Emerging strategies for supporting student learning

Emerging strategies for supporting student learning / Barbara Allan.

Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning provides a straightforward and accessible guide to the latest learning and teaching practices appropriate for use with higher education students. It is both an exciting and challenging time to be working in higher education as the sector experience...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allan, Barbara, 1954- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Facet Publishing, [2016]
Subjects:
Information literacy > Study and teaching (Higher)
Computer literacy > Study and teaching (Higher)
Research > Methodology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Library orientation for college students > Case studies.
Library orientation for college students > Web-based instruction > Case studies.
College student development programs > Case studies.
Academic libraries > Case studies.
Libraries and education.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Academic libraries > Relations with faculty and curriculum.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Academic libraries > Relations with faculty and curriculum
Academic libraries
College student development programs
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Libraries and education
Library orientation for college students
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:
  • Title page; Contents; Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Introduction to the book; Introduction to this chapter; Changing the learning landscape; Student expectations and experiences; Flexible learning; Library spaces; Employability; Internationalization of higher education; Institutional responses to change; Changing ways of working for library and information professionals; The structure of the book; Summary; References; 2 Working with students; Introduction; Diverse student populations; Students in the digital age; Working with international students.
  • Students with disabilitiesPart-time students; Diverse learning styles; Practical approaches for working with diverse groups of students; Summary; References; 3 Digital literacies; Introduction; Digital literacies in practice; Information literacy; Metaliteracy; Additional case studies; Digital badges; Summary; References; 4 Employability; Introduction; Academic libraries and employability; Graduate attributes; Working with students; Summary; References; 5 Approaches to learning and teaching; Introduction; Kolb's learning cycle; Laurillard's conversational framework for university teaching.
  • Entwistle's teaching for understanding at universityLand and Meyer's threshold concepts; The Higher Education Academy's flexible pedagogies; Summary; References; 6 Learning and teaching activities; Introduction; Presenting basic ideas; Common learning and teaching activities; Assessment of learning; Reflection on learning; Learning and teaching without courses; Summary; References; 7 Making it happen; Introduction; Thinking about participants; Basic design principles; Levels of learning; Basic design structure; Design of individual learning activities; Finding and using learning resources.
  • Reviewing the programme designMarketing and promotion; Summary; References; 8 Designing face-to-face, blended and online courses; Introduction; Designing face-to-face sessions; Designing flipped classroom sessions; Designing blended learning courses; Design of online courses; Summary; References; 9 Delivering learning experiences; Introduction; Preparing yourself; Face-to-face delivery; Online delivery; Co-facilitation; Summary; References; 10 Evaluation of learning and teaching activities and courses; Introduction; UK quality control and enhancement processes.
  • Research on evaluation of learning and teaching in academic librariesEvaluation in practice; Combined methods of evaluation; Summary; References; 11 Lifelong professional development; Introduction; Networking through professional organizations and groups; Learning in the workplace; Short courses, conferences and workshops; Accredited courses; Independent learning; Developing online networks; Managing individual professional development; Developing a professional portfolio; Summary; References; Index.

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