Overview
- Exemplifies an academic community in which members learn from each other, building capacity as a learning organization and sharing that knowledge with the world
- Includes a variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches that examine important areas of teaching and learning
- Promotes new interest in changing approaches to learning and teaching in the tertiary sector
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Engaging for Belonging
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Engaging for a Global Outlook
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Engaging for Life and Work
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Keywords
- learning, teaching and 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 and implementation of Assessment
- learning in multi-cultural higher education settings
- teaching in multi-cultural higher education settings
- authentic assessment in higher education
- belonging and resilience in higher education
- academic literacies in higher education contexts
- learning and instruction
About this book
The book showcases high-quality, innovative papers on promising new directions in tertiary education, representing the breadth and depth of teaching and learning at a leading global Australian university. Authors from Australian and offshore campuses address compelling questions related to curricula, technology, and assessment. Further, they employ a variety of methodological approaches to illustrate 21st century global perspectives on learning and teaching.
Readers will be introduced to the complex interrelationships between scholarship and practice, innovative learning design and learning outcomes, and the shifting scholarship roles of the university, the teacher and the learner.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Tricia McLaughlin is a nationally recognized scholar in the area of lifelong learning and pathways. She has extensive experience in the development of lifelong learning principles and their application in workplaces, educational settings and schools. The primary focus of her work is on learning and teaching models; and the evaluation of impact, particularly in STEM teaching.
Professor Andrea Chester is currently Dean of the School of Education at RMIT University. An accomplished senior academic and executive with 20+ years’ experience in tertiary education, Andrea has led learning and teaching innovation at local and national levels. 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.
Dr Cathy Hall-van den Elsen has extensive experience in tertiary learning and teaching.
The primary focus of her work has been on developing models and professional development for transnational learning and teaching, and addressing the challenges and opportunities for academic and teaching staff moving from traditional classrooms to ‘new generation’ learning spaces. Cathy’s most recent project was the leadership of RMIT University’s 2018 learning and teaching conference, Transformations in Tertiary Education.
Dr Belinda Kennedy is an academic at the School of Education and the College of Science, Engineering and Health at RMIT University. Belinda has broad experience in STEM disciplines, in particular science, and has initiated a number of STEM learning approaches for on-campus and off-campus programs for students at all year levels.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transformations in Tertiary Education
Book Subtitle: The Scholarship of Engagement at RMIT University
Editors: Belinda Tynan, Tricia McLaughlin, Andrea Chester, Catherine Hall-van den Elsen, Belinda Kennedy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9957-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9956-5Published: 03 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9959-6Published: 03 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-9957-2Published: 23 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 232
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Higher Education, Learning & Instruction, Sociology of Education