Humanizing Higher Education Through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning

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As the demand for quality education grows, whilst resources are limited, innovative pedagogy is the only solution that can bridge both scarcity and quality. This edited collection showcases how innovative approaches to teaching and learning have become the need of the hour in higher education. How might new technologies and a fresh take on curriculum design create a sufficient impact on learners? Pouring renewed emphasis onto the practice of innovative pedagogy, the authors chronicle the success stories of fresh interventions, and demonstrate the potential impact of re-inventing the learner-centered approach. With insight from academics around the world, including action-based models, the authors address the challenges which they faced while implementing new and sometimes radical methods, and provide a roadmap for future change. Pooling a wealth of experience on how to create an efficient learning environment in today's competitive world, this book prepares educators, policymakers and other stakeholders to embrace transformational change within their institutions. Half Title Page Series Editors Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Contributors Series Editors’ Introduction Part I: Pedagogical Impact on Learners Chapter 1: Introduction to Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning Introduction Literature Review Conclusion Chapter Overviews References Chapter 2: IThe Interesting as a Pedagogical Concept: An Essay Introduction On the Interesting The Relevance of the Interesting The Lecture as an Educational Event Concretely Independent Thought Bibliography Chapter 3: IUnderstanding Processes and Strategies for Integrating Sustainable Development in Curriculum Introduction Understanding Curriculum, Integration and Sustainable Development Importance of Integrating Sustainable Development in Curriculum Process of Integrating Sustainable Development Goals in Curriculum Illustrative Example – Cultural Heritage and Science Strategies for Safeguarding Intangible Heritage Plugins in Secondary Curriculum Academic Interventions and Strategies Further Recommendations Conclusion References Further Readings Chapter 4: Supporting At-Risk Students in a Small Private University Introduction Review of Relevant Literature Types of Advising At-Risk Students Research Questions Method Setting Data Sources ARP Student Profile Results ARP Participation Outcomes Impact of ARA Freshman Connect Qualitative Results Intake Surveys Academic Struggles. External Pressures. Exit Surveys Advising Notes Discussion and Implications Conclusions References Chapter 5: The Caring Teacher: A Philosophical Exercise in Praxis The Ought and Care Communicative Virtues Caring Relation Feeling Teacher A Caring Model Praxis Some Ethical Considerations Conclusion References Chapter 6: Spinning in Higher Education: An Autoethnography of Finding Space to be Human in Academic Life Foreword Just Keep Spinning My Relationship to Jess Hoop Jumping Conclusion Bibliography Part II: Re-Designing Learning Chapter 7: Disrupting Hierarchies and Shifting Identities in the Undergraduate Environment: Space as an Agent of Change Introduction Students as Partners in Design, Delivery and Implementation Students as Partners: Creating the Learning Space Blueprint Students as Partners: The Delivery and Implementation Phase Re-Designing Learning, Re-Conceptualising Space Learning in Partnership Disrupting Hierarchies and Shifting Identities in the Undergraduate Environment Disrupting Hierarchies and Shifting Identities in the Undergraduate Environment: Space as an Agent of Change Conclusion References Chapter 8: Toward Humanizing Assessment: A Call to Find Justice to Students, to Faculty, and to Data Introduction Ethnographic Case Study Concerns about Assessment Culture Concerns about Data Searching for Humanism in Education Assessment Conclusion References Chapter 9: Integrating Traditional-Religious Knowledge in Higher Education. Human Agency as Philosophical Norm Introduction Secularization Revision of the Philosophical Agenda Traditional-Religious Expressions of Wisdom How to Position Traditional-Religious Knowledge in a More Humanized Higher Education References Chapter 10: Using Models of Cognitive Development to Design College Learning Experiences Introduction Cognitive Development in the College Years Received Knowers: Dualistic Passivity Subjective Knowers: Dualistic Intuition Procedural Knowers: Using Formulas Constructed Knowing: Emergent Understanding Behaviors of Effective Learning Designing Curricula for Cognitive Development Impact of Faculty Epistemology Conclusion References About the Authors Name Index Subject Index