Academic And Educational Development

Author : Ranald Macdonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135727536

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Academic and Educational Development by Ranald Macdonald Pdf

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. With much emphasis on change, innovation and developing best practice in higher education, it is essential that those involved in actually developing, researching or implementing approaches to teaching, learning or management, are informed by the experiences of others. The emphasis of this book is on changing practice in HE; how developments come about; what research underpins desirable development; and the impact of development of student learning, staff expertise and institutional practice and policy. Specifically, the book is developed in two themed parts: Part A, Supporting change within subjects and departments. Part B, Supporting change within institutions and the wider environment.

Author : Lyn Ashmore,Denise Robinson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473910577

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Learning, Teaching and Development by Lyn Ashmore,Denise Robinson Pdf

This best practice guide to teaching in the Further Education and Skills sector, and professional organisational learning contexts, examines the key concepts underpinning effective teaching and learning and combines this with case studies which demonstrate meaningful connections between theory and practice. Each chapter also contains discussion questions, learning activities and reflective points, allowing you to further engage with key research and relate it to your own teaching. Offering pragmatic advice on learning design, support and delivery, coverage includes: Identifying learning needs and objectives Selecting and developing appropriate content Using technology to enhance learning Assessment, evaluation and reflection This is an indispensable resource for anyone preparing to teach in Further Education, current Higher Education lecturers and work-based learning trainers in private and public-sector organisations. Lyn Ashmore is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Professional Development and Denise Robinson is Director of the Post Compulsory Education & Training Consortium, both are based at the University of Huddersfield.

Author : David Baume,Celia Popovic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317520337

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Advancing Practice in Academic Development by David Baume,Celia Popovic Pdf

Within the field of academic development, the last twenty years have seen a great expansion of published research into practice and the further development of theoretical approaches. This growth in the scholarship of academic development matches a growth in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Advancing Practice in Academic Development draws on these evolving scholarships to advance professional practice in academic development, addressing questions such as: . How have global academic developers and their units developed and changed over recent decades? How has the context in which academic development work is done altered? What have academic developers and their professional associations learnt? Case studies and examples are used throughout the text to illustrate development scenarios and methods. Academic development is considered as, among others, a critical, a scholarly, a principled, a pragmatic, a supporting and a leadership role. This book is ideal for use on academic development courses run by SEDA and other international organisations as well as by those who have responsibility for leading the improvement of educational practice. Written in a scholarly, accessible, stimulating and practical style, this book acknowledges difficulties and offers ways forward. As well as analysing problems, it offers solutions. Links to web sources referenced in this book can be found at www.seda.ac.uk/apad

Author : Land, Ray
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335213283

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Educational Development by Land, Ray Pdf

· What do educational developers see as the main issues to be tackled within their work? · How does the educational context and culture in which they work affect the practice of educational developers? · How do educational developers perceive change occurring within higher education organisations? In higher education institutions worldwide, issues relating to quality in teaching and learning have gained prominence over the last two decades as student numbers, and the need to be publicly accountable, have increased. During this time a sizeable community of educational developers has emerged whose work and research focuses on the enhancement of the student experience in higher education. A significant issue for these developers is how change can be effected in organisations with well-established academic cultures and practices, beset by many other priorities and pressures. This first book-length analysis of developers as a community of practice illustrates in their own words the issues they face, their differing orientations to development (given their differing organisational cultures), and how they see their institutional role. What emerges is the contested notion of ‘development’ itself, and a tribe of developers who, though fragmented, offer a rich variation in their discourse, identity and practice. Drawing upon developers’ own voices, the book offers a lively and accessible narrative approach to this rapidly evolving area. It is a useful guide to help individual developers compare their own practice with that of others, and development teams to map the effectiveness of their own centre’s provision. Educational Developmentis essential reading for educational developers, teaching and learning co-ordinators and teaching fellows, as well as senior managers with remits for academic development, and directors of quality assurance. It is also of interest to those in higher education who are concerned with bringing about organisational or cultural change.

