Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
The Reflective Professional
- Greg Light - Northwestern University, USA
- Roy Cox
- Susanna Calkins - Northwestern University, USA
—Ken Bain, Vice Provost for Instruction, Montclair State University
Praise for the First Edition
"For too long we have waited for a book that brings together the best contemporary thinking about learning and teaching and that connects with academics' everyday teaching practice in an engaging way. At last, in this book, we have it."
—Ronald Barnett, Institute of Education, University of London
Around the world, higher education services are challenged by increased numbers and diversity of students, tougher demands for professional accountability, increasing calls for educational relevance and thinning resources. This new edition addresses key issues in the practice and theory of teaching and learning in the sector and includes updated and revised discussions of:
- the professional in academic practice
- mentoring
- teaching with technology
- the relationship between learning objectives, outcomes and assessment
- the novice teacher
The authors draw upon theory, practice and current research to provide a new way of thinking about the many aspects of learning and teaching in higher education, enabling the reader to critically reflect upon their teaching. They also propose a model for developing, conducting and producing evidence for continuous professional development appropriate to the higher education academic community.
Learning & Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional is intended for lecturers, researchers, staff developers and others providing and/or supporting teaching in higher and professional education.
Not appropriate for the curriculum - more suited to another course we run (feedback left for that instead)
An excellent combination of theory and practice (and theory into practice) that gives the reader a clear account of the principles and practice of learning and teaching.
Excellent! Very useful and interesting and will really prove thought provoking for students. This book will have something for students working at all levels, with an interest in this topic.
This text is very useful for higher education lecturers. The chapters I enjoyed reading most were ‘course and curriculum design’ and ‘student assessment’. This book is useful for developing knowledge into curriculum design, including course structure, theoretical underpinning and teaching strategies.
useful supplementary reader for students as it explores different aspects of educational practice and theory.
Reflection is an essential part of teacher education. This book explores different methods of using reflection and how to encourage students to use it on a daily basis.
this book provides teachers in higher education with what they need. A useful book full of both theory and practical advice on application.
This is an excellent handbook to those new to Higher Education. It gives simple clear yet insightful information which will help those new to Higher Education become effective teachers. I will be recommending this to other students on the course
A good support text for those begining a teaching career in Higher education
Really useful text with focus upon reflection for implementation in the PGCTHE.
While the essential character and approach of this book have been retained, this new edition has been substantially updated with references to recent research, literature and teaching practices. When the book was first published, the millennium had just happened. Now, after almost a decade, we have seen startling changes in the use of technology in higher education and the increasing globalization of learning and teaching.
Having been situated in both London and Chicago during this time, the authors were also conscious of the international tensions differentiating the study and practice of learning and teaching – particularly between the UK and the US. This new edition consciously draws upon the diverse body of international literature and describes key areas of agreement.
