Active learning in higher education : theoretical considerations and perspectives

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    • Garnham, Wendy
    • Gowers, Isobel R.
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Active learning in higher education : theoretical considerations and perspectives

edited by Wendy A. Garnham and Isobel R. Gowers

(The Staff and Educational Development Association focus series / series editor, Rebecca Turner)(Routledge focus)

Routledge, 2023

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

* It deals with the theoretical underpinnings of active learning rather than strategies for delivering active learning. * It encourages readers to think about the pedagogical theory behind active learning practice. * It has multi-disciplinary appeal. * Contributions include chapters from academics, learning technologists and NHS practitioners demonstrating the breadth of appeal of active learning.

Table of Contents

1. The University of Active Learning, Play and Storytelling - A thought-experiment about a different kind of institution 2. Play not Tell: agency and becoming in the playful university 3. Bricolage as a holistic model for active learning 4. The role of active learning in transformative learning and teaching experiences. 5. Active Cognitive Tasks - Synthesising frameworks for active learning online 6. Prospects for co-active learning 7. From theory to practice-Active learning in the flow of clinical work 8. A contemplation on four active learning tasks: what do pedagogic theories suggest about them?

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