I've found this exchange on readings very interesting and it's provided me with some good holiday reading.
I would strongly endorse both Rogers and Illeris. For Rogers, one chapter in his 'A Way of Being' (1980)is particuarly interesting: 'Can learning encompass both ideas and feelings?'.
In addition, for another dose of revolution, I would add Illich's 'Deschooling Society' which I recognise might be unsettling for probabationary lecturers, but in the current circumstances of higher education, raises cogent questions.
And, because many of us face the seemingly eternal assertion of 'He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches' - I suggest Lee Shulman's 'Those who understand: knowledge growth in teaching' which appears in his book (2004) 'The Wisdom of Practice'. It's a celebration of the skill and craft of teaching with a focus on pedagogical content knowledge.
Finally, I've learnt much from asking colleagues/students to bring with them their own inspirational texts and this provides a good starting point for discussion.
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Some sources new to me in the messages below, for which, thanks; alongside
the magnificent Carl Rogers
If it's a dose of revolution you're after, try Holt, J. (1976). Instead of
Education. Toronto, Clarke, Irwin. It’s still my 'desert island' book about
higher education. Holt challenges our deep beliefs about education, and our
strange practices that spring from these deep beliefs
Try this:
“...not many years ago, I began to play the cello. I love the instrument,
spend many hours a day playing at it, work hard at it, and mean someday to
play it well. Most people would say that what I am doing is "learning to
play the cello”. ... But these words carry into our minds the strange idea
that there exist two very different processes: (1), learning to play the
cello; and (2) playing the cello. They imply that I will do the first until
I have completed it, at which point I will stop the first process to begin
the second ...
“Of course this is nonsense. There are not two processes, but one. We learn
to do something by doing it. There is no other way. ... "
Holt (1976): 13
This still prompts me to ask questions, about my own practice and about the
practice of those with who I am working:
"How does what I am doing as a teacher help students, not to learn
the subject, but rather to do the subject, and to do it well?"
"What can I usefully offer to a student before, during and after
their work that will help the student to do the subject, enjoyably and
well?"
Useful questions, even when I'm not in a revolutionary mood or setting.
David
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Hi all, I agree about the Carl Roger's book Freedom to Learn. There is much
to be learnt from approaches that emphasis self-discovery though
relationship.
As a student of education I found the work of Knud Illeris very helpful in
providing a rich and rounded view. Both, 'How We Learn; Learning and
non-learning in school and beyond', and 'Contemporary theories of learning:
Learning theorists ... in their own words' (edited by Illeris) are
recommended.
I would also recommend 'Designing Learning' by Butcher, Davies and Highton.
Very practical and accessible book that I find myself referring to often.
Cheers
Mark
On 27 Jul 2011, at 10:51, Vlachopoulos, Panos wrote:
> In 1969, an American psychotherapist called Carl Rogers published a book
which for many teachers in that era was to prove seminal. It was titled
"Freedom to Learn", and had the telling sub-title "A view of what education
might become". Rogers' publications have slipped somewhat into educational
history. In PGCertHE courses in the UK, for instance, he is seldom cited
nowadays as a useful source. I feel that his work and wisdom should form the
basis for every PgCert. However, nowdays is getting more difficult to get
copies of this book!
>
> Another one, which comes from a Critical Theory perspective, and which I
introduce to our PgCert participants at Asto is the book by Stephen
Brookfield " The Power of Critical Theory for Adult Learning and Teaching"
and especially chapter nine on Learning Democracy and chapter twelve on
Teaching Critically, both of which can be digitised by your library as they
constitute less than 10% of the whole volume of the book.
>
> Biggs and Fry et al are also key readings, but I rate then as 'safe'
ones...we need something more revolutionary in order to get the level of
critical thinking we require for a PgCert Programme!
>
> Best of luck
>
> Panos
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> it's been really interesting to read the ideas on various textbooks, and
which one to recommend. I do feel that it's more important for new staff to
get a good idea of good practice within their own disciiplines, rather than
just using one core textbook, as practice varies so greatly between
different subject areas.
>
> Something like an assessed reflective reading log with ten articles on key
topics might be easier for them to grapple with - they can then also have a
chance to look at recent articles from Athens / Ebscohost ( or whatever you
use) and this also encourages them to think more deeply about the
scholarship of learning and teaching as it relates to their own practice.
This also provides them with a basis for their written assignments.
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> Good luck!
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> Yes, we too use the Fry, Ketteridge and Marshall book.
>
> We also distribute a version of the 'In at the Deep End' booklet, adapted
for the Exeter context, with a site licence from Leeds Met.
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> Best wishes
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> On our Postgraduate Certificate we use:
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> Fry, H., Ketteridge, S. and Marshall, S. (2008, 3rd edition) A
> Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: enhancing
> academic practice, London: Routledge
> 978-0-415-43464-5
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> I should declare that I wrote the chapter on e-learning.
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> - Sam
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> On 26 Jul 2011, at 10:58, DeGroot, Mark wrote:
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>
> Rachel
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> If you are still looking....
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> One of the resources we give to new staff on our PGCHE course at Leeds
> Metropolitan is 'In at the Deep End: starting to teach in higher
> education' by Phil Race. It contains sections on lectures,
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> We are reviewing the text book we give to our new participants on our
professional development course for staff on probation. The course we run
covers all aspects of academic practice, that is, teaching, learning and
assessment and research management and supervision.
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> I would be interested to hear from colleagues running similar types of
programmes/courses as to what you use and would recommend.
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