ABSTRACT
Expert teaching requires knowledge and understanding of a range of theories about learning and about teaching. Subscribing to one or two theories limits the options available to the teacher to connect learners and subject knowledge; having a broad range of theories extends possibilities and opens the mind to innovative ways of teaching. It is a common assumption that there is one theory of learning which is correct. However it is not the case that one theory is right and the others are all wrong. Likewise, there is no one correct way of teaching which is superior to all the others. Much depends upon the kind of learning involved. Presented in this chapter are: a sample of theories of learning; a sample of concepts of teaching; examples of both of these in practice; a discussion of the relationship between theories of learning and pedagogical strategies; and a theory of pedagogy as a teaching repertoire.