Author : Arti Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134098033

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Personal, Academic and Career Development in Higher Education by Arti Kumar Pdf

This book is the first to show how to integrate Personal Development Planning (PDP) activities into teaching in higher education. It is packed with activities, exercises, lesson plans, resources, reflective questionnaires, skills audits and case studies, and with suggestions for how these may be customized to suit different groups of students in different subject areas. By embedding activities into the curriculum, students are encouraged to engage with the PDP process to help them: gain a better understanding of what and how they are learning improve study skills gain a clear idea strengths and areas for development improve ability to explain and discuss skills and abilities with prospective employers, with the evidence to support your claims become a more effective, independent and confident self-directed learner. Personal Development Planning will help all staff and educational development professionals, teachers in HE, and advisers and support staff in careers services enable students to build up a personal development record to improve their ability to relate their learning and achievements to employers' interests and needs and, ultimately, gain employment.

Author : Ranald Macdonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135727529

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Academic and Educational Development by Ranald Macdonald Pdf

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. With much emphasis on change, innovation and developing best practice in higher education, it is essential that those involved in actually developing, researching or implementing approaches to teaching, learning or management, are informed by the experiences of others. The emphasis of this book is on changing practice in HE; how developments come about; what research underpins desirable development; and the impact of development of student learning, staff expertise and institutional practice and policy. Specifically, the book is developed in two themed parts: Part A, Supporting change within subjects and departments. Part B, Supporting change within institutions and the wider environment.

Author : Ian Douglas Clark
Publisher : Queen's School of Policy Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 1553392655

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Academic Transformation by Ian Douglas Clark Pdf

The large scale publicly funded system of postsecondary education in Ontario developed in the 1960s has been largely successful in fulfilling important societal needs in the areas of education, human resource development, and research. Existing approaches, however, are unlikely to be sufficient to address the challenges of the coming decade. Academic Transformation: The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario examines the developments that are re-shaping the province's post-secondary system, including higher enrollment, further development of a knowledge-based economy, increased demands for research focused on competitiveness and productivity, and Ontario's transition to a multicultural, internationally connected, urban, and aged society. Universities and colleges are also adjusting to internal changes in the composition of the student body and staff, faculty work profiles, and funding arrangements. The authors consider possible changes in the system's structure, policy, and governance that may be helpful in dealing with the anticipated changes in societal needs, and expectations related to post-secondary education.

Author : Tara Madden-Dent,Deborah Oliver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Academic achievement
ISBN : 1799867293

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Leading Schools with Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) by Tara Madden-Dent,Deborah Oliver Pdf

"This book provides theoretical and applied frameworks for educators who seek to improve their understanding of evidence-based strategies to embed social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) practices into sustainable and measurable high impact systems"--

Author : Kieran Egan
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:31951P00086538S

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Educational Development by Kieran Egan Pdf

Author : Gary D. Phye
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0080532934

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Handbook of Academic Learning by Gary D. Phye Pdf

The Handbook of Academic Learning provides a comprehensive resource for educational and cognitive psychologists, as well as educators themselves, on the mechanisms and processes of academic learning. Beginning with general themes that cross subject and age level, the book discusses what motivates students to learn and how knowledge can be made personal for better learning and remembering. Individual chapters identify proven effective teaching methods for the specific domains of math, reading, writing, science, and critical problem solving, how students learn within those domains, and how learning can be accurately assessed for given domains and age levels. The Handbook takes a constructivist perspective to academic learning, emphasizing the construction of personal knowledge of an academic nature. Constructivism within the context of learning theory is viewed as involving an active learner that constructs an academic knowledge base through the development of cognitive strategies and metacognition. The book discusses the development of basic literacy skills that provide the foundation for higher order thinking and problem solving. Constructivism recognizes the social dimension of classroom learning and emphasizes the motivational elements of self-regulation and volition as essential learner characteristics. Written by authors who have first-hand experience with both theory development and the development of authentic classroom instructional techniques, the Handbook empowers educators to develop, implement, and field-test authentic instructional practices at their school site. The book provides a review of the literature, theory, research, and skill techniques for effective teaching and learning. Key Features * Identifies effective teaching with specific techniques * Covers elementary school through high school * Discusses teaching methods for all main subject areas: reading, writing, math, science, and critical thinking * Identifies how students learn to learn * Reviews theory, research, techniques, and assessment * Contains field tested examples for the educational professional at the school site * Provides a resource for staff development

