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Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Perspectives from a Business School
9781839108419 Edward Elgar Publishing
There is often little guidance available on how to teach in universities, despite there being increasing pressure to raise teaching standards, as well as no official requirement for academics to have any specific teaching qualification in many countries. This invaluable book comprehensively addresses this issue, providing an overview of teaching in a business school that covers all stages of student learning.
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There is often little guidance available on how to teach in universities, despite there being increasing pressure to raise teaching standards, as well as no official requirement for academics to have any specific teaching qualification in many countries. This invaluable book comprehensively addresses this issue, providing an overview of teaching in a business school that covers all stages of student learning.
This book demonstrates various ways to engage students and offers techniques to enhance teaching practice, focusing on particular challenges such as large group teaching, increasing attendance and engagement, and successful professional development. All the contributors have current experience of teaching in a business school, allowing them to offer honest, personal assessments of what is effective in practice. Chapters address specific topics such as technology enhanced learning, while useful ‘thoughts’ provide creative and innovative suggestions on improving participation and outcomes.
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will be an important resource for those teaching in a business school setting, as well as having significant value to anyone teaching in higher education more generally.
This book demonstrates various ways to engage students and offers techniques to enhance teaching practice, focusing on particular challenges such as large group teaching, increasing attendance and engagement, and successful professional development. All the contributors have current experience of teaching in a business school, allowing them to offer honest, personal assessments of what is effective in practice. Chapters address specific topics such as technology enhanced learning, while useful ‘thoughts’ provide creative and innovative suggestions on improving participation and outcomes.
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will be an important resource for those teaching in a business school setting, as well as having significant value to anyone teaching in higher education more generally.
Critical Acclaim
‘This is an intensely practical and practice-inspired book aimed at the new, and not so new, HE instructor. Illustrations, thoughts, reflections and tips for the practitioner are generously provided throughout. Old and new tools and techniques, from storytelling to the virtual classroom, are brought to life; challenging and encouraging the reader to broaden their practice.’
– Ann Davis, University of Sydney, Australia
‘This conversational collection offers an array of practical tips, personal anecdotes and examples for teaching in business and management contexts. Lecturers who are new to teaching will no doubt find it very useful to get started, while more experienced colleagues may want to dip into it for fresh ideas.’
– Alison James, University of Winchester, UK
‘This is an essential resource for anyone teaching and supporting learning in a business school. The variety and richness of practical approaches, pedagogic reflections and initiatives presented in the context of business and management education is simply outstanding. Well done for this must-read collection of inspirational ideas and tried and tested approaches that will inspire us all to get more creative in the business classroom.’
– Sally Everett, King''s College London, UK
– Ann Davis, University of Sydney, Australia
‘This conversational collection offers an array of practical tips, personal anecdotes and examples for teaching in business and management contexts. Lecturers who are new to teaching will no doubt find it very useful to get started, while more experienced colleagues may want to dip into it for fresh ideas.’
– Alison James, University of Winchester, UK
‘This is an essential resource for anyone teaching and supporting learning in a business school. The variety and richness of practical approaches, pedagogic reflections and initiatives presented in the context of business and management education is simply outstanding. Well done for this must-read collection of inspirational ideas and tried and tested approaches that will inspire us all to get more creative in the business classroom.’
– Sally Everett, King''s College London, UK
Contributors
Contributors: M. Al Mahameed, P. Albores-Barajas, B. Arora, I. Basioudis, A. Beltagui, S. Bhattacharya, M. Butler, D. Cash, C. Chapman, E. Clarke, K. Daniels, M. Davies, C. Elliott, S. Finley, K. Glanfield, J. Guest, C. Jones, B. Kazmi, C. Kerridge, P. Koornhof, M. Kozlovskaya, A. Lindon, K. Lines, A. McPherson, U. Ogwude, M. Olczak, C. Owen, G. Patel, G. Ravishankar, U. Riaz, O. Rodríguez-Espindola, K. Schofield, A. Shaw-Mellors, J. Taylor, R. Terry, N. Theodorakopoulos
Contents
Contents:
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1. Theorising about learning and knowing
Keith Schofield
Engaging Students
2. How to engage students
