Teaching and Learning Innovations in Higher Education (Learning in Higher Education series)

This book showcases transformative, theory-informed innovations in teaching and learning in higher education. It presents a brand new, unique perspective on innovation in Higher Education – the Learning-centred Five-tier Model of Innovation – which guides educators in their innovation of teaching and learning products, processes, or services. A distinguishing feature of the book is the linkage to the Five-tier Model of Innovation that explicitly relates to three learning paradigms: 1) instructivism; 2) cognitivism, and 3) constructivism. In each chapter, authors situate their teaching and learning innovations in one of the three learning paradigms. The book holds 21 inspiring cases showing learning-centred product-, process-, or service-innovations within five focus areas: 1) Learning Space Design; 2) e-learning; 3) Case-Methodology, Business Practice and Fieldwork; 4) Creative Methodologies; and 5) Reflective Methodologies. Cases for the book have been selected because of their novel methodologies, their explicit learning perspectives, and their positive effects on student learning and student engagement. The book features diverse disciplines in a wide range of international cont

Richard Warner is an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Adelaide, Australia. His work primarily involves assisting local and international under/postgraduates to become effective independent learners, able to communicate appropriately, both within discipline genre parameters and in interactions with academic and general staff. Richard also consults as PEP (Pre-enrolment English Program) Liaison Person and Chair, PEP Advisory Committee, English Language Centre at the University. Kayoko Enomoto is Head of the Department of Asian Studies and Director of Student Experience (Faculty of Arts) at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her pedagogical innovations have culminated in various excellence in teaching awards, including an Office of Learning and Teaching National Citation and the University’s Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in Teaching. Kayoko’s research interests lie in higher education research, languages education, and innovative teaching practice. Claus Nygaard is Professor and Executive Director of the Institute for Learning in Higher Education. In 2010 he was appointed as Professor in Management Education at Copenhagen Business School. Claus academic work counts more than 150 publications. He has been involved in numerous innovation projects in teaching and learning in higher education including novel approaches to case-based learning, e-learning, problem-based learning, practice-based learning, as well as the development and programming of learning software.