Handbook of College and University Teaching: A Global Perspective / Edition 1

by James E. Groccia, Mohammed A. T. Alsudairi, William F. Buskist

Overview

Handbook of College and University Teaching: A Global Perspective presents international perspectives on critical issues impacting teaching and learning in diverse higher education environments, all with a unique global view. The need to understand learning and teaching from multiple cultural perspectives has become critically important in educating the next generation of college students. Education experts from around the world share their perspectives on college and university teaching, illuminating international differences and similarities. The chapters are organized around a model developed by James Groccia, which focuses on seven interrelated variables, including teacher, learner, learning process, learning context, course content, instructional processes, and learning outcomes. Using this logical model as the organizational structure of the book provides a guide for systemic thinking about what actions one should take, or suggest others take, when planning activities to improve teaching and learning, curriculum development, and assessment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412988155
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/17/2012
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

James E. Groccia is the Director of the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology at Auburn University. He is a former President of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD Network), and is a 2011-2012 Fulbright scholar at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Groccia has presented at dozens of national and international conferences, conducted hundreds of workshops worldwide, has served as an advisor and consultant to institutions nationally and abroad, and has authored numerous articles and book chapters on teaching and learning issues. He is the author of The College Success Book: A Whole-Student Approach to Academic Excellence and co-author with M.S. Hunter of First-Year Seminar Instructor Training. Groccia is co-editor with Bill Buskist of Evidence Based Teaching; co-editor with J. E. Miller of Volumes 29 and 30 of To Improve the Academy, On Becoming a Productive University: Strategies for Reducing Costs and Increasing Quality in Higher Education; Enhancing Productivity: Administrative, Instructional, and Technological Strategies, and with J. E. Miller and M. S. Miller on Student-Assisted Teaching: A Guide to Faculty-Student Teamwork.

Mohammed A. Alsudairi is currently Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is responsible for staff development and serves as Dean of Skills Development. He holds a Ph D in Business from Leicester University, UK and received a MS in Economics and an MBA in MIS from California State University, Pomona. He has also founded the Saudi Teaching and Learning Society, authored the Teaching Manual of King Saud University, and presented various research papers in national and international conferences on teaching and learning, academic development, and knowledge acquisition and Information Technology.

William Buskist is the Distinguished Professor in the Teaching of Psychology at Auburn University and a Faculty Fellow at Auburn’s Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. He has published widely on issues related to teaching and learning, both within his own discipline of psychology and more generally in higher education. His most recent publications include edited works with Groccia (Evidence-Based Teaching) and with Victor Benassi (Effective College and University Teaching: Strategies and Tactics for the New Professoriate). He has served as President for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and is currently the Editor-in Chief for the Society’s e-book program). He has won numerous teaching awards at both the local and national levels as have many of his graduate student protégés. He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.

Table of Contents

About the Editors viii

About the Contributors x

Preface xvi

Part I Introduction

1 A Model for Understanding University Teaching and Learning James E. Groccia 2

Part II Outcomes of Teaching and Learning

2 Effective Grading and Assessment: Global Insights to Enhance Student Learning, Faculty Satisfaction, and Institutional Success Virginia J. Anderson 16

3 Using the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to Improve Learning Outcomes Regan A. R. Gurung R. Eric Landrum 29

4 From Document to Practice: Application of Outcome-Based Assessment in the Curricula of Police and Border Guard Service Kätlin Vanari Einike Pilli 45

Part III Understanding Students

5 Optimizing Adaptive Student Behaviors Jacquelyn Cranney Helen Dalton 60

6 Preparing Middle Eastern Students for the Future: Saudi Arabia as a Case Study Saleh H. Alwasal Solaiman M. AlHadlaq 77

7 Culture and Disability in the Classroom Dennis B. Galvan Jeremy L. Brunson 91

Part IV Understanding Teachers

8 Developing Faculty for the 21st Century in South Africa: Building Capacity Through Collaborative Preparation Programs Stacey C. Nickson 108

9 Sustaining and Championing Teaching and Learning: In Good Times or Bad Shelda Debowski Lorraine Stefani Margaret W. Cohen Angela Ho 125

10 An Effective Model for the Professional Development of Middle Eastern Faculty Mohammed A. T. Alsudairi 143

Part V Understanding Context

11 Culture and Teaching: Lessons From Psychology Kenneth D. Keith 156

12 The Implications of Muslim Beliefs, Practices, and Traditions on University Teaching and Learning Shakeer Abdullah 171

13 The Context of Learning: Changes in UK Higher Education Annie Trapp 185

14 Learning for Transformation in an International Context: The Implications of a Confucian Learning Model Qi Sun 200

15 Review of New University Education Policy Implementation in Croatia Vesna Kovac Marko Turk 219

16 The Impact of Organizational Culture on the Leadership of Higher Education Curriculum Development Laurie Lomas 234

17 Leading Higher Education Teaching, Learning, and Innovation Shelda Debowski 251

Part VI Understanding Content

18 Internationalizing the Curriculum Richard S. Velayo 268

19 Cultural Contexts and Curricular Design in Saudi Arabia and Other Middle Eastern Nations Emad A. Ismail Mohammad M. Hassan 279

20 Strategic Curriculum Change Camille B. Kandiko Paul Blackmore 293

Part VII Understanding Learning

21 Visualizing Knowledge Structures of University Teaching to Relate Pedagogic Theory and Academic Practice Ian Kinchin 314

22 Culture and Learning Styles Maria Martinez Witte James E. Witte 333

23 Metacognitive Learning and Culture Kevin Downing Kristina Shin 350

Part VIII Understanding Teaching

24 Emerging Evidence for Excellent Teaching Across Borders Jared Keeley Andrew N. Christopher William Buskist 374

25 Writing for the U.S. University Helen Fox 391

26 Culture Bump: An Instructional Process for Cultural Insight Carol M. Archer Stacey C. Nickson 406

27 Intercultural Pedagogy: Deep Cultural Issues and Challenges for Global Universities Po Li Tan 424

28 Conceptual Bases of Problem-Based Learning Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen Anete M. Camille Strand Anja Overgaard Thomassen 440

29 Problem-Based Learning and Its Application to South African Medical Education Ted Sommerville Veena Singaram 457

30 Confucius and Buddha in the College Classroom: Relational Virtuosity in Teaching and Learning Peter J. Giordano 475

31 Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Using Technology Geoffrey Crisp 490

Author Index 508

Subject Index 524