Making Learning Happen
A Guide for Post-Compulsory Education

Third Edition

Phil Race - Independent Consultant

July 2014 | 304 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

'Refreshing, original and full of pragmatic, evidence-based advice... In my opinion this is the best book on learning and teaching available to teachers in H.E. and F.E. today. The environment has changed so quickly over recent years and Phil Race has not only kept abreast of the changes; he is way ahead.' - Professor Ruth Pickford, Director of the Centre for Learning and Teaching, Leeds Metropolitan University

In the age of digital communication, online learning and MOOCS, Higher Education Institutions need to be able to offer even more to their students.

Centred around Phil Race's well-known 'ripples on a pond' model, this accessible discussion of post-compulsory education identifies the fundamental factors underpinning successful learning and clearly shows you how to help students learn effectively.

Updates to this third edition include:

practical ‘tips for students’ to help you engage your group
discussion of four literacies students need
comparative discussion of different forms of assessment
increased coverage of peer observation and evidence-based practice
advice on making lectures unmissable
online resources including printable checklists for use in class
link to a video interview with the author

This book is a valuable tool for lecturers and tutors in universities and colleges, post-16 teachers in secondary education, and educational managers. It also provides a useful resource for postgraduate students on higher and further education courses and staff development courses.

Phil Race gives keynotes on assessment, feedback, learning and teaching, and runs interactive training workshops for staff and students in universities, colleges and other organizations throughout the UK and abroad.

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Setting the scene

Factors underpinning successful learning

Designing the Curriculum for Learning

Assessment driving learning

Learning through feedback

Making lectures inspiring

Making learning happen in small groups

Learning through observing and reflecting

What can I do when...?

An enjoyable text. Phil Race's explanations of learning and teaching are insightful and encourage practitioners to really consider the motivations behind their choice design and delivery decisions.

Dr Joanne Hill

Faculty of Education and Sport, University of Bedfordshire

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Fantastic texts that is so easy to read and understand. Race does it again!

Dr Katherine Cartmell

Education and Early Childhood Studies, Liverpool John Moores University

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This is an excellent text for postgraduate masters and doctoral students who are involved in the practice of education or research focusing on education topics.

Dr Margaret Smith

School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret Univ College, Edinburgh

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A very useful book with many tips that would direct academics who are especially new to the academia to be effective teachers.
I enjoyed reading this book and using it to further inform my teaching.

Dr Thushari Welikala

King's Learning Instiute , King's College London

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An excellent underpinning knowledge book

Julia Hope

Social Policy, Sociology & Social Rsch, Univ. of Kent

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A useful text for those working in post-16 education, full of practical advice and underpinning theory.

Miss Caroline Meredith

School of Education and Innovation, Bishop Grosseteste University

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This is an interesting evidence based book that I would like to add to my reading list to supplement the core texts.

Miss Lorraine Smith

Department of Secondary Education, Greenwich University

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An excellent follow up from the previous version which offers trainee teachers lots of useful practical hints and tips based on research and grounded theory.
Thank you.

Mr Adam Spiller

Teacher Education, Peterborough Regional College

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A very useful read providing essential background information for all PGCE students working in the post 16 sector.

Mr Andrew Faulkner

Business, South Devon College

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This book offers a very good overview of assessment methods that would be useful to new and existing teachers to promote self-reflection and evaluation. It focussed on modern teaching and learning methodology in an approachable and readable fashion.

Mr Dale Munday

Teacher Training, Myerscough College

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Key features

What's new to this edition? Author, Phil Race details them out...

This third edition is, in my view, not only expanded, but substantially improved, for example:

I have completely reworked Chapter 1, to include discussion of MOOCs, communication using social media, and I have introduced four ‘literacies’, which learners now need when participating in post-compulsory education. I’ve also ended with some informal tips for would-be university entrants entitled ‘How to do Uni’.
I have improved Chapter 2, by making the unfolding of the seven factors less ‘jerky’, and removing the diagrams until all factors have been introduced.
In Chapter 3, I’ve added some tips for students on how best they can make use of intended learning outcomes.
I have extended Chapter 4 on ‘Assessment Driving Learning’ by including what is now required of institutions in the UK by the Quality Assurance Agency as an example of how we can approach improving assessment, and by adding a large table helping readers to compare the pros and cons of a wide range of assessment processes and instruments, as well as some tips for students themselves.
I’ve added some tips for students on using feedback to Chapter 5.
I have reworked much of Chapter 6, now calling it ‘Making Lectures Inspiring’, as large-group learning has evolved very significantly in the age of ready access to online resources and courses, and as the use of handouts has all but ceased in lectures. I’ve also added some tips for students on getting the most from lectures.
In Chapter 7 on ‘Making Learning Happen in Small Groups’, I’ve now brought in discussion of links to developing employability and enterprise skills, and added a section on personal tutoring – and some tips for students themselves.
To Chapter 8 on ‘Learning through Observing and Reflecting’ I’ve added some tips on peer-observation, to help colleagues get the most from both observing and being observed.
By popular request, and using many ideas from readers, I have expanded the range of problems addressed by Chapter 9, ‘What Can I Do When …?’, which provides some creative tactics for addressing some of the common problems colleagues experience in teaching in post-compulsory education.