Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices in Higher Education

Thelatest volume in the Learning in Higher Education series, Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices in Higher Education introducesthe reader to a number of inspiring transformative educational practices. Itexplores in depth what has motivated these teachers to transform theirteaching, how they went about doing it, and what the results were for theirstudents in terms of learning and engagement. The innovative practices in the book centrearound three types of innovations:* Technology-based * Simulation-based * Practice-based Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices in HigherEducation takes a pedagogical, procedural, and practicalapproach to the development of innovative teaching and learning practices. Theauthors, who are university teachers themselves, focus on encouraging,empowering and enabling fellow teachers to develop, design, and implement newand innovative teaching and learning practices for the improvement of studentengagement and student learning.The book describes teaching and learning innovations in terms of thecomplex links between teaching practices and underlying theories andphilosophies of learning. Showcasing innovative practices from across differentfields of science, the book is cross-disciplinary and inclusive.