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Frontinus Ltd 53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study
If you teach in higher or professional education, 53 interesting ways of helping your students to study is designed to help you. This book provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for helping students to improve their learning. The book is designed for dipping into to find ideas that dovetail with your own teaching approach and the needs of your students. The topics covered are wide-ranging. They include: beginning to study; planning one's studying; studying through reading; taking notes; writing; learning with others; using library resources; revision; and examinations. Abstract: 53 practical suggestions are provided for helping students to improve the ways in which they study. Topics covered include: beginning to study; planning one's studying; studying through reading; taking notes; writing; learning with others; using library resources; revision; and exams. The suggestions are designed to help students to become more observant and reflective about their own learning and to make better decisions about how they study. Students are encouraged to discuss study processes with their peers.The overall aim is to improve the effectiveness of learning in post-compulsory higher and professional education. Key terms: higher education; learning; professional education; studying; study skills; study techniques.
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Frontinus Ltd 53 Ways to Deal with Large Classes
Money is tight. Educators are under pressure to cope with larger class sizes. The same is true of tutors in professional education settings. '53 ways of dealing with large classes' is a revised and updated version of '53 problems with large classes'. It includes nine newly commissioned essays. Each essay identifies a problem and suggests a practical solution. The 53 essays cover issues concerning: Course design and implementation; Lectures; Discussion groups and seminars; Practicals, projects and fieldwork; and Assessment. Key terms include: assessment; classes; courses; group work; higher education; lectures; pedagogy; postcompulsory education; professional education; seminars; students; teaching; training.
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Frontinus Ltd 53 Interesting Things to Do in Your Seminars and Tutorials
Seminars and tutorials are staples of higher and professional education courses - but running them well and ensuring that they are effective is not easy. 53 interesting things to do in your seminars and tutorials provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for ways to develop your professional practice. The book is designed for dipping into to find ideas to dovetail with your own approach and context. Abstract: 53 practical ideas for the organisation and running of seminars and tutorials are presented. They cover: ways to begin; student-led seminars; groupwork; student participation and responsibility; evaluation; written material; and the expression of feelings. For each of the ideas, a problem or issue is identified and a practical teaching or learning method is proposed. In many cases the method is illustrated with examples. In addition, potential obstacles are considered. Overall, the ideas are designed to help reflective practitioners in professional and higher education broaden their repertoire of pedagogical techniques. Key terms: higher education; learning; pedagogy; professional education; seminars; study; teaching; tutorials.The topics covered are wide-ranging. They include: ways to begin; student-led seminars; groupwork; student participation and responsibility; evaluation; written material; and the expression of feelings.
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