Developing Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education through Observation

Matt O'Leary, Vanessa Cui

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000863659
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Offering interdisciplinary, evidence-informed discussion and practical resources for using observation as a tool of educational inquiry to enhance understanding and the quality of teaching and learning in higher education, this book draws on forward-thinking, contemporary research.

Illustrated with real examples and case studies of collaborative observation from a range of subject areas, it provides a conceptual and practical guide for harnessing observation to better understand the relationship between teaching and learning.

This is a must-read book for all those interested and involved in using observation to understand, develop and improve the quality of teaching and learning in higher education.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Contextualising the importance of teaching and learning in higher education
• 3 Understanding teaching and learning in higher education
• 4 Developing a scholarly approach to higher education teaching and learning
• 5 A review of the role of observation in teaching and learning
• 6 Designing and implementing a collegial peer observation scheme
• 7 Developing observation and coaching skills
• 8 Collaborative observation between students and staff as a catalyst for meaningful improvement
• 9 Unseen observation: An alternative approach to thinking about academics’ professional learning
• 10 Concluding comments
• Index