Inspiring academics : learning with the world's great university teachers / edited by Iain Hay.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Approaches to teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn. Mindfulness and presence in teaching and learning / David Kahane ; The art of loving and learning : Erich Fromm and the learning (of) transformation / Michael Wesch ; I teach as the mountains teach me / TA Loeffler ; The what, why and how of inspiring learning / Jane Dahlstrom and Gerlese Åkerlind ; Your skin or mine? : a living drama in interprofessional education / Bernard Moss -- Part 2: Developing curricula and resources that reflect a command of the field. The meaning and evolution of teaching excellence : a "radical" case study from Radford University, Virginia / Donna C. Boyd and Fred Singer ; No magic needed : designing instruction for learning : a case study / Carl Wieman ; On scholarly teaching : a personal account / Rhona Free ; Destinations and pathways : the curriculum challenge / Ian Cameron -- Part 3: Approaches to assessment and feedback that foster independent learning. An assortment of small anomalies / Welby Ings ; Beyond the classroom walls : using assessment strategies to foster independent learning / Susan Wurtele ; In the lion's den : teaching and assessing medical ethics / Wendy Rogers ; Upgrading teaching and assessment in a traditional medical course / Peter Schwartz -- Part 4: Respecting and supporting the development of students as individuals. "I am a writer" : unlocking fear and releasing possibility in the classroom / Lisa Emerson ; Seeing the tree in the midst of the forest : respecting and supporting the development of students as individuals / Kathleen Regan ; A classroom of colleagues / Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell and Brian Detweiler-Bedell ; Extending the reach of higher education inside and outside the classroom / Dennis L. Krebs ; Personalizing the student experience / Roger Moltzen -- Part 5: Scholarly activities that influence and enhance learning and teaching. Exploring the "inner" and "outer" worlds : steps along a scholarly journey Integrating a sustainable academic career around scholarly learning and teaching activities / Sally Kift ; Useful sharing / Sally Fincher ; Excellence in scholarship in teaching : some reflections / Mick Healey ; From fear to flourish / Iain Hay.

Inspiring Academics draws on the experience and expertise of award-winning university teachers to help identify the approaches and strategies that lead to exemplary teaching practice. It is structured around five core themes: inspiring teaching, developing quality curricula, assessment for independent learning, student development and scholarship. Whilst celebrating individual teaching success, the book draws out core strategies which can be developed and replicated by others and which are not simply dependent on personal charisma and dynamism. Contributors reflect on approaches and initiatives that did not work for them, thus highlighting the inherent messiness and complexity of teaching and the difficulties of providing a blueprint for success. -- Book Description.

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