Exploring Learning & Teaching in Higher Education

The focus of this book is on exploring effective strategies in higher education that promote meaningful learning and go beyond discipline boundaries, with a special emphasis on Subjectivity Learning, Refreshing Lecturing, Learning through Construction, Learning through Transaction, Transformative Le...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Li, Mang. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zhao, Yong. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:New Frontiers of Educational Research,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55352-3
Table of Contents:
  • Instructional Model Oriented towards Improving Teaching Ability of Pre-service Teachers
  • Beyond Survival: Using Games to Thrive in Lecture
  • Using Entertaining Metaphors in the Introduction of the Case Method in a Case-based Course
  • Case Study Instruction in Educational Psychology: Implications for Teacher Preparation
  • An Experiential Learning Approach to Teaching Business Planning: Connecting Students to the Real World
  • Innovative assessment and collaborative learning using problem-based learning. Learning through Construction a different medium in which to excel?
  • Enhancing cooperative education through action learning projects
  • Examining Instructional Interventions: Encouraging Academic Integrity Through Active Learning Approaches
  • Peer Mentoring and Tutoring in Higher Education
  • Learning and Transformation
  • Using the Discovering Model to Facilitate Transformative Learning in Higher Education
  • Transformative learning theory: Addressing new challenges in social work education
  • Technology-supported design for inquiry-based Learning
  • Past, Present and Future of Podcasting in Higher Education
  • Blended Learning in English for Tourism: a Case Study
  • Essay Question Formative Assessments in Large Section Courses: Two Studies Illustrating Easy and Effective Use
  • Learner-Centered Assessment in US Colleges and Universities
  • Application of Formative Assessment in a Chinese EFL Course.    .