Introduction to University Teaching

Richard Bale is Director of Academic Development and Research at the University of Law. He previously worked in educational development in the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS) at Imperial College London. He is a linguist by background and has held roles such as Head of Modern Languages, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, and Teaching Fellow in German, Translation and Interpreting. Richard holds a PhD in corpus-based interpreter education, a Masters (MEd) in University Learning and Teaching, a PGCE in Modern Languages, a BSc (Hons) in Linguistic and International Studies, and he is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). His first book Teaching with Confidence in Higher Education: Applying Strategies from the Performing Arts was published in 2020 with Routledge.Mary Seