Academic and educational development : research, evaluation and changing practice in higher education / / [edited by] Ranald Macdonald and James Wisdom

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827545103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Kogan Page; Sterling, VA, : Stylus Pub., 2002
• ISBN: 1-135-72752-X; 1-135-72753-8; 1-138-42099-9; 1-280-02470-4; 0-203-41704-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Collana: Staff and educational development series
• Altri autori (Persone): MacdonaldRanald <1952->; WisdomJames
• Disciplina: 378.1
• Soggetti: Education, Higher; Educational change
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Educational development: research, evaluation and changing practice in higher education; Developing work based educators: professional and organizational issues; Evaluation as a tool for curriculum development: a case study of multimedia development in the teaching of creative writing; Researching teaching effectiveness as an experiential learning cycle: insights into practice; Improving teaching and learning in chemistry: the national Improve project; Planning and understanding change: toolkits for course design and evaluation; Enhancing transferable skills elements within a subject discipline: an example of how project initiatives can be implemented across a diverse subject discipline in the higher education sectorTranslating research into disseminated good practice: the case of student residence abroad; Incorporating change through reflection: community based learning; Developing an evaluation design: a multi-dimensional case study; ; Developing research based learning using ICT in higher education curricula: the role of research and evaluation; Implementing a virtual learning environment: a holistic framework for institutionalizing online learningSpreading the word about pedagogic research: the virtual reading group; Professional development for organizational change; Integrating learning technologies to support the acquisition of foreign languages for specific disciplines; Structures for facilitating play and creativity in learning: a psychoanalytical perspective; Integrating skills development with academic content in the changing curriculum; Towards a culture of evaluation; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Part of the well-known Staff and Educational Development Series, this practice oriented book brings together leading research and evaluation approaches and supporting case studies from leading educational researchers and innovative teachers.