Teaching and Learning on Foundation Degrees: A Guide for Tutors and Support Staff in Further and Higher Education - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144110545X ISBN 13: 9781441105455

Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation, 2012

Synopsis

This is a complete guide for academic tutors and support staff involved in teaching on Foundation Degrees. What is a Foundation Degree? What are the needs of Foundation Degree students? How should course design and delivery be shaped? This text is a complete guide for academic tutors and support staff involved in teaching on Foundation Degrees throughout England and Wales. The contributors explore the specific and diverse needs of Foundation Degree students, a unique client-group in Further Education (FE)/Higher Education (HE) who have differing academic qualifications and work-based experiences. They will address aspects of course design and delivery including teaching techniques, e-learning and assessment. Drawing together theory and practice, this text will provide clear practical models for how to successfully deliver Foundation Degrees. Exemplars from a wide-range of disciplinary areas are brought together to fully explore these areas through a variety of methods, including case studies, examples of teaching materials and diagrams.

About this title

About the Author

Claire Taylor is Dean of Students and Academic Engagement at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144110545X
• ISBN 13: 9781441105455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Taylor Dr Claire