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In at the Deep End - Starting to teach in Higher Education
Table of Contents
Welcome
Section 1: Learning
Getting your act together
Intended learning outcomes
'I know my stuff - isn't that enough?'
Who can help me?
Section 2: Teaching
Large-group teaching
Note-making rather than note-taking
Don't just 'lecture'
Begin (and end) with the intended learning outcomes
Making the most of handouts
Designing slides for lectures
Ten tips for good slides
Questions and answers in lectures
More tips on giving lectures
Problems in lectures: 'what can I do when...?'
Small and medium-group teaching
Laboratory/practical class
Seminars/workshops and tutorials
What could go wrong if there was no small-group teaching?
How students sometimes spoil small-group work
How we can spoil small-group work!
Five ways to help students to learn well in small-medium group contexts
Various ways of forming sub-groups
Eight ways to help your students to get the most out of small-group sessions
Help students to become better readers
Help students get their revision act together
Problems in small-medium-group teaching: "What can I do when...?"
Section 3: Assessment
Assessment, marking and feedback to students
Summative and formative assessment
Assessment matters to students
The sharp end of learning and teaching
Fit-for-purpose assessment is valid, reliable, transparent and authentic - and manageable!
Beyond exams, essays and reports
Setting questions for essays and exams
Designing marking schemes
Marking students' work
Making the most of feedback to students
Maximising learning payoff through feedback
References