Author : James P. Byrnes
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781462547135

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Cognitive Development for Academic Achievement by James P. Byrnes Pdf

This integrative text spotlights what educators need to know about children's cognitive development across grade levels (PreK-12) and content areas. The book provides a concise introduction to developmental neuroscience and theories of learning. Chapters on general cognitive abilities probe such crucial questions as what children are capable of remembering at different ages, what explains differences in effort and persistence, and how intelligence and aptitudes relate to learning. Domain-specific chapters focus on the development of key academic skills in reading, writing, math, science, and history. Multiple influences on academic achievement and motivation are explored, including school, family, cultural, and socioeconomic factors. Each chapter concludes with clear implications for curriculum and instruction.

Author : Alenoush Saroyan,Mariane Frenay
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000978667

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Building Teaching Capacities in Higher Education by Alenoush Saroyan,Mariane Frenay Pdf

This book is the culmination of three years’ work by teams from eight institutions in five different European and North American countries. The teams included faculty developers, professors, and graduate students interested in developing and disseminating a more profound understanding of university-level pedagogy. The purpose of the project was, first, to conceptualize what an internationally-appropriate, formal academic program for faculty development in higher education might look like, taking into account differing national contexts, from national standards for faculty development (U.K. and Scandinavia), almost universal institutional support (North America) to virtually no activities (France). The intention was to create and nurture a community of practice, enriched and informed by a range of expertise and different higher education traditions, cultures, and languages. To do so, the book begins with a section of five case studies that describe current practice in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France and Switzerland.The second purpose was to define a common curriculum, or core course with common foundations, for faculty and graduate students, based on a distributed learning model. The final section of the book presents a concrete concept map used to define the curriculum, and to educational developers with useful tool for furthering their work, and explains the rationale for redefining faculty development as educational development.This book offers practitioners around the world a framework and model of educational development that can serve a number of purposes including professional development, monitoring and assessment of effectiveness, and research, as they seek to meet increasing demands for public accountability. For North American readers it offers insight into the vision and aims of the Bologna Process with which they may need to engage to maintain international competitiveness.

Author : Arti Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134098040

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Personal, Academic and Career Development in Higher Education by Arti Kumar Pdf

This book is the first to show how to integrate Personal Development Planning (PDP) activities into teaching in higher education. It is packed with activities, exercises, lesson plans, resources, reflective questionnaires, skills audits and case studies, and with suggestions for how these may be customized to suit different groups of students in different subject areas. By embedding activities into the curriculum, students are encouraged to engage with the PDP process to help them: gain a better understanding of what and how they are learning improve study skills gain a clear idea strengths and areas for development improve ability to explain and discuss skills and abilities with prospective employers, with the evidence to support your claims become a more effective, independent and confident self-directed learner. Personal Development Planning will help all staff and educational development professionals, teachers in HE, and advisers and support staff in careers services enable students to build up a personal development record to improve their ability to relate their learning and achievements to employers' interests and needs and, ultimately, gain employment.

Author : Carole Baume,Paul Martin,Mantz Yorke
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 9780749438821

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Managing Educational Development Projects by Carole Baume,Paul Martin,Mantz Yorke Pdf

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264695641

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Beyond Academic Learning First Results from the Survey of Social and Emotional Skills by OECD Pdf

Over the last few years, social and emotional skills have been rising on the education policy agenda and in the public debate. Policy makers and education practitioners are seeking ways to complement the focus on academic learning, with attention to social and emotional skill development.