Teaching in Higher Education
- Lucinda Becker - Reading University, UK
- Pam Denicolo - Consultant on Doctoral Education and Training
Success in Research
- seminar presentations to your peers
- leading undergraduate seminars
- choosing material for teaching
- preparing productive teaching aids
- giving lectures
- dynamic learning environments
- handling assessment
- success as a guest speaker
- mentoring
This is a practical 'how-to' guide which is supported throughout by accessible explorations of how teaching can support your research. Written by lecturers who have taught for many years, the 'voice of experience' sections will support and encourage you in your move towards becoming a successful and confident educator.
The Success in Research series, from Cindy Becker and Pam Denicolo, provides short, authoritative and accessible guides on key areas of professional and research development.
Avoiding jargon and cutting to the chase of what you really need to know, these practical and supportive books cover a range of areas from presenting research to achieving impact, and from publishing journal articles to developing proposals. They are essential reading for any student or researcher interested in developing their skills and broadening their professional and methodological knowledge in an academic context.
Supplements
A collection of free tips, exercises and resources from all books in the Success in Research series
'If you are considering teaching or are new to the role, this book contains invaluable advice which will not only help you to get started but will help you to make teaching a rewarding, life-long career!'
- Serena Simmons, Nottingham Trent University
This text provides a helpful, basic introduction to a range of practices/concepts for those new to teaching in HE.
This text is a good supportive text for students in preparing their activities within a PGCert Ed. Its a helpful, how to guide, providing a useful checklist for the novice teacher in HEI. It encourages the student to try different approaches and set up theiur learning more effectively
A good book to read. Good and constructive ideas in the process and delivery of teaching
This is a text for dipping into - tips, wisdom, ideas and examples. It covers the practicalities of how to teach rather than any theory behind it. Therefore it's an introduction, but a comprehensive one, best for doctoral students who help out with teaching and who are just starting out.
There is a rare and valuable chapter on giving seminars to peers, a sometimes forgotten element of teaching. The chapter on teaching aids is also useful, with ideas for the many media sources that are now available for classrooms, and considers their uses and (dis)advantages.
The format is appealing, with checklists and reflective text boxes, good for ideas if a new teacher is wondering what to do.
Excellent writing style/approach, allowed the user to engage with the subject matter. The use of top-tips, voice of experience, words of warning and checklists were also innovative and practical in terms of reflecting real-life experiences that would/could be encountered in HE teaching. Simple things like glossary, further reading and exercises all add to the reading experience and clearly support the new lecturer in HE. Overall a very good text, and I will certainly recommend it to my students and colleagues.
Found the 'voice of experience' sections particularly useful.
Very useful textbook for an MSc Professional and Higher Education Module - Current Issues in Higher Education- I particularly liked the writing style and the way the authors approached topics such as preparing seminars. I will recommend this text. This text might also be useful for Professional Doctorate students undertaking taught modules in Advancing Professional Practice.
This is an excellent book for a young academic and I would recommend. I have not adopted it for my course as it’s not appropriate, but rather ordered an inspection copy for myself to help with my teaching.
Good for support reading;suitable for PGCE students.
