For the love of learning : innovations from outstanding university teachers / edited by Tim Bilham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bilham, Tim, editor.

Series:

Palgrave teaching and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

xx, 292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

University teachers have a profound responsibility for the learning experiences of their students. Through a uniquely powerful collection of essays from exceptional National Teaching Fellows, this book presents the cutting-edge analysis of the most important topics in higher education today and highlights teachers who have brought innovative, creative and novel approaches to these key issues. Inspiring you to explore and experiment with new opportunities in your own teaching, For the Love of Learning: offers insights into the practice, philosophy and evaluation of first-rate teaching across a range of disciplines, addresses the key contemporary issues of student engagement, transition, employability, assessment, technology, internationalisation, curriculum development, interdisciplinary learning and teaching practices, includes stories and experiences, theoretical models, evaluative studies, calls for risk taking, experiential and experimental approaches and practical proposals, presents reflective evidence-based discussions, offering a critical review and credible advice to other teachers. This guide is destined to become a 'must-read' for anyone involved in the enhancement of student experience in higher education, as well as students on higher education teacher-training courses. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Crossing boundaries

Crossing boundaries: disciplines

1 The liquidity of knowledge: learning across disciplinary divides / Heather Barnett Barnett, Heather 11

2 Mixed cultures: microbiology, art and literature / Joanna Verran Verran, Joanna 21

3 Blending approaches to teaching in art and design: case studies from glass and ceramics / Kevin Petrie Petrie, Kevin 29

4 New learning ecosystems: blurring boundaries, changing minds / Helen Keegan Keegan, Helen 36

Crossing boundaries: transitions

5 Learning to love learning / Peter Ovens Ovens, Peter 43

6 Crossing the boundaries of academic writing / James Elander Elander, James, Lin Norton Norton, Lin 49

7 Beyond competence: enabling and inspiring healthcare students / Faith Hill Hill, Faith 54

8 Disability matters': the role of personal tutors for Inclusive teaching and learning / Suanne Gibson Gibson, Suanne 60

Part 2 Learning differently

Learning differently: approaches to teaching

9 Designs on learning: the role of cross-university collaborative undergraduate research symposia / Kirsten Hardie Hardie, Kirsten, Annie Grove-White Grove-White, Annie 69

10 Innovative approaches to learning design: harnessing new technologies for learning / Gráinne Conole Conole, Gráinne 76

11 Scaffolding problem-based learning / Derek Raine Raine, Derek 84

12 Developing subject-specific knowledge, digital creativity and soft skills: a games-based approach to teaching and learning / Rachel McCrindle McCrindle, Rachel 89

Learning differently: teaching difficult topics

13 Teaching with assessment, feedback and feed-forward: using 'preflights' to assist student achievement / Brian Whalley Whalley, Brian 97

14 Ongoing challenges in cross-disciplinary teaching: a case study from statistics / Paul Hewson Hewson, Paul 103

15 Demystifying statistics: bring your imprimatur... to the laughter / Andy Field Field, Andy 109

16 Performing critical thinking? / Stella Jones-Devitt Jones-Devitt, Stella 114

Learning differently: assessment

17 Best practice in assessment and feedback: neglected issues / Peter Hartley Hartley, Peter 120

18 Assessment strategies for developmental and experiential learning: successes and challenges / Anita Peleg Peleg, Anita 127

19 Developing and assessing professional competence: using technology in learning design / Luke Dawson Dawson, Luke, Ben Mason Mason, Ben 135

Learning differently: international issues

20 Building curriculum internationalisation from the bottom up / David Killick Killick, David 142

21 New horizons and old challenges for distance learning: bridging the access gap in African universities / Basiro Davey Davey, Basiro 149

22 Kinds of international: internationalisation through engagement with one another / Jane Spiro Spiro, Jane 156

Part 3 Engaging students

Engaging students: in the process of learning and discovery

23 Doing, being and becoming: an occupational perspective on enabling learning / Rayya Ghul Ghul, Rayya 167

24 Learning together through student-lecturer collaborative enquiry / Will Curtis Curtis, Will 174

25 Creating space for student autonomy and engagement through partnership and letting go / Colin Bryson Bryson, Colin 180

26 The student-professional / Laura Ritchie Ritchie, Laura 185

Engaging students: its wider influence

27 Wanted! Agents of change: enabling students to make change happen in their professional world / Duncan Reavey Reavey, Duncan 191

28 Authentic partnerships: inspiring professional identity and ownership in students / Ruth Matheson Matheson, Ruth 198

Learning from the real / Mary Hartog Hartog, Mary, Philip Frame Frame, Philip, Chris Rigby Rigby, Chris, Doirean Wilson Wilson, Doirean 204

30 Looking at the mirror in the suitcase: encouraging students to reflect on their professional learning journey / Anna Lise Gordon Gordon, Anna Lise 212

Part 4 Employability: moving on

31 SOARing to success: employability development from the inside-out / Arti Kumar Kumar, Arti 221

32 Telling tales: the use of story to enhance employability / Beverly Leeds Leeds, Beverly 228

33 Authentic assessment and employability: a synergy? / Jane Thomas Thomas, Jane 234

34 Getting ready for action: student engagement in an employability project / Jamie Thompson Thompson, Jamie, Laura Bullerwell Bullerwell, Laura, Catherine Foster Foster, Catherine, Russell Jackson Jackson, Russell, Nichola Larkin Larkin, Nichola 240

35 English language learning for international employability / Angela Goddard Goddard, Angela, Alastair Henry Henry, Alastair 247

36 Engaging with and owning the enterprise agenda / Pauline Kneale Kneale, Pauline 254.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137334299

1137334290

OCLC:

868996321