Peer Learning in Higher Education: Learning from and with Each Other

by Cohen; Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780749436124
• ISBN10: 0749436123
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Peer learning, where students support each others learning, is for many one of the most effective and natural forms of learning. It can form one of the most essential and satisfying parts of a student's higher education experience. As a key developing technique in higher education this book will meet the needs of many who are interested in developing a more formal approach to peer learning in their own work. The book discusses practical methods of developing more effective learning through the systematic implementation of peer learning approaches. It draws on the direct experience of the authors in their own classes across a range of disciplines. While the emphasis is on higher education, many of the ideas can be applied more widely to further education and professional learning. Key issues addressed include: What is peer learning and what is it good for?What are the design and class management issues that need addressing? How best can peer learning be introduced and fostered? What issues need to be considered by teachers and students? What are the implications

Table of Contents

Contributors	v
Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction: making the move to peer learning	1	(20)
David Boud
Part one - Basic considerations
Designing peer learning	21	(14)
Jane Sampson
Ruth Cohen
Strategies for peer learning: some examples	35	(15)
Jane Sampson
Ruth Cohen
Implementing and managing peer learning	50	(17)
Ruth Cohen
Jane Sampson
Peer learning and assessment	67	(18)
David Boud
Ruth Cohen
Jane Sampson
Part two - Case studies
Team-based learning in management education	85	(14)
Ray Gordon
Robert Connor
Project management teams: a model of best practice in design	99	(16)
Jenny Toynbee Wilson
Peer learning in law: using a group journal	115	(13)
James Cooper
Autonomy, uncertainty and peer learning in IT project work	128	(13)
Brian Lederer
Richard Raban
Peer learning using computer supported roleplay-simulations	141	(15)
Robert McLaughlan
Denise Kirkpatrick
Aligning peer assessment with peer learning for large classes: the case for an online self and peer assessment system	156	(14)
Mark Freeman
Jo McKenzie
Conclusion: challenges and new directions	170	(8)
David Boud
Author index	178	(3)
Subject index	181