accessible source of information and practical ideas on a wide range of recent developments in teaching and learning. All the chapters have been written by experienced lecturers and/or leading contributors from staff and educational development in higher education. They explore the spectrum of teaching and learning, covering subjects that range from general teaching strategies to students' concept maps, from online learning to student project groups, and from working in a multicultural context to encouraging self-directed learning.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	vii
Notes on contributors	ix
Preface	xiii
Part one Approaches to learning	1	(36)
1 Ingredients for effective learning: the Learning Combination Lock	3	(13)
Colin Beard and John P. Wilson
2 Learning through work-based learning	16	(10)
David Major
3 Interactive teaching and learning: exploring and reflecting on practice	26	(11)
Annie Huntington
Part two Working with students	37	(72)
4 Using concept maps in learning and teaching	39	(9)
Jane Fox and Dot Morrison
5 Facilitating tutorials in problem-based learning: students' perspectives	48	(11)
Teena J. Clouston
6 Developing students' skills in groups and teamworking: moving experience into critical reflection	59	(10)
Peter Hartley
7 Learning-to-learn online: fostering student engagement with online pedagogies	69	(11)
Gwyneth Hughes
8 Working with blended learning	80	(13)
Jo Smedley
9 Facilitating students towards self-directed learning	93	(16)
Julie-Anne Regan
Part three Enhancing student progression and development	109	(36)
10 Progression in higher education: a study of learning as represented in level descriptors	111	(10)
Jenny Moon
11 Developing the Keynote Interactive Guide to Personal Development Planning	121	(12)
Jenny Phillips
12 Learning about employability	133	(12)
Kathryn McFarlane
Part four Supporting and developing staff	145	(48)
13 Research into practice: learning by doing	147	(8)
John Shaw
14 Learning to teach with technology	155	(13)
Vivien Sieber
15 Online staff development: using the web to enhance teacher autonomy and student learning	168	(10)
Peter Mangan and Uma Patel
16 Inclusive learning in higher education: the impact of policy changes	178	(9)
Alan Hurst
17 Reframing equality of opportunity training	187	(6)
Glynis Cousin
Index	193