Enhancing Teaching in Higher Education New Approaches to Improving Student Learning

This is an accessible source of information and practical ideas on a wide range of recent developments in teaching and learning. All the chapters have been written by experienced lecturers and/or leading contributors from staff and educational development in higher education. They explore the spectrum of teaching and learning, covering subjects that range from general teaching strategies to students' concept maps, from online learning to student project groups, and from working in a multicultural context to encouraging self-directed learning.

This book brings together a collection of ground-breaking research and tested techniques in the field of learning and teaching in higher education. It provides an accessible, authoritative account of the latest developments, outlining how to apply learning theory and best practice to everyday teaching and providing advice on overcoming problems of implementation. Evidence is drawn from funded projects and innovative practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds and covers areas including approaches to learning, working with students, enhancing the progress and development of students and supporting and developing your own practice. Enhancing Teaching in Higher Education sums up the state of learning and teaching in higher education today and is a reliable source of advice and ideas for newas well asexperienced lecturers wanting to improve their students' learning.

Part 1: Reflecting (and Deciding) Upon Approaches to Learning 1. Ingredients For Effective Learning: the Learning Combination Lock, Colin Beard and John Wilson 2. Learning Through Work-Based Learning, David Major 3. Interactive Teaching And Learning: Exploring and Reflecting on our Practices, Anne Huntington Part 2: Working Directly with Students 4. Using Concepts Maps In Teaching And Learning, Jane Fox and Dot Morrison 5. Facilitating Tutorials In Problem-based Learning : the Students' Perspective, Teena Clouston 6. Developing Students' Skills In Groups And Teamworking: Moving Experience into Critical Reflection, Peter Hartley 7. Learning To Learn Online: how to ensure that more learners benefit from new online pedagogies, Gwynneth Hughes 8. Working With Blended Learning, Jo Hamilton-Jones 9. Facilitating Students Towards Self-Directed Learning, Julie-Anne Regan Part 3: Enhancing Student Progression and Development10. Progression In Higher Education - a Study of Learning as Represented in Level Descriptors, Jenny Moon 11. Developing The Keynote Interactive Guide To Personal Development Planning, Jenny Phillips 12. Learning About Employability, Elizabeth McFarlane Part 4: Supporting and Developing Staff 13. Research Into Practice: Learning by Doing, John Shaw 14. Learning To Teach With Technology, Vivien Sieber 15. Online Staff Development: Using the Web to Enhance Teacher Autonomy and Student Learning, Peter Mangan and Uma Patel 16. Inclusive Learning In Higher Education: the Impact of Policy Changes, Alan Hurst 17. Reframing Equality Of Opportunity Training, Glynis Cousin

Peter Hartley is Professor of Education Development and Head of Teaching Quality Enhancement Group at the University of Bradford, UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow, and has written widely on teaching and learning.Amanda Woods is Lecturer in Child Health at the University of Nottingham, UK, where she is involved in developing innovative techniques in teaching and learning.Martin Pill is Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England, UK, where he chairs the teaching, learning and assessment committee.