Learning, Teaching and Development
Strategies for Action
- Lyn Ashmore - Huddersfield University, UK
- Denise Robinson
This best practice guide to teaching in the Further Education and Skills sector, and professional organisational learning contexts, examines the key concepts underpinning effective teaching and learning and combines this with case studies which demonstrate meaningful connections between theory and practice.
Each chapter also contains discussion questions, learning activities and reflective points, allowing you to further engage with key research and relate it to your own teaching.
Offering pragmatic advice on learning design, support and delivery, coverage includes:
- Identifying learning needs and objectives
- Selecting and developing appropriate content
- Using technology to enhance learning
- Assessment, evaluation and reflection
This is an indispensable resource for anyone preparing to teach in Further Education, current Higher Education lecturers and work-based learning trainers in private and public-sector organisations.
Lyn Ashmore is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Professional Development and Denise Robinson is Director of the Post Compulsory Education & Training Consortium, both are based at the University of Huddersfield.
Lots of information here that would be useful for some learners who want to further extend the reading from the Uni reading list.
This is an essential text for students on an education course or pgce
This book has been a valuable resource which has enabled effective delivery and support from level 3 to level 7 coaching and mentoring. A well-read book as it has been viewed and referenced in learners work.
Highly recommended.
A well structured and logical text with chapters by several experienced educators. The book is ideal for all practitioners, new or existing. I will certainly recommend it.
very good easy to follow
Brilliant book
The content has some depth to it without getting over complicated
This is recommend as primary text for all our learners. Ashmore and Robinson break down the fundamental dynamics of Learning and Teaching in to easily digestible chunks of knowledge. To fundamentally develop the practice of new practitioners, this is the go-to text.
Great book for teacher training students. This will be a recommended book to my students.
This is a useful book for teachers and students of education programmes and also those new to the field of education. There are some helpful case studies and exercises throughout the book making it easy to dip in and out of
