Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education : Educating the whole student
Margaret. Weaver
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London : : Facet Publishing, , 2008.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (241 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Transformation through strategy, policy and organization: the changing profile of learners and the redesign of learning support; 1 It's not about us: it's about them; Overview; Introduction; From elite to mass higher education; The introduction of fees; Forget analysis: think about synthesis; Looking forward; Do structures matter?; The student experience; Society in transition; The technology effect; Scrutiny: a new environment for improvement?. - 3 Widening horizons, dissolving boundaries: organizational change and the seamless learning environmentIntroduction; Why the change? UK and institutional context; Seamless learning: an American perspective; Scanning the horizon: pre-restructure considerations; Widening the horizon: the restructure; Dissolving the boundaries: delivering the change agenda; To what effect? Two years on; Conclusions; References; 4 From learning to learner: the role of Learner Support Services in the Bradford student experience; Introduction; Bradford; Background to the development of Learner Support Services. - 6 Place, pedagogy and people: learning facilitation in flexible learning spacesIntroduction; Context; Place: the discourse on learning spaces; Pedagogy: discourse on the learning environment; People: the discourse on learning facilitation in an HE setting; Pedagogy into practice case study: the Learning Gateway at the University of Cumbria, UK; Conclusions; References; 7 Flexible delivery in action: the case of the University of the Highlands and Islands; Introduction; The context; The HE and FE mix; Working with the constraints of geography; New technology: solutions and problems. - How have universities responded to the challenges of transforming the student experience?Conclusion; References; 2 Towards the holistic university: working collaboratively for student learning; Introduction; The global tertiary environment; Viewing students holistically; Holistic student services; University-wide holistic support; The holistic model and the convergence of services and roles; Case study: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; What we learned and future directions: policy, programmes and people; Conclusion; References. - Student support issues. - The composition of Learner Support ServicesTeam structures; Opportunities and challenges; What difference has it made?; Conclusions; References; Part 2 Transformation through delivery: engaging learners by reshaping the learning environment - physical, virtual and temporal; 5 Next-generation learning spaces: built pedagogy in action; Introduction; Context; Key findings of the DIT Learning Spaces Group; Informal Learning Spaces Group; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix 1 Potential drivers for change in space usage; Appendix 2 Recommendations of the DIT Learning Spaces Group. - Academic services - libraries, keys skills teams, student support, IT and academics - are working innovatively across service boundaries to bring about transformations in their students' lives. This collection plots these developments and uses selected case studies to highlight global best practice in universities and colleges.
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| Emner | Education, Higher
College environment. Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. Instructional systems. Vis mer... Libraries and students.
Library & Information Science Social Sciences høyere utdanning læring støtte modeller studenter undervisning |
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| ISBN | 9781856046442
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