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Reflective Teaching in Higher Education is the definitive textbook for reflective teachers in higher education. Informed by the latest research in this area, the book offers extensive support for those at the start of an academic career and career-long professionalism. Written by an international collaborative author team of higher education experts led by Paul Ashwin, Reflective Teaching in Higher Education offers two levels of support: - practical guidance for day-to-day teaching, covering key issues such as strategies for improving learning, teaching and assessment, curriculum design, relationships, communication, and inclusion. - evidence-informed ''principles to aid understanding of how theories can effectively inform teaching practices, offering ways to develop a deeper understanding of teaching and learning. This new edition gives greater coverage of contemporary topics, including: the climate and nature emergency; Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) including ChatGPT; the use of digital education and digital capabilities following the global pandemic; consideration of the intended outcomes of higher education for students. This edition features a greater diversity of students, teachers, institutional and disciplinary contexts, and national/international settings. It includes updated case studies, reflective activities, and research briefings, drawing on literature from a broader range of countries. reflectiveteaching.co.uk provides a treasure trove of additional support. It includes supplementary sector specific material to support for considering questions around society''s educational aims, and much more besides.
About the author
Paul Ashwin is Professor of Higher Education at Lancaster University, UK.David Boud is Foundation Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University, Australia. He is also Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Australia, and Research Professor in the Institute for Work-Based Learning, Middlesex University, UK.
Susanna Calkins directs faculty initiatives at the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University, USA.Kelly Coate is Professor of Higher Education and Pro Vice Chancellor for Education and Students at the University of Sussex, UK.Fiona Hallett is Professor in Education and Associate Dean of the Graduate School at Edge Hill University, UK.Camille Kandiko Howson is Associate Professor of Education in the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship at Imperial College London, UK.Iain MacLaren is Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.Jan McArthur is Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster University, UK. She has previously taught at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and Monash University, Australia.Velda McCune is Deputy Director of the Institute for Academic Development and Head of Learning and Teaching at the University of Edinburgh, UK.Rebecca Schendel is Associate Professor of the Practice and Managing Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, USA.Karen Mpamhanga is Professor of Higher Education and Professional Learning at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.Michelle Tooher is Educational Developer at the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