Alison Lindon and Michael Butler
3. Icebreakers for business school students
Ilias Basioudis
Thought 1
Alison Lindon and Michael Butler
4. Trumping Truancy: Maintaining student attendance and engagement
Gayatri Patel
Thought 2
Kathy Daniels
5. Helping our students to think critically
Elaine Clarke
Thought 3
Daniel Cash
6. How to introduce and integrate creativity
Bimal Arora
7. How to invigorate group presentations
Matthew Olczak
Thought 4
Gayatri Patel
8. Bridging the Gap: Writing in Higher Education
Daniel Cash
Enhancing Teaching Practice
9. Getting the most out of large group teaching
Caroline Elliott and Jon Guest
10. Storytelling as a technique for teaching
Sudeshna Bhattacharya
Thought 5
Geetha Ravishankar
11. Experiential learning: Use of business simulations
Clive Kerridge
Thought 6
Kris Lines
12. How to do a confident presentation
Chris Jones
Thought 7
Caroline Elliott and Jon Guest
13. Making teaching relevant for the business student
Kathy Daniels
14. Problem based learning
Chris Owen
Thought 8
Alison McPherson
15. Teaching students struggling because English is not their first language
Pieter Koornhof
16. How to teach students from a range of different countries
Uche Ogwude
Thought 9
Matthew Olczak
17. Teaching small groups
Alison McPherson
Technology Enhanced Learning
18. Technology enhanced learning activities and student participation
Bahar Kazmi and Umair Riaz
Thought 10
Elaine Clarke
19. Cultivating students’ digital literacy
Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas
Thought 11
Uche Ogwude
20. Designing and teaching an online module
Jon Taylor, Richard Terry and Matt Davies
Thought 12
Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas
21. Successful teaching in virtual classrooms
Richard Terry, Jon Taylor and Matt Davies
Thought 13
Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas
22. Managing online learning
Nicholas Theodorakopoulos,
Teaching Content
23. The use of short in-class games
Jon Guest, Maria Kozlovskaya and Matthew Olczak
24. Teaching maths to non-mathematical standards
Geetha Ravishankar
Thought 14
Pieter Koornhof
25. How to embed CSR in teaching
Muhammed Al Mahameed and Umair Riaz
26. Teaching Law to business students
Adam Shaw-Mellors and Pieter Koornhof
Thought 15
Adam Shaw-Mellors
27. Practitioner module partnership and sponsorship
Keith Glanfield
Assessment
28. Demystifying the assessment criteria
Gayatri Patel
Thought 16
Bimal Arora
29. Using posters in academic assessments
Kris Lines
30. Writing effective multiple choice questions
Simon Finley
Thought 17
Kathy Daniels
31. Peer assessment
Elaine Clarke
32. Providing effective feedback
Jon Guest
Index
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1. Theorising about learning and knowing
Keith Schofield
Engaging Students
2. How to engage students
Alison Lindon and Michael Butler
3. Icebreakers for business school students
Ilias Basioudis
Thought 1
Alison Lindon and Michael Butler
4. Trumping Truancy: Maintaining student attendance and engagement
Gayatri Patel
Thought 2
Kathy Daniels
5. Helping our students to think critically
Elaine Clarke
Thought 3
Daniel Cash
6. How to introduce and integrate creativity
Bimal Arora
7. How to invigorate group presentations
Matthew Olczak
Thought 4
Gayatri Patel
8. Bridging the Gap: Writing in Higher Education
Daniel Cash
Enhancing Teaching Practice
9. Getting the most out of large group teaching
Caroline Elliott and Jon Guest
10. Storytelling as a technique for teaching
Sudeshna Bhattacharya
Thought 5
Geetha Ravishankar
11. Experiential learning: Use of business simulations
Clive Kerridge
Thought 6
Kris Lines
12. How to do a confident presentation
Chris Jones
Thought 7
Caroline Elliott and Jon Guest
13. Making teaching relevant for the business student
Kathy Daniels
14. Problem based learning
Chris Owen
Thought 8
Alison McPherson
15. Teaching students struggling because English is not their first language
Pieter Koornhof
16. How to teach students from a range of different countries
Uche Ogwude
Thought 9
Matthew Olczak
17. Teaching small groups
Alison McPherson
Technology Enhanced Learning
18. Technology enhanced learning activities and student participation
Bahar Kazmi and Umair Riaz
Thought 10
Elaine Clarke
19. Cultivating students’ digital literacy
Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas
Thought 11
Uche Ogwude
20. Designing and teaching an online module
Jon Taylor, Richard Terry and Matt Davies
Thought 12
Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas
21. Successful teaching in virtual classrooms
Richard Terry, Jon Taylor and Matt Davies
Thought 13
Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Oscar Rodríguez-Espindola, Ahmad Beltagui and Pavel Albores-Barajas
22. Managing online learning
Nicholas Theodorakopoulos,
Teaching Content
23. The use of short in-class games
Jon Guest, Maria Kozlovskaya and Matthew Olczak
24. Teaching maths to non-mathematical standards
Geetha Ravishankar
Thought 14
Pieter Koornhof
25. How to embed CSR in teaching
Muhammed Al Mahameed and Umair Riaz
26. Teaching Law to business students
Adam Shaw-Mellors and Pieter Koornhof
Thought 15
Adam Shaw-Mellors
27. Practitioner module partnership and sponsorship
Keith Glanfield
Assessment
28. Demystifying the assessment criteria
Gayatri Patel
Thought 16
Bimal Arora
29. Using posters in academic assessments
Kris Lines
30. Writing effective multiple choice questions
Simon Finley
Thought 17
Kathy Daniels
31. Peer assessment
Elaine Clarke
32. Providing effective feedback
Jon Guest
Index
