A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Enhancing Academic Practice

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Table of Contents:
Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword Part I. Teaching, supervising and learning in higher education 1. A user’s guide, Heather Fry, Steve Ketteridge and Stephanie Marshall 2. Understanding student learning, Heather Fry, Steve Ketteridge and Stephanie Marshall 3. Encouraging student motivation, Sherria L. Hoskins and Stephen E Newstead 4. Planning teaching and learning: curriculum design and development, Lorraine Stefani 5. Lecturing to large groups, Ann Morton 6. Teaching and learning in small groups, Sandra Griffiths 7. E-learning – an introduction, Sam Brenton 8. Teaching and learning for employability: knowledge is not the only outcome, Pauline Kneale 9. Supporting student learning, David Gosling 10. Assessing student learning, Lin Norton 11. Supervising projects and dissertations, Stephanie Marshall 12. Supervising research students, Steve Ketteridge and Morag Shiach 13. Teaching quality, standards and enhancement, Judy McKimm 14. Evaluating courses and teaching, Dai Hounsell Part II Teaching in the disciplines 15. Teaching in the disciplines, Denis Berthiaume 16. Key aspects of learning and teaching in experimental sciences, Ian Hughes and Tina Overton 17. Key aspects of teaching and learning in mathematics and statistics, Joe Kyle and Peter Kahn 18. Key aspects of teaching and learning in engineering, John Dickens and Carol Arlett 19. Key aspects of teaching and learning in computing science, Gerry McAllister and Sylvia Alexander 20. Key aspects of teaching and learning in arts, humanities and social sciences, Phillip W Martin 21. Key aspects of teaching and learning in languages, Carol Gray and John Klapper 22. Key aspects of teaching and learning in the visual arts, Alison Shreeve, Shân Waring and Linda Drew 23. Key aspects of teaching and learning: enhancing learning in legal education, Tracey Varnava and Julian Webb 24. Key aspects of teaching and learning in accounting, business and management, Ursula Lucas and Peter Milford 25. Key aspects of teaching and learning in economics, Liz Barnett 26. Key aspects of teaching and learning in medicine and dentistry, Adam Feather and Heather Fry 27. Key aspects of teaching and learning in nursing and midwifery, Pam Parker and Della Freeth Part 3 Enhancing personal practice 28. Enhancing personal practice: establishing teaching and learning credentials, Heather Fry and Steve Ketteridge 29. Teaching excellence as a vehicle for career progression, Stephanie Marshall and Gus Pennington Glossary Index