scholarly journals Considering the marketing of higher education: the role of student learning gain as a potential indicator of teaching quality

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martyn Polkinghorne ◽  
Gelareh Roushan ◽  
Julia Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Learning Gain ◽  
Potential Indicator

The Role of Librarians in Blended Courses

2018 ◽  
pp. 122-138
Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Blended Courses

This chapter investigates the intersection of instructional design and implementation, blended learning, ICT literacy, and academic librarians within higher education. Using the TPACK, pedagogy 2.0, and community of inquiry models, the chapter explains how librarians can help academic instructors design blended courses that effectively address physical and intellectual access to a wide variety of resources, especially digital materials, in order to optimize student learning.

scholarly journals Do Teachers’ Achievement Goals and Self-efficacy Beliefs Matter for Students’ Learning Experiences? Evidence from Two Studies on Perceived Teaching Quality and Emotional Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Daumiller ◽  
Stefan Janke ◽  
Julia Hein ◽  
Raven Rinas ◽  
Oliver Dickhäuser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Teacher Motivation ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Avoidance Goals ◽  
Teacher Motivations

Although teacher motivation is posited to matter for students’ learning experiences, this remains largely uninvestigated, particularly in higher education. In two studies, we analyzed the role of higher education teachers’ achievement goals and self-efficacy for students’ learning experi-ences. In Study 1 (k = 166 teachers, n = 2,106 students), we assessed teachers’ motivations at the semester start, and students’ course-specific perceptions of teaching quality (overall rating, learning) and emotions (joy, boredom) at the semester end. Latent multilevel modeling indicat-ed favorable associations for teachers’ self-efficacy, but not for their goals. In Study 2 (k = 96 teachers, n = 16,009 students), we assessed the same constructs and measured students’ learn-ing experiences weekly regarding 828 specific course sessions. Additionally, we included teach-ers’ session-specific motivations. Results replicated the effects of self-efficacy on the teacher-level and suggested that performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals primarily matter on the level of specific sessions. This affirms the relevance of teacher motivations and il-luminates the importance of their specificity.

scholarly journals Bloom’s Taxonomy (Cognitive Domain) in Higher Education Settings: Reflection Brief

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Hyder ◽  
Shelina Bhamani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Hierarchical Model ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Knowledge Application

<p>The role of taxonomy of objectives is considered to be one of the<br />most imperative elements in curriculum designing and drafting of<br />learning outcomes and objectives. Several educationists and academicians have regarded this model in facilitating learning achievement from lower level knowledge acquisition to higher order thinking. However, a few others have critiqued this phenomenon by reconnoitering its implications on segmentation of knowledge application into a hierarchical model, that may restrict learners, specifically in higher<br />education settings to limit their acquisition of a concept. Moreover,<br />students’ learning and motivation are hampered while undergoing<br />such an intensive, structured assessment of those learning outcomes.<br />This reflection brief will appraise and reflect in favour of the various<br />critiques established around the phenomenon of progressive Bloom’s<br />taxonomy and will briefly discuss the idea of reversing the level of<br />taxonomy in higher education settings to sustain student learning<br />motivation.</p>

scholarly journals Internationalization, the Curriculum and the Disciplines

2015 ◽  
pp. 10-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans De Wit ◽  
Betty Leask
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Relationship

Institutions of higher education, national governments and (inter)national organizations have become more proactive, comprehensive, diverse, and innovative in their approaches to internationalization. Critical reflection on their outcomes, and in particular their impact on student learning, has resulted in a search for approaches to internationalization that have deeper meaning and greater impact. However, it is only relatively recently that questions related to the relationship between the internationalization of higher education, the curriculum and the disciplines have been explored in depth. Some of these questions are discussed, such as the relationship between ‘at home’ and ‘abroad’, the role of mobility, the role of contexts and the definition of internationalization of the curriculum.

Quality Teaching Quality Learning

2013 ◽  
pp. 26-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Prosser
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Quality Teaching ◽  
Quality Enhancement ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Recent Developments

The aim of this chapter is to outline the results of over 20 years’ research into university teaching from a student-learning perspective, how teaching from this perspective relates to student learning (its processes and outcomes), and the implications of this research for supporting quality assurance of, quality enhancement of, and the recognition and reward of teaching and learning in higher education. These results have important implications for how we develop and implement quality assurance and enhancement processes in teaching and learning and how we recognise and reward quality teaching in higher education. If the outcomes of good teaching are quality student learning, then quality assurance, quality enhancement, and the recognition and reward for good teaching needs to focus on the students and their learning. This is a student-focused view of quality teaching. Some of these implications are described by examining some recent developments in quality assurance, enhancement, and recognition and reward at the University of Hong Kong.

