Overview
- Includes theoretical perspectives on and approaches to the practice of tertiary teaching and research
- Examines important issues facing today’s higher education institutions
- Offers practical examples of classroom techniques to improve student engagement
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Reconstructing the Digital Learning Environment
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Shifting the Curriculum
Keywords
- Learning in Higher Education
- Teaching in Higher Education
- Working in Higher Education
- Educational Designs and Virtual Reality
- Global Work in Learning and Teaching
- intercultural competence in higher education
- Indigenous Research Frameworks in Higher Education
- Preparation for Assessment
- implementation of Assessment
- Teaching in Multi-cultural Higher Education Settings
- Learning in multi-cultural higher education settings
- Authentic Assessment in higher Education
- Belonging and Resilience in Higher Education
- Academic Literacies in Higher Education Contexts
- Indigenous Education
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Andrea Chester is currently the Dean, School of Education as well as Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of Learning & Teaching at the College of Design and Social Context at RMIT University. An accomplished senior academic and executive with more than 20 years’ experience in tertiary education, Andrea has led learning and teaching innovation at the local and national levels. She has implemented models of professional learning with impact across the tertiary sector. She has particular expertise in the development of partnerships to enhance learning, with experience in co-design and mentoring models. Andrea is a member of the Australian Council of Deans of Education and has been recognized nationally for her teaching excellence. She is the author of more than 100 publications, reports and conference papers.
Belinda Kennedy is an academic at the School of Education and the College of Science, Engineering and Health. Belinda has broad expertise in tertiary education and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In her particular discipline of Science, she has initiated a number of innovations in both on andoff campus learning across diverse cohorts. She has co-authored a number of publications on best practice learning and teaching and is involved in a number of scholarship initiatives at RMIT.
Sherman Young is currently the Associate DVC of Education at RMIT. An accomplished senior academic and executive with more than 20 years’ experience in tertiary education, he is currently responsible for the effective development and renewal of policy in the learning and teaching area, the enhancement of curriculum design and delivery, and the effective use of online technologies to achieve the university’s goals. Sherman also leads RMIT Studios, a group providing thought leadership in learning and teaching practice, program quality, learning analytics and best-practice online, digital and advanced learning systems for RMIT.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Tertiary Education in a Time of Change
Book Subtitle: Disruptions, Challenges and Strategies
Editors: Tricia McLaughlin, Andrea Chester, Belinda Kennedy, Sherman Young
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5883-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5882-5Published: 17 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5885-6Published: 17 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5883-2Published: 16 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 217
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
Topics: Higher Education, Curriculum Studies, Sociology of Education, Education, general