Professionalism in Practice: Key Directions in Higher Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment

✍ Scribed by Kay Sambell, Sally Brown, Linda Graham (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 284
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This book acts as a highly practical guide for new and experienced lecturers, learning supporters and leaders in Higher Education; and offers plentiful examples and vignettes showing how learning can be brought to life through activity and engagement. It offers numerous pragmatic illustrations of how to design and deliver an engaging curriculum, and assess students’ learning authentically. Sound scholarship and research-informed approaches to Higher Education teaching and learning underpins the myriad accessible and readily recognizable examples of how real educators solve the challenges of contemporary Higher Education. Additionally, guidance is offered on how to present evidence for those seeking accreditation of their teaching and leadership in Higher Education, as well as useful advice for experienced HE teachers seeking to advance their careers into more senior roles, on the basis of their strong teaching and pedagogic leadership. The book will be of great interest to students and researchers working in Education, and will be invaluable reading for both new and experienced lecturers working in HE institutions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-12
From Teaching to Learning: Key Concepts and Foundational Principles....Pages 13-37
Promoting Student Engagement in Learning: Putting Scholarly Theory into Practice....Pages 39-91
Learning and Working Together: Students as Peers and Partners....Pages 93-138
Engaging Students with Positive Learning Experiences Through Assessment and Feedback....Pages 139-187
Promoting Engagement via Research-Rich Environments....Pages 189-225
Engaging Staff in Their Own Professional Development....Pages 227-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-279

✦ Subjects

Teaching and Teacher Education;Learning & Instruction;Higher Education;Assessment, Testing and Evaluation;Professional & Vocational Education

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