New Innovations in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2017

John Branch

ISBN 10: 191145014X / ISBN 13: 9781911450146

Published by Libri Publishing, GB, 2017

About this Item

Thislatest volume in the Learning in Higher Education series, New Innovations inTeaching and Learning in Higher Educationpresents primary examples of innovative teaching and learning practicesin higher education. The authors - scholars of teaching and learning fromuniversities across the globe - all share the ambition to develop educationalprovisions to become much more learning-centred. Such learning-centredness iskey to quality enhancement of contemporary higher education and may be achievedwith a variety of methods. The chapters document innovative teaching andlearning practices within six areas:Engaging Students through Practice - Student-Centred e-Learning -Technology for Learning - Simulation - Effective Transformation - CurriculumInnovationsThe book is trulyinternational, containing contributions from Australia, Denmark, England, HongKong, Switzerland, Qatar, Scotland, South Africa, Tasmania, Vietnam, and theUSA. Although the educational contexts are very different across thesecountries, there appears to be a striking similarity in the approach toinnovative teaching and learning - a similarity which also runs through the sixareas of the book. Whether scholars of teaching and learning engage insimulations, e-learning, transformation or use of modern technologies, theywork to empower students.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Innovations in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2017
• Publisher: Libri Publishing, GB
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 191145014X
• ISBN 13: 9781911450146
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 600 grams

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Synopsis

This book presents primary examples of innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education. The authors all share the ambition to develop educational provisions so they become much more learning-centered. The book is truly international, containing contributions from Australia, Denmark, England, Hong Kong, Italy, Quatar, Scotland, South Africa, Tasmania, Vietnam, and USA. Although the educational contexts are very different across these countries, there appears to be a striking similarity in the approach to innovative teaching and learning. The harmonization, standardization and modularization of higher education have disentangled and disengaged students as they have been gradually transformed into customers. Luckily there is now a strong movement in higher education to give back agency to students, to center student learning, and to develop curricula which enhances innovative practices.

About the Author

Dr. Professor John Branch is an award-winning educator, consultant, speaker, and educational leader, with almost 25 years of experience in more than fifty countries around the world. He has conducted management training in numerous international companies, including Anheuser-Busch, British Telecom, Cargill, Mercedes Benz, Oracle, DELL, Coca-Cola, Michelin, Ericsson, and TATA. Anne Hørsted is Adjunct Professor at University of Southern Denmark, Senior consultant at cph:learning, and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Learning in Higher Education. Dr. Professor Claus Nygaard is Executive Director at Institute for Learning in Higher Education, Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Adjunct Professor at University of Southern Denmark, Visiting Professor at Stockholm School of Economics Riga.