Governance of higher education – the role of proximity in teaching quality

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikos Macheridis ◽  
Alexander Paulsson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Quality

scholarly journals Guiding a Better Experiential Learning Journey by Making It HIP Again

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 57-75
Author(s):  
Lisa Endersby ◽  
Geneviève Maheux-Pelletier
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Experiential Education ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Nous Proposons ◽  
Learning Journey ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Practical Implications

The definition of experiential education (EE) has both pedagogical and practical implications for higher education institutions. While there is increasing pressure to justify and quantify these experiences, we remain faced with the challenge of ensuring a demonstration of breadth does not distract from the importance of meaningful depth in and for student learning. This paper presents a potential reframing of conversations about experiential education, emphasizing the role of high impact practices (HIPs) in defining EE as more than an experience. The value, purpose, and challenges of integrating reflection into these experiences is highlighted through the lens of the defining characteristics of HIPs, supporting the development of meaningful, engaging opportunities for deeper learning.   La définition de l’enseignement fondé sur l’expérience (EE) est importante à la fois pour l’aspect pédagogique et pour l’aspect pratique de l’enseignement supérieur. Même si de plus en plus de voix réclament une clarification et une quantification de ce type d’expérience, la difficulté demeure la même : en démontrant l’étendue de l’expérience, il faut se garder de négliger la profondeur de l’apprentissage, qui est importante et chargée de sens. Dans notre article, nous proposons une avenue possible pour déplacer la conversation au sujet de l’enseignement fondé sur l’expérience en mettant l’accent sur le rôle des pratiques à incidence élevée dans l’EE conçu comme une notion dépassant celle d’expérience. Pour comprendre quelle valeur, quel but et quelles difficultés émergent de l’intégration de la réflexion à l’expérience, nous observons les choses à partir des traits caractéristiques des pratiques à incidence élevée de manière à rassembler les conditions pour un apprentissage en profondeur motivant et enrichissant.

scholarly journals Reaping the fruits of collaboration: learning development research in the LearnHigher CETL network

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Shahabudin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
Uk Higher Education

The LearnHigher CETL is now is in its fourth year of developing research-informed resources to support student learning development. Partners at 16 UK Higher Education institutions have amassed a large quantity of data from students and staff on their preferences, needs and practices in twenty learning areas, as well as information about the use and design of learning spaces, and the role of learning developers. This article will report on LearnHigher's collaborative approach, using examples from a report to be published in Spring 2009 which takes an overview of LearnHigher research.

Considering pollution in the higher education (HE) service ecosystem

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 767-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montserrat Díaz-Méndez ◽  
Michael Saren ◽  
Evert Gummesson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Service Ecosystem ◽  
Operant Resources

Purpose From a service ecosystem perspective, the purpose of this paper is to examine students’ evaluation surveys as a tool used by most higher education (HE) institutions worldwide to measure teaching quality with consequences for tenure and promotion. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on the service-dominant (S-D) logic and specifically on the service ecosystem approach. Through an in-depth literature review and analysis the authors explore the effect of student evaluation surveys on the value co-creation process, describe the role they play in the HE ecosystem and critically evaluate their efficacy. The research is based on empirical data from the literature and previous studies findings. Findings The literature review highlights the detrimental consequences of the use of students’ evaluation surveys for teachers and students and for the rest of actors of this service. The authors argue that institutions should embrace a service ecosystem perspective based on S-D logic. The authors highlight the role of institutions as moderators of the interactions between actors and, finally, the authors have introduced the concept of “service ecosystem pollution” which the authors define as the presence or introduction of disruptive elements in the service ecosystem adversely affecting the nature of value co-creation. Practical implications This study emphasizes the importance for HE institutions to embrace a service ecosystem approach so as to foster and preserve the value co-creation processes taking place within the interactions among the HE actors. Conclusions drawn from this paper suggest that HE institutions should focus on strategies such as investing in improving students’ and teachers’ operant resources rather than polluting the HE service ecosystem with the use of students’ evaluation surveys. Originality/value Hitherto there are no studies analyzing the tools HE institutions use to measure teaching quality from a service ecosystem perspective. The study is especially valuable due to the consequences and the use of these measures entails for teachers, students and society.

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