Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning: (35 Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning)

As the demand for quality education grows, whilst resources are limited, innovative pedagogy is the only solution that can bridge both scarcity and quality. This edited collection showcases how innovative approaches to teaching and learning have become the need of the hour in higher education. How might new technologies and a fresh take on curriculum design create a sufficient impact on learners? Pouring renewed emphasis onto the practice of innovative pedagogy, the authors chronicle the success stories of fresh interventions, and demonstrate the potential impact of re-inventing the learner-centered approach. With insight from academics around the world, including action-based models, the authors address the challenges which they faced while implementing new and sometimes radical methods, and provide a roadmap for future change. Pooling a wealth of experience on how to create an efficient learning environment in today's competitive world, this book prepares educators, policymakers and other stakeholders to embrace transformational change within their institutions.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction To Humanizing Higher Education Through Innovative Approaches For Teaching And Learning; Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya Chapter 2. The Interesting As A Pedagogical Concept- An Essay; Andreas Seland Chapter 3. Understanding Processes And Strategies For Integrating Sustainable Development In Curriculum; Divya Sharma Chapter 4. Supporting At-Risk Students In A Small Private University; Ellina Chernobilsky, Barbara Chesler, Henrietta Genfi, Susan Hayes and Jhoanna Oliva-Marquez Chapter 5. The Caring Teacher: A Philosophical Exercise In Praxis; Yvette P. Franklin Chapter 6. Spinning In Higher Education: An Autoethnography Of Finding Space To Be Human In Academic Life; Jess Moriarty and Susan Diab Chapter 7. Disrupting Hierarchies And Shifting Identities In The Undergraduate Environment: Space As An Agent Of Change; Gordon Heggie, Neil Mcpherson and Yvonne Harkness Chapter 8. Towards Humanizing Assessment: A Call To Find Justice To Students, To Faculty, And To Data; Natalia Rybas and Andrea Quenette Chapter 9. Integrating Traditional-Religious Knowledge In Higher Education. Human Agency As Philosophical Norm; Patrick Giddy Chapter 10. Using Models Of Cognitive Development To Design College Learning Experiences; Linden Higgins

About the Author :
Enakshi Sengupta serves as Associate Director of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA.   Patrick Blessinger is Chief Research Scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA.  Mandla Makhanya is the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa.

Review :
‘This collection of chapters ranges from aesthetic philosophy to the effect of neo-liberalism via strategies in curriculum development, support to at-risk students, and integration of religious dimensions. By recommending exercising care, redesigning space, rethinking assessment, the volume concludes its exploration of pedagogical innovation with epistemological considerations on diversity. A fascinating sample of higher thinking at the service of practical solutions.’