ABSTRACT

Focusing on creating learning environments, this book explores what it means to be an innovative leader of learning and teaching in higher education.

Providing practical tips and guidance to support those designing or redesigning higher education curricula, this book highlights approaches and solutions to leading change in learning and teaching. Covering all areas from an overview of external pressures, through to developing a vision and strategy for a programme, to classroom practice and sustainability, leading thinkers in the field of university learning and teaching share their experiences of driving and sustaining change in departmental practice. It also introduces creative approaches into the role to support the innovation, enhancement, and development of agile programme teams. 

With insights and case studies from international contributors, this book highlights key approaches and solutions to leading change in learning and teaching that are implementable. It will be key reading for all those teaching in higher education, but particularly for academics who are interested in programme leadership roles.

part I|32 pages

Introduction

part II|35 pages

Vision and Strategy

chapter 3|21 pages

Vision and Strategic Thinking

An Interrogative Primer for Teaching Leadership

part III|51 pages

New Frontiers

part IV|45 pages

Driving and Sustaining Change

part V|11 pages

Conclusion

chapter 12|9 pages

Agile Futures

Where Will You Go from Here?