Facilitating Experiential Learning in Higher Education : Teaching and Supervising in Labs, Fieldwork, Studios, and Projects

Omtale

This book provides evidence-informed and practical advice on how to design, teach, and facilitate hands-on, experiential learning in practical higher education settings.With rich case studies and carefully considered analysis tasks, all underpinned by research evidence, it explores the functional aspects of teaching outside of regular classroom environments. Designed to enable university teachers to adapt strategies for teaching confidently and effectively, this must-read text focusses on enhancing learning and avoiding pitfalls whilst allowing students to develop and recognise the skills needed to excel in their chosen discipline.This book also provides:Reflection Points to enable application of the ideas into teaching practice,Action Summaries that distil the main recommendations into easily applicable solutions,Further Reading sections to allow for further exploration of key ideas.Practical and evidence-informed, the strategies within this book are useful for all educators teaching in practical settings including projects, labs, studios, in the field, and in practice placements.