This book highlights the importance of academic staff having focused
conversations about teaching. The emphasis is on using this approach to
build individual and team capacity and to bring about institutional
change. It emphasises the distributed nature of expertise in teaching
which exists at all levels in universities and how conversation can be
harnessed to develop and share this. Drawing on research related to
dialogue, coaching, communities of practice and building learning
organisations, the text identifies simple yet effective ways to engage
in learning conversations, develop educational practice, and achieve
institutional goals.
Critical Practice in Higher Education provides a scholarly and
practical entry point for academics into key areas of higher education
practice. Each book in the series explores an individual topic in depth,
providing an overview in relation to current thinking and practice,
informed by recent research. The series will be of interest to those
engaged in the study of higher education, those involved in leading
learning and teaching or working in academic development, and
individuals seeking to explore particular topics of professional
interest. Through critical engagement, this series aims to promote an
expanded notion of being an academic - connecting research, teaching,
scholarship, community engagement and leadership - while developing
confidence and authority.
