Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
The Reflective Professional
- Greg Light - Northwestern University, USA
- Roy Cox
- Susanna Calkins - Northwestern University, USA
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
Worldwide, higher and professional education services are challenged by increased student numbers and diversity, 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 fully updated 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 on theory, practice and current research to provide a new way of thinking about the many aspects of learning and teaching in higher education, enabling readers to reflect critically on their teaching. They also propose a model for continuous professional development appropriate to the higher education academic community.
Learning & Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional is for lecturers, researchers, staff developers and others involved in teaching in higher and professional education.
Greg Light is Director of the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence and an associate professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, Chicago. Roy Cox was a visiting academic at the University of London where he helped establish one of the first centres for learning and teaching in higher education in the world. Susanna Calkins is Associate Director for Faculty development at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence.
This book is in constant use by the tutors and learners alike for research and teaching resource. Essential book to have in library of resources.
This book has been used for supporting the knowledge requirements for the Diploma in Education and Teaching. Used by teachers for course development and learners for their research elements.
It is a very good book, well-written, easily understandable and close to my needs and expectations as a lecturer
This text helps to understand the complexities of learning and teaching.
I am going to recommend this book as essential reading for the PGCert HE programme. This book has been invaluable to my progress, and the pursuit of studies in Higher Education.
general additional resource
This book complies with all the needs of the course.
useful supplementary reader for students as it explores different aspects of educational practice and theory.
An in-depth handbook covering everything form designing a module to mentoring and student assessment.
Very useful, enabling the student/teacher to build further knowledge and skills through theory relating to practical examples of case studies/diagrams within this publication.
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.
