Transformative Practice in Higher Education

This insightful book transforms crisis reflections into longer term guidance for a responsive, engaged pedagogy within contemporary higher education (HE).

In recent years, HE institutions worldwide have seen a seismic shift that has compelled them to rapidly transition to online and blended learning models. This book captures the ingenuity and resilience of educators who not only weathered the storm but emerged from it with innovative practices that have permanently transformed the landscape of teaching and learning in universities.

Through interdisciplinary accounts and scholarly perspectives across diverse disciplines and geographies, it highlights care, creativity, and resilience in practices that build community, support learners, and foster engaged learning. Each chapter offers enduring lessons for learner-centred, responsive pedagogy, detailing innovations that practitioners permanently integrated across delivery formats.

This key title is written for HE practitioners across the globe, whether they are teaching in the context of a subject discipline or identify themselves as blended or integrated professionals. Its insights will provide inspiration, guidance, and points for reflection for all those who wish to engage with critical pedagogies and long-term transformation in contemporary HE.

Alicja Syska is a Learning Developer and lecturer in education and history at the University of Plymouth, UK. She is a researcher, podcaster, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (JLDHE), and a Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE.

Carina Buckley leads the Learning Design team at Solent University, UK. She is a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE, a member of the JLDHE editorial board, and co-host of the Learning Development Project podcast.

Gita Sedghi is a professor of chemistry education at the University of Liverpool, UK. She has received the National Teaching Fellowship, Principal Fellowship of AdvanceHE, and RSC Excellence in Higher Education Award for creating high-quality inclusive resources for a diverse community of students.

Nicola Grayson is a senior lecturer in academic development in the Centre for Learning Enhancement and Educational Development at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is a Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE.