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Wevill, Tricia; Savage, Julia – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2020
This study evaluated how the pairing of sessional teaching staff in a large first-year undergraduate science subject provided context-specific professional development for sessional teaching staff. We used a likert-scale questionnaire to ask sessional staff to rate how effectively peer-pairing in the classroom contributed to a range of teaching…
Descriptors: College Science, Undergraduate Study, College Freshmen, College Faculty
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Grabowsky, Gail L.; Hargis, Jace; Davidson, Janet; Paynter, Allison; Suh, Junghwa; Wright, Claire – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2017
Experiential learning (EL) can offer a high impact educational opportunity that benefits students from diverse backgrounds, creating an inclusive learning environment. Barriers to the generalization of EL can include a lack of institutional support, risk avoidance, time, and faculty instructional ability. As well EL require additional efforts from…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Quasiexperimental Design, Qualitative Research, Learner Engagement
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Plush, Sally E.; Kehrwald, Benjamin A. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2014
Despite the perceived advantages of student centred learning (SCL) in higher education, novice teaching academics' attempts to implement such approaches may be thwarted by a lack of experience with teaching in general and with SCL in particular, difficulties locating suitable practical advice on SCL, and the demands of early career academic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Beginning Teachers, College Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Salter, Diane; Pang, Marco Y. C.; Sharma, Piyush – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2009
This paper describes how new roles for instructors and learners can be integrated into course design and delivery by rethinking course design as part of a process-based staff development program. The goal of incorporating online learning tasks was to engage students with course resources prior to class time through active learning. The staff…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Curriculum Design, Blended Learning, Active Learning