ABSTRACT

The second edition of University Teaching in Focus distils the knowledge and insights of internationally acclaimed experts in university teaching. It empowers university teachers and contributes to their career success by developing their teaching skills, strategies and knowledge.

Written in a clear and accessible style, it provides a sharp focus on student learning through the lens of four sections:

  • Focus on subject and curriculum design
  • Focus on subject teaching and learning
  • Focus on students
  • Focus on your career

Each of the 15 chapters targets a key teaching and learning issue referencing seminal works, current resources and practical applications using real-world cases. The ‘Your thoughts’ sections encourage reflection and offer opportunities to adapt international evidence about best practice to local contexts and disciplines.

This edition will be a key resource for foundational teaching development programs in higher education institutions or as a self-help manual by early career and experienced teachers who wish to enhance their students’ learning.

part 1|109 pages

Focus on subject and curriculum design

chapter Chapter 1|26 pages

Understanding learning:

Theories and critique

chapter Chapter 3|28 pages

Curriculum frameworks

chapter Chapter 4|29 pages

Discipline-based teaching

part 2|89 pages

Focus on subject teaching and learning

chapter Chapter 7|16 pages

Academic integrity and literacy

chapter Chapter 8|20 pages

Learning technologies

part 3|86 pages

Focus on students

chapter Chapter 9|16 pages

Teaching to promote graduate employability

chapter Chapter 10|26 pages

Inclusive teaching:

Becoming an effective facilitator of learning

chapter Chapter 11|17 pages

Pedagogical partnership:

Engaging with students as co-creators of curriculum, assessment and knowledge

part 4|59 pages

Focus on your career

chapter Chapter 13|18 pages

Scholarship of teaching and learning

chapter Chapter 14|24 pages

A quality approach to university teaching

chapter Chapter 15|16 pages

Building your career through teaching