130 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
136 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
136 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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University Teaching: An Introductory Guide is a vital tool for the new lecturer that aims to encourage and support an inquiry into university teaching and academic life. This book understands that teaching is not discrete but one of many activities integrated in academic work. It recognizes that teaching is directly affected by administrative concerns such as timetabling and workload demands,... Read more
Introduction 1. Learning to Teach in University 2. Peer Review of Teaching 3. Lecturing 4. Discussion as an Approach to Teaching 5. Theory and Practice in Student Learning 6. Students Past and Present 7. Research and the New Academic 8. Academic Work 9. The Purposes and Values of a University Education 10. The Subject and the Idea of Critical Thinking
Biography
Tony Harland is Associate Professor at the Higher Education Development Centre, University of Otago, New Zealand.
"The book gives useful advice to new lecturers. It is just as useful for them as for readers interested in questions of pedagogy in higher education. What the book has to say is also worth considering in the international higher education community" - Judit Torgyik, The Hungarian Educational Research Journal
