Exploring Disciplinary Teaching Excellence In Higher Education
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Exploring Disciplinary Teaching Excellence In Higher Education
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Author : Marion Heron
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-08-13
Exploring Disciplinary Teaching Excellence In Higher Education written by Marion Heron and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-13 with Education categories.
This book explores disciplinary teaching excellence through a diverse range of student-staff partnership research projects. Despite being a highly contested term, ‘teaching excellence’ is something that universities aspire to and are expected to have. However, the editors and contributors argue that not only are definitions of excellence often broad and generic, but they lack nuanced understandings of disciplinary excellence in higher education. This book begins by unpacking some of these contested definitions of teaching excellence, followed by a series of co-authored chapters produced by students and staff who have undertaken research projects where they examine teaching excellence in their respective disciplinary areas. These chapters demonstrate that teaching excellence may be better understood as a process of becoming that is achieved through partnership between teachers and students. This book will be of interest and value to students, educators, and policy-makers concerned about teaching excellence, as well as scholars of student-staff partnerships.
Exploring Disciplinary Teaching Excellence In Higher Education
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Author : Marion Heron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Exploring Disciplinary Teaching Excellence In Higher Education written by Marion Heron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
This book explores disciplinary teaching excellence through a diverse range of student-staff partnership research projects. Despite being a highly contested term, 'teaching excellence' is something that universities aspire to and are expected to achieve. However, the editors and contributors argue that not only are definitions of excellence often broad and generic, but they lack nuanced understandings of disciplinary excellence in higher education. This book begins by unpacking some of these contested definitions of teaching excellence, followed by a series of co-authored chapters produced by students and staff who have undertaken research projects where they examine teaching excellence in their respective disciplinary areas. These chapters demonstrate that teaching excellence may be better understood as a process of becoming that is achieved through partnership between teachers and students. This book will be of interest and value to students, educators, and policy-makers concerned about teaching excellence, as well as scholars of student-staff partnerships. Marion Heron is Senior Lecturer in the Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey, UK. Her disciplinary background is applied linguistics and she currently researches in the area of educational linguistics. She has worked in a teacher education role in a variety of national and international contexts. Laura Barnett is Lecturer in the Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey, UK. Her disciplinary background is in sociology and her research interests relate to everyday social experiences, inequalities and widening participation linked to learning and teaching in higher education. Kieran Balloo was Lecturer in the Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey, UK. His disciplinary background is in psychology and his current research broadly explores the impact of students' backgrounds and the university environment on their experiences of higher education.
International Perspectives On Teaching Excellence In Higher Education
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Author : Alan Skelton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-05-13
International Perspectives On Teaching Excellence In Higher Education written by Alan Skelton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-13 with Education categories.
There has been an explosion of interest in teaching excellence in higher education. Once labelled the ‘poor relation’ of the research/teaching divide, teaching is now firmly on the policy agenda; pressure on institutions to improve the quality of teaching has never been greater and significant funding seeks to promote teaching excellence in higher education institutions. This book constitutes the first serious scrutiny of how and why it should be achieved. International perspectives from educational researchers, award winning teachers, practitioners and educational developers consider key topics, including: policy initiatives research-led teaching teaching excellence and scholarship the significance of academic disciplines research into teaching excellence rewarding through promotion inclusive learning and ICT. Teaching Excellence in Higher Education provides a guide for all those supporting, promoting and trying to achieve teaching excellence in higher education and sets the scene for teaching excellence as a field for serious investigation and critical enquiry.
Exploring Signature Pedagogies
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Author : Regan A. R. Gurung
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-07-03
Exploring Signature Pedagogies written by Regan A. R. Gurung and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-03 with Education categories.
From the Foreword“These authors have clearly shown the value in looking for the signature pedagogies of their disciplines. Nothing uncovers hidden assumptions about desired knowledge, skills, and dispositions better than a careful examination of our most cherished practices. The authors inspire specialists in other disciplines to do the same. Furthermore, they invite other colleagues to explore whether relatively new, interdisciplinary fields such as Women’s Studies and Global Studies have, or should have, a signature pedagogy consistent with their understanding of what it means to ‘apprentice’ in these areas." -- Anthony A. Ciccone, Senior Scholar and Director, Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.How do individual disciplines foster deep learning, and get students to think like disciplinary experts? With contributions from the sciences, humanities, and the arts, this book critically explores how to best foster student learning within and across the disciplines. This book represents a major advance in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) by moving beyond individual case studies, best practices, and the work of individual scholars, to focus on the unique content and characteristic pedagogies of major disciplines. Each chapter begins by summarizing the SoTL literature on the pedagogies of a specific discipline, and by examining and analyzing its traditional practices, paying particular attention to how faculty evaluate success. Each concludes by the articulating for its discipline the elements of a “signature pedagogy” that will improve teaching and learning, and by offering an agenda for future research.Each chapter explores what the pedagogical literature of the discipline suggests are the optimal ways to teach material in that field, and to verify the resulting learning. Each author is concerned about how to engage students in the ways of knowing, the habits of mind, and the values used by experts in his or her field. Readers will not only benefit from the chapters most relevant to their disciplines. As faculty members consider how their courses fit into the broader curriculum and relate to the other disciplines, and design learning activities and goals not only within the discipline but also within the broader objectives of liberal education, they will appreciate the cross-disciplinary understandings this book affords.
Developing Expertise For Teaching In Higher Education
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Author : Taylor & Francis Group
language : en
Publisher: SEDA Series
Release Date : 2022-03-10
Developing Expertise For Teaching In Higher Education written by Taylor & Francis Group and has been published by SEDA Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-10 with categories.
