Risky Teaching

NOTE EDITORE

Risky Teaching examines the role of risk and uncertainty in teaching and learning in higher education.Discussingthe current landscape of higher education and the challenges and opportunities we face, this book synthesizes a range of evidence-based and high-impact practices both in and out of the classroom, offering practical strategies and thought-provoking ideas on educational innovation for students and faculty. Covering topics such as taking risks inside the classroom, innovative teaching methods outside the classroom,rethinking assessment,and sustaining creativity as we grow in our careers, this practical resource is for faculty and instructors to work within and through uncertainty. The book also explores the inward challenges and opportunities associated with risky teaching and how institutional leaders can encourage productive risk-taking throughout the organization. This important text is for faculty and instructors in higher education who want to help their students thrive in a complex, unscripted, and disruptive world.

SOMMARIO

Preface; PART ONE: OUR UNCERTAIN WORLD; 1: Introduction; 2: Uncertainty in Higher Education; 3: Students and Uncertainty; 4: Faculty and Uncertainty; PART TWO: TEACHING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY; 5: The Uncertain Classroom; 6: Uncertainty Beyond the Classroom; 7: Assessing Uncertainty; 8: Leadership and Uncertainty;

AUTORE

Jay W. Roberts is Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Warren Wilson College, USA.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780367461508
• Dimensioni: 9 x 6 in Ø 1.06 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 1 b/w image and 1 line drawing
• Pagine Arabe: 156
• Pagine Romane: xviii