Learning to teach in higher education / Paul Ramsden.
By: Ramsden, Paul
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992Description: xiv, 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0415064147; 0415064155 .Subject(s): College teaching -- Great Britain | College teaching -- Australia | College teaching -- Great Britain -- Case studies | College teaching -- Australia -- Case studiesDDC classification: 378.125 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 378.125 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00009968 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Addresses the problem of how best to evaluate and improve teaching in higher education in a climate of accountability and appraisal. The author argues that effective teaching involves listening to students and changing current attitudes towards teaching.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-285) and index.
Part 1: Learning and teaching in higher education -- Part 2: Design for learning -- Part 3: Evaluating and improving the quality of teaching and learning.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Ways of Understanding Teaching
- 3 What Students Learn
- 4 Approaches to Learning
- 5 Learning from the Student's Perspective
- 6 The Nature of Good Teaching in Higher Education
- 7 Theories of Teaching in Higher Education
- Part 2 Design for Learning
- 8 The Goals and the Structure of a Course
- 9 Teaching Strategies for Effective Learning
- 10 Assessing for Understanding
- Part 3 Evaluating and Improving Quality
- 11 Evaluating the Quality of Higher Education
- 12 What Does it Take to Improve University Teaching?