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 provides teachers in higher education with what they need. A useful book full of both theory and practical advice on application.
Continues to be a supportive publication for teaching in higher education.
Another very useful book full of both theory and practical advice on application.
Highly recommended as a text for reflective practice in Higher Education
What more could you ask for, Please get this book.
Some very good chapters on learning and teaching in higher education.
An excellent and well written text, the theory is explained and given good reference to practice. We will be making direct reference to sections of the text.
This text contains relevant and timely advice for professionals working within Higher Education. It encourages reflection on teaching in order to promote deeper learning and engagement. The examples provided are beneficial in encouraging the reader to apply their reading to practice in a reflective manner.
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.
Not appropriate for the curriculum - more suited to another course we run (feedback left for that instead)
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.
