Crossing Borders in University Learning and Teaching

Navigating Hidden Cultures

Jane Spiro

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Routledge
07 February 2022

Universities; Teaching skills & techniques

Uncovering aspects of university culture which are often hidden or misunderstood, this book brings together international perspectives, showing the matches and mismatches between experience and expectation, as both staff and student face new academic cultures.

Drawing on the stories of students and members of staff in the higher education sector as starting points for analysis, this book considers aspects such as the dynamics and pragmatics of university settings, from tutorial to lecture; the assignment and multiple text types from reflective logs to essays; different interpretations of grades, grading and feedback. Topics are explored with examples from critical incidents and narratives in international contexts – both where staff or students cross cultures and borders, and where they are functioning within the university culture with which they are most familiar.

Ideal both for those new to learning and teaching in higher education, and those seeking to refresh their practice, this must-read book uses case studies and narratives to illustrate key challenges academics and students face. With consideration given to learning across cultures, the narratives and topics lead to enquiries which the reader can ask and research for themselves to find helpful answers to explain their own university experiences.

By: Jane Spiro
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9781138387430
ISBN 10: 1138387436
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 07 February 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Crossing study borders: from discomfort to noticing. 2. Being a student: who am I as a learner?. 3. Being a higher education teacher: who am I as an educator?. 4. Ways of learning: how do I learn?. 5. Ways of knowing: what does it mean to know something?. 6. Learning events: what happens in learning/teaching events?. 7. Learning spaces: how do I experience campus and virtual spaces. 8. Kinds of assessment: what do learning and assessment activities mean?. 9. Kinds of feedback: what does feedback mean?. 10. Crossing study cultures: from noticing to learning maps.

Jane Spiro is Professor in Education and TESOL at Oxford Brookes University, UK.