Learning and teaching in higher education perspectives from a business school

"There is often little guidance available on how to teach in universities, despite there being increasing pressure to raise teaching standards, as well as no official requirement for academics to have any specific teaching qualification in many countries. This invaluable book comprehensively ad...

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Other Authors: Daniels, Kathy (Editor), Elliott, Caroline (Editor), Finley, Simon (Editor), Chapman, Colin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton Edward Elgar Publishing 2019, 2019
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBooks Collection Business & Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a Assessment 28. Demystifying the assessment criteria / Gayatri Patel -- Thought 16 / Bimal Arora -- 29. Using posters in academic assessments / Kris Lines -- 30. Writing effective multiple choice questions / Simon Finley -- Thought 17 / Kathy Daniels -- 31. Peer assessment / Elaine Clarke -- 32. Providing effective feedback / Jon Guest -- Index 
505 0 |a use of business simulations / Clive Kerridge -- Thought 6 / Kris Lines -- 12. How to do a confident presentation / Chris Jones -- Thought 7 / Caroline Elliott and Jon Guest -- 13. Making teaching relevant for the business student / Kathy Daniels -- 14. Problem based learning / Chris Owen -- Thought 8 / Alison McPherson -- 15. Teaching students struggling because English is not their first language / Pieter Koornhof -- 16. How to teach students from a range of different countries / Uche Ogwude -- Thought 9 / Matthew Olczak -- 17. Teaching small groups / Alison McPherson -- Technology enhanced learning -- 18. Technology enhanced learning activities and student participation / Bahar Kazmi and Umair Riaz -- Thought 10 / Elaine Clarke -- 19. Cultivating students' digital literacy / Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas -- Thought 11 / Uche Ogwude --  
505 0 |a 20. Designing and teaching an online module / Jon Taylor, Richard Terry and Matt Davies -- Thought 12 / Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas -- 21. Successful teaching in virtual classrooms / Richard Terry, Jon Taylor and Matt Davies -- Thought 13 / Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas -- 22. Managing online learning / Nicholas Theodorakopoulos -- Teaching content 23. The use of short in-class games / Jon Guest, Maria Kozlovskaya and Matthew Olczak -- 24. Teaching maths to non-mathematical standards / Geetha Ravishankar -- Thought 14 / Pieter Koornhof -- 25. How to embed CSR in teaching / Muhammed Al Mahameed and Umair Riaz -- 26. Teaching law to business students / Adam Shaw-Mellors and Pieter Koornhof -- Thought 15 / Adam Shaw-Mellors -- 27. Practitioner module partnership and sponsorship / Keith Glanfield --  
505 0 |a Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Theorising about learning and knowing / Keith Schofield -- Engaging students -- 2. How to engage students / Alison Lindon and Michael Butler -- 3. Icebreakers for business school students / Ilias Basioudis -- Thought 1 / Alison Lindon and Michael Butler -- 4. Trumping truancy: maintaining student attendance and engagement / Gayatri Patel -- Thought 2 / Kathy Daniels -- 5. Helping our students to think critically / Elaine Clarke -- Thought 3 / Daniel Cash -- 6. How to introduce and integrate creativity / Bimal Arora -- 7. How to invigorate group presentations / Matthew Olczak -- Thought 4 / Gayatri Patel -- 8. Bridging the gap: writing in higher education / Daniel Cash -- Enhancing teaching practice -- 9. Getting the most out of large group teaching / Caroline Elliott and Jon Guest -- 10. Storytelling as a technique for teaching / Sudeshna Bhattacharya -- Thought 5 / Geetha Ravishankar --  
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520 |a "There is often little guidance available on how to teach in universities, despite there being increasing pressure to raise teaching standards, as well as no official requirement for academics to have any specific teaching qualification in many countries. This invaluable book comprehensively addresses this issue, providing an overview of teaching in a business school that covers all stages of student learning. This book demonstrates various ways to engage students and offers techniques to enhance teaching practice, focusing on particular challenges such as large group teaching, increasing attendance and engagement, and successful professional development. All the contributors have current experience of teaching in a business school, allowing them to offer honest, personal assessments of what is effective in practice. Chapters address specific topics such as technology enhanced learning, while useful 'thoughts' provide creative and innovative suggestions on improving participation and outcomes. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will be an important resource for those teaching in a business school setting, as well as having significant value to anyone teaching in higher education more generally"--