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Global innovation of teaching and learning in higher education : transgressing boundaries / Prudence C. Layne, Peter Lake, editors.

Contributor(s): Layne, Prudence C [editor.] | Lake, Peter [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Professional learning and development in schools and higher education ; v. 11.Publisher: Cham : Springer, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 369 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319104829; 3319104829; 3319104810; 9783319104812Subject(s): Education | Education, Higher | Education and globalization | Education, Higher -- International cooperation | International education | EDUCATION -- Higher | Education and globalization | Education, Higher | Education, Higher -- International cooperation | International education | Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General | Higher & further education, tertiary education | Educational strategies & policy | Education -- Educational Psychology | Teaching skills & techniquesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 378.172/4 LOC classification: LB2322.2
Contents:
Foreword by James Wisdom; About the Book's Organization ; Preface ; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter-1; Introduction: Teaching and Learning at the Crossroads; Teaching Innovatively; Drivers for Change; The Importance of 'Engaging Students'; Engaging Mind, Body and Spirit; What About Us? Instructors Need to Be Engaged Too!; Does Duration Matter?; SoTL at a Crossroads; Reference; Part I; Transforming the 'Traditional' in HigherEducation; Chapter-2; Concentrated Learning: A Linear Approach to Knowledge for Higher Education; Introduction; History; Concentrated Learning; Issues.
Previous Academic StudiesNeurological Studies; Time; Studies: Baun 2007; Studies: University of Montana Western; Suggested Success Factors for Concentrated Courses; Conclusion; References; Chapter-3; Transforming Higher Education Institutions; Higher Education: A Slow Route to Revolutionary Innovation; Elon University Ranked as a National Leader in Student Engagement; Aligning Strategy and Purpose with the Institutional Mission; Innovating Around Physical Space; History Transforms; Entering Virtual Space; Restructuring the Academic Calendar; Meeting Student Expectations; Summary; References.
Chapter-4Digital Storytelling in Industrial Design; Introduction; Literature Review; South African Higher Education Institutions' Response to Non-traditional Students; The Universal Design for Learning Framework; Digital Storytelling in Industrial Design; Methodology; Findings; Characteristics Which Made the Students in this Study Non-traditional and the Challenges they Encountered in Their Studies; The Potential of Digital Storytelling in Enhancing Teaching and Learning of Non-traditional Students; Affinity to Digital Technology; Creative Identity; Collaboration and Peer Learning.
Flexibility/Blurring of BoundariesChallenging Task; Discussion and Recommendations; Conclusion; Appendix 4.1: Digital Storytelling Project Brief; Appendix 4.2: Digital Storytelling Marking Rubric; References; Chapter-5; Challenging Pedagogic Norms: Engaging First-year Undergraduates in an Intensive Research Informed Learning Programme; National and International Contexts for Grand Challenges; The 2013 Grand Challenges Pilot; Pedagogic Principles; Research-led Education; Active Inquiry Based Learning; Interdisciplinarity; Education for Employability.
Critical Reflections on the 2013 Grand Challenges PilotEngagement and Motivation: Student Perspectives; Academic Leadership and Facilitation: Staff Perspectives; Contributions to Wider Curriculum Design Theory; Curriculum Design: Issues of Ownership; Performativity vs. a Liberal Education; Education as Action: Critical Pedagogy; The Unique Characteristics of Intensive Programmes; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; Chapter-6 ; Rethinking Evidence: Assessment in the History Discipline in Australian Universities ; Introduction; Background; Literature; Learning Outcomes in History?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword by James Wisdom; About the Book's Organization ; Preface ; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter-1; Introduction: Teaching and Learning at the Crossroads; Teaching Innovatively; Drivers for Change; The Importance of 'Engaging Students'; Engaging Mind, Body and Spirit; What About Us? Instructors Need to Be Engaged Too!; Does Duration Matter?; SoTL at a Crossroads; Reference; Part I; Transforming the 'Traditional' in HigherEducation; Chapter-2; Concentrated Learning: A Linear Approach to Knowledge for Higher Education; Introduction; History; Concentrated Learning; Issues.

Previous Academic StudiesNeurological Studies; Time; Studies: Baun 2007; Studies: University of Montana Western; Suggested Success Factors for Concentrated Courses; Conclusion; References; Chapter-3; Transforming Higher Education Institutions; Higher Education: A Slow Route to Revolutionary Innovation; Elon University Ranked as a National Leader in Student Engagement; Aligning Strategy and Purpose with the Institutional Mission; Innovating Around Physical Space; History Transforms; Entering Virtual Space; Restructuring the Academic Calendar; Meeting Student Expectations; Summary; References.

Chapter-4Digital Storytelling in Industrial Design; Introduction; Literature Review; South African Higher Education Institutions' Response to Non-traditional Students; The Universal Design for Learning Framework; Digital Storytelling in Industrial Design; Methodology; Findings; Characteristics Which Made the Students in this Study Non-traditional and the Challenges they Encountered in Their Studies; The Potential of Digital Storytelling in Enhancing Teaching and Learning of Non-traditional Students; Affinity to Digital Technology; Creative Identity; Collaboration and Peer Learning.

Flexibility/Blurring of BoundariesChallenging Task; Discussion and Recommendations; Conclusion; Appendix 4.1: Digital Storytelling Project Brief; Appendix 4.2: Digital Storytelling Marking Rubric; References; Chapter-5; Challenging Pedagogic Norms: Engaging First-year Undergraduates in an Intensive Research Informed Learning Programme; National and International Contexts for Grand Challenges; The 2013 Grand Challenges Pilot; Pedagogic Principles; Research-led Education; Active Inquiry Based Learning; Interdisciplinarity; Education for Employability.

Critical Reflections on the 2013 Grand Challenges PilotEngagement and Motivation: Student Perspectives; Academic Leadership and Facilitation: Staff Perspectives; Contributions to Wider Curriculum Design Theory; Curriculum Design: Issues of Ownership; Performativity vs. a Liberal Education; Education as Action: Critical Pedagogy; The Unique Characteristics of Intensive Programmes; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; Chapter-6 ; Rethinking Evidence: Assessment in the History Discipline in Australian Universities ; Introduction; Background; Literature; Learning Outcomes in History?

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