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Direct linkGreen, David A.; Loertscher, Jennifer; Minderhout, Vicky; Lewis, Jennifer E. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
The process of identifying threshold concepts invites experts to reflect on their discipline in a new way with the ultimate goal of improving learning and teaching. During a workshop to identify threshold concepts in biochemistry, we asked a group of natural scientists to explore "signification," a threshold concept from the humanities,…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Natural Sciences, Science Education, Humanities
Green, David A. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2010
Language can provide an entree into an academic discipline, but can also serve as a barrier to exclude newcomers. How does this apply to academic developers trying to promote teaching and learning on their campuses? Using an online survey, academics at two institutions in the UK and USA were asked to describe their typical and ideal reading in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disciplines, Academic Discourse, Jargon
