Exploring Learning & Teaching in Higher Education / edited by Mang Li, Yong Zhao.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, Mang, Editor.

Zhao, Yong, Editor.

Series:

New Frontiers of Educational Research, 2195-349X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Higher Education.

Local Subjects:

Higher Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The focus of this book is on exploring effective strategies in higher education that promote meaningful learning and go beyond discipline boundaries, with a special emphasis on Subjectivity Learning, Refreshing Lecturing, Learning through Construction, Learning through Transaction, Transformative Learning, Using Technology, and Assessment for Learning and Teaching in particular. The research collected in this book is all based on empirical studies and includes research methods and findings that will be of great interest to teachers and researchers in the area of higher education. The main benefit readers will derive from this book is a meaningful insight into what other teachers around the world are doing in higher education and what lessons they have learned, which will support them in their own teaching. .

Contents:

Instructional Model Oriented towards Improving Teaching Ability of Pre-service Teachers

Beyond Survival: Using Games to Thrive in Lecture

Using Entertaining Metaphors in the Introduction of the Case Method in a Case-based Course

Case Study Instruction in Educational Psychology: Implications for Teacher Preparation

An Experiential Learning Approach to Teaching Business Planning: Connecting Students to the Real World

Innovative assessment and collaborative learning using problem-based learning. Learning through Construction a different medium in which to excel?

Enhancing cooperative education through action learning projects

Examining Instructional Interventions: Encouraging Academic Integrity Through Active Learning Approaches

Peer Mentoring and Tutoring in Higher Education

Learning and Transformation

Using the Discovering Model to Facilitate Transformative Learning in Higher Education

Transformative learning theory: Addressing new challenges in social work education

Technology-supported design for inquiry-based Learning

Past, Present and Future of Podcasting in Higher Education

Blended Learning in English for Tourism: a Case Study

Essay Question Formative Assessments in Large Section Courses: Two Studies Illustrating Easy and Effective Use

Learner-Centered Assessment in US Colleges and Universities

Application of Formative Assessment in a Chinese EFL Course. .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

9783642553523

3642553524

OCLC:

892621370