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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this section, you should have:
• Reflected on your own approach(es) to teaching, and begun to place this within overarching theories of teaching.
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What is University Teaching?
• Individually, describe on one post-it note what university teaching means to you.
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Approaches to Teaching Inventory (ATI)
• Prosser & Trigwell (1999).
• Draws from research into (science) lecturers’ conceptions of teaching.
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Line-up Activity
• In responding to each of the following questions from the ATI, think of a particular teaching context.
• You will be asked to position yourselves on a continuum from ‘almost always true for me in this context’ to ‘only rarely true for me’.
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• In this subject I concentrate on covering the
information that might be available from a good
textbook.
• We take time out in classes so that students can
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• I feel a lot of teaching time in this subject should be used to question students’ ideas.
• I feel it is important to present a lot of facts in classes so that students know what they have to learn for this subject.
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ATI and types of teaching
• ATI: 2 main approaches to teaching- Conceptual change/student focused
approach.- Information transmission/ teacher focused
approach.
• But note concern about validity of ATI as a research tool (Meyer & Eley, 2005).
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Approaches to Teaching(Sari Lindblom-Ylänne, U of Helsinki, e.g. Lindblom-Ylänne et al (2006); Postareff et al (2007))
• Content-focused approach to teaching
– focus on transmission of knowledge
– generally repeat traditional and familiar ways of teaching
• Learning-focused approach to teaching
– teaching to improve student learning
– emphasis on continuous enhancement of own teaching
• (also looking at how AtT are affected by disciplinary
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Ramsden’s 3 Theories of Teaching Ramsden(2003)
1 Teaching as telling or transmission.- Transmission of authoritative content.
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3 Teaching as making learning possible.- T, L & subject linked in overarching system- Teacher’s focus is on identifying &
overcoming barriers to students’ learning- Teacher recognises knowledge of the
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The HE Academy & University Teachers
• Areas of activity (what does teaching involve).
• Knowledge (what do we need to know to be effective).
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Activity: areas, knowledge & values
In table groups discuss & produce a brief list of what YOU feel might constitute:
• The key activities of teaching in HE, or
• The core knowledge required by all HE teachers to be effective, or
• Professional values that should be shared by all HE teachers.
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Areas of activity1. Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of
study.
2. Teach and/or support learning.
3. Assess and give feedback to learners.
4. Develop effective learning environments and approaches to
student support and guidance.
5. Engage in continuing professional development in
subjects/disciplines and their pedagogy, incorporating
research, scholarship and the evaluation of professional
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Core Knowledge
1. The subject material.
2. Appropriate methods for teaching and learning in the subject area
and at the level of the academic programme.
3. How students learn, both generally and within their subject/
disciplinary area(s).
4. The use and value of appropriate learning technologies.
5. Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of teaching.
6. The implications of quality assurance and quality enhancement for
academic and professional practice with a particular focus on
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Professional Values
1. Respect individual learners and diverse learning communities.
2. Promote participation in higher education and equality of
opportunity for learners.
3. Use evidence-informed approaches and the outcomes from
research, scholarship and continuing professional development.
4. V4 Acknowledge the wider context in which higher education
operates recognising the implications for professional practice.
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Specific ReferencesLindblom-Ylänne, S, Trigwell, K, Nevgi, A & Ashwin, P (2006). How approaches to
teaching are affected by discipline and teaching context, Studies in Higher
Education, 31 (3), 285-298.
Meyer, JHF & Eley, MG (2006) The approaches to teaching inventory: a critique of its
development and applicability, British Journal of Educational Psychology, 76, 633-
649.
Postareff, L, Lindblom-Ylänne, S & Nevgi, A (2007). The effect of pedagogical training
on teaching in higher education, Teaching and Teacher Education, 23 (5) 557-571.
Prosser, M & Trigwell, K (1999) Understanding Learning and Teaching, Buckingham:
SRHE & Open University Press.
Ramsden, P (2003) Learning to Teach in Higher Education 2nd edition, London: