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Developing Teaching and Learning in Higher Educationreviewed by Joyce Lee - 2003 Title: Developing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Author(s): Gill Nicholls Publisher: Routledge/Falmer, New York ISBN: 0415236967, Pages: 196, Year: 2002 Search for book at Amazon.com Proffered as a primer for lecturers being inducted into the
higher education system in the United Kingdom, Developing
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education challenges new
faculty to attain teaching excellence, thereby reversing the
“research over teaching” paradigm. Nicholls,
Director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT) and
Professor of Education at King’s College, University of
London, is eminently qualified to comment on the changing context
of teaching and learning in higher education in the UK. He
charges novice academics to ramp up their subject matter expertise,
deepen their knowledge of pedagogy, and sharpen their understanding
of pedagogy as it relates to the teaching of their subject.
Peppered with reflective “points for consideration,”
this guidebook invites practitioners to engage in critical
reflectivity about their teaching practices. Likewise,
established faculties are advised to assume greater responsibility
for mentoring novices if instructional change and innovation across
UK institutions of higher learning are to occur. Whether
novice or expert, University of London faculty and higher education
faculty across the UK will... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Joyce Lee
California State University, Fullerton E-mail Author Dr. Joyce Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Human Development and Community Service at California State University, in Fullerton, California. A book she co-authored, Collaborative Inquiry In Practice: Action, Reflection, and Making Meaning, was published by Sage, 2000. Formerly a school district administrator and a professional development specialist, her research and teaching interests include educational leadership, adult and organizational learning, technology and distance education, and conducting qualitative research through collaborative inquiry.
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