Download or read book Learning & Teaching in Higher Education written by Greg Light (Ph. D.) and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-07-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the practice of learning and teaching within higher education. Higher education is currently a sector challenged worldwide by increased numbers and diversity of students, tougher demands for professional accountability, increasing calls for educational relevance, thinning resources and the exacting demands of a global education market. This book brings together key issues of theory and practice to develop an overall professional 'language' of teaching situated within communities of academic practice. This 'language' provides teachers with a conceptual 'vocabulary' and 'grammar' for understanding and improving practice, enables them to critically reflect upon their teaching in a range of key 'genres'