Optimizing Teaching and Learning (Hardcover)

Regan A.R. Gurung

ISBN 10: 1405161795 / ISBN 13: 9781405161794

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2008

About this Item

Hardcover. Optimizing Teaching and Learning will serve as a practical guide for anyone, anywhere, who is interested in improving their teaching, the learning of their students, and correspondingly, contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Bridges the gap between the research and practice of SoTLProvides explicit instructions on how to design, conduct, analyze, and write-up SoTL workIncludes samples of actual questionnaires and other materials (e.g., focus group questions) that will jumpstart investigations into teaching and learningExplores the advantages and disadvantages of various pedagogical practices and present applications of SoTL using case studies from a variety of disciplines The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is one of the most dynamic areas of research in the field of higher education today. Optimizing Teaching and Learning will serve as a guide for anyone who is interested in improving their teaching, improving the learning of their students, and contributing to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Optimizing Teaching and Learning (Hardcover)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405161795
• ISBN 13: 9781405161794
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Optimizing Teaching and Learning will serve as a practical guide for anyone, anywhere, who is interested in improving their teaching, the learning of their students, and correspondingly, contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning.

• Bridges the gap between the research and practice of SoTL
• Provides explicit instructions on how to design, conduct, analyze, and write-up SoTL work
• Includes samples of actual questionnaires and other materials (e.g., focus group questions) that will jumpstart investigations into teaching and learning
• Explores the advantages and disadvantages of various pedagogical practices and present applications of SoTL using case studies from a variety of disciplines

About the Author

Regan A. R. Gurung is Chair of Human Development at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He has served for many years on the campus Faculty Development Committee and has also been Chair of the same. He is currently campus representative for a CASTL Leadership Site, and is a member of a national taskforce for the scholarship of teaching and learning. He is author of Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach (2006).

Beth M. Schwartz is Professor of Psychology at Randolph College. She is founding director of the Faculty Development Center on her campus. In February 2006, she received the APLS (American Psychology and Law Society) Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award.