1st Edition

Developing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

By Gill Nicholls Copyright 2002
    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    As a result of development within Higher Education teaching and learning, new lecturers are expected to have training and induction in teaching and learning strategies. This book provides an easy and accessible approach to the planning and preparation of teaching sessions, teaching in different settings and teaching across a diverse student population.
    Developing Learning and Teaching in Higher Education is supported by extensive research and provides practical examples of key issues. The book guides the new lecturer through the process of reflection and self-improvement, as well as demonstrating the benefits of producing a portfolio of development. This text also details how to achieve associate membership of the ILTHE and provides evidence for promotion.

    1. The Changing Context of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2. Developing Teaching and Learning 3. Students Learning 4. Planning and Preparation 5. Programme and Course Design 6. Conducting Teaching and Learning Sessions 7. Assessment 8. Revising and Improving Teaching 9. Leadership, Management and Administration 10. Continual Professional Development 11. Collecting Evidence and Building a Portfolio 12. Final Discussion

    Biography

    Gill Nicholls

    'This book will be a good companion for newcomers to university teaching and longer-serving staff with limited cpd experience who wish to conceptualise or re-conceptualise and inform and improve their teaching styles and effectiveness in the lecture theatre, classroom, small-group tutorial and seminar and teaching with technology.' - Colin Latchem, British Journal of Educational Technology