Exploring Learning & Teaching in Higher Education

Abstract

edited by Mang Li, Yong Zhao.

Instructional Model Oriented towards Improving Teaching Ability of Pre-service Teachers -- Beyond Survival: Using Games to Thrive in Lecture -- Using Entertaining Metaphors in the Introduction of the Case Method in a Case-based Course -- Case Study Instruction in Educational Psychology: Implications for Teacher Preparation -- An Experiential Learning Approach to Teaching Business Planning: Connecting Students to the Real World -- Innovative assessment and collaborative learning using problem-based learning. Learning through Construction a different medium in which to excel? -- Enhancing cooperative education through action learning projects -- Examining Instructional Interventions: Encouraging Academic Integrity Through Active Learning Approaches -- Peer Mentoring and Tutoring in Higher Education -- Learning and Transformation -- Using the Discovering Model to Facilitate Transformative Learning in Higher Education -- Transformative learning theory: Addressing new challenges in social work education -- Technology-supported design for inquiry-based Learning -- Past, Present and Future of Podcasting in Higher Education -- Blended Learning in English for Tourism: a Case Study -- Essay Question Formative Assessments in Large Section Courses: Two Studies Illustrating Easy and Effective Use -- Learner-Centered Assessment in US Colleges and Universities -- Application of Formative Assessment in a Chinese EFL Course. .