This book provides a contemporary view of the characteristics of expertise for teaching in higher education, based on the strong foundation of research into expertise, and empirical and practical knowledge of the development of teaching in higher education. Taking key themes related to the characteristics of expertise, this edited collection delivers practical ideas for supporting and enabling professional learning and development in higher education as well as theoretical constructs for the basis of personal reflection on practice. Providing an accessible, evidence-informed theoretical framework designed to support individuals wishing to improve their teaching, Developing Teaching Expertise in Higher Education considers teaching excellence from an expertise perspective, and discusses how it might be supported and available to all. It invites a call to action to all policy makers and strategic leaders who make a claim for teaching excellence to consider how professional learning and the development of expertise can be embedded in the culture, environment and ways of working in higher education institutions. Full of practical examples, based on scholarship and experience, to guide individual teachers, educational developers and policy makers in higher education, this book is a must-read text for those new to teaching in higher education and those looking to improve their practice.
Dominant Discourses In Higher Education
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Author : Ian M. Kinchin
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-01-13
Dominant Discourses In Higher Education written by Ian M. Kinchin and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-13 with Education categories.
This book examines the dominant discourses in higher education. From the moment teachers enter higher education, they are met with dominant discourses that are often adopted uncritically, including concepts such as teaching excellence, student voice, and student engagement. Teachers are also met with simplistic binaries such as teaching vs. research, quantitative vs. qualitative research, and constructivists vs. positivists. Kinchin and Gravett suggest that this may present a distorted view, contributing to the disconnect between the aims and observable practice of higher education. Rather than celebrating difference, dominant discourses tend to seek similarities in an attempt to simplify and manage the environment. In this book, the authors share their belief that teaching and learning should be a thoughtful endeavour. Thinking with a breadth of theories, the authors explore the overlaps between different perspectives in order to offer a richer and more inclusive interrogation of the dominant discourses that pervade higher education. Offering methodological approaches to explore these perspectives, the authors bring together academics working in different parts of the university and examine the concept of a 'rich cartography', considering how this can offer meaning within higher education research and practice.
Belonging And Identity In Stem Higher Education
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Author : Camille Kandiko Howson
language : en
Publisher: UCL Press
Release Date : 2024-07-30
Belonging And Identity In Stem Higher Education written by Camille Kandiko Howson and has been published by UCL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-30 with Education categories.
In Belonging and Identity in STEM Higher Education, leading scholars, teachers, practitioners and students explore belonging and identity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and how this is impacted by disciplinary changes and the post-pandemic higher education context. In STEM fields, positivist approaches and a focus on numerical data can lead to assumptions that they are unemotional, impersonal disciplines. The need for mathematical competency, logical thinking and disciplinary contexts can be barriers to engagement, belonging and success in STEM. STEM ways of thinking, such as those underpinning abstract and complex mathematics, can form the basis for new ways of conceptualising belonging for both staff and students, going beyond socio-demographic and cultural differences. In this book, chapters and case study contributions analyse what is unique about STEM educational environments for staff and students in the UK, Ireland, Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. The authors examine the role of STEM pedagogies in facilitating belonging, variable impacts across student characteristics and the experiences STEM students face in their higher education experiences. It provides a valuable resource for those working in equity diversity and inclusion (EDI), STEM educational researchers and practitioners, as well as offering insights for academics and teachers in STEM higher education.
Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning Sotl In Asian Higher Education
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Author : Kaur, Amrita
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2024-12-11
Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning Sotl In Asian Higher Education written by Kaur, Amrita and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-11 with Education categories.
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) plays a critical role in shaping higher education by enhancing teaching practices and improving student learning outcomes. In Asia, SoTL takes on unique significance due to the region's rich diversity in cultural, historical, and social contexts. The integration of traditional values with modern educational approaches highlights the complexity and adaptability of SoTL in addressing global and local educational challenges. This evolving practice not only enriches academic research but also fosters innovative methodologies that resonate with the diverse needs of educators and learners across the region. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Asian Higher Education raises awareness about the importance of SoTL in Asia. It serves as a catalyst for educators to engage with SoTL practices. Covering topics such as cultural humility, pedagogy, and third space dynamics, this book is an excellent resource for educators, academic developers, institutional leaders, academicians, policymakers, and more.
Teaching And Learning In Higher Education
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Author : Elizabeth Cleaver
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2014-03-31
Teaching And Learning In Higher Education written by Elizabeth Cleaver and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-31 with Education categories.
In today′s higher education climate academic staff are encouraged to focus not only on the up-to-date content of their teaching, but also to identify the most effective ways to engage students in learning, often alongside other key transferrable skills. This had led to a growing requirement for staff to adopt a scholarly approach to learning and teaching practice, and to undertake scholarship of learning and teaching as part of ongoing professional development. This text explores broad best practice approaches to undertaking enquiry into learning and teaching in higher education. It provides an introduction for staff who have been educated within a range of academic disciplines, often with high-level but very focused knowledge about, and understandings of, research processes to the potentially new world of educational enquiry. This is complemented by chapters exploring what educational enquiry means in the context of different academic disciplines, including physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, the life sciences, the arts, the humanities, the health professions, and law. It also includes: An overview of research methodology including data collection, literature reviews, good ethical practice, and research dissemination Case studies of actual research projects to support understanding of how to carry out educational enquiry in practice. Lecturers, why waste time waiting for the post arrive? Request and receive your e-inspection copy today!
Understanding Teaching Excellence In Higher Education
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Author : Alan Skelton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-11-17
Understanding Teaching Excellence In Higher Education written by Alan Skelton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-17 with Education categories.
What makes a university teacher 'excellent'? As debates rage about whether this is down to subject knowledge, communication skills, taking a research-led approach or being a technological whiz, this book provides the first in-depth examination of teaching excellence in higher education. Identifying and examining interpretations of teaching excellence, it considers what ‘excellent’ means and implies for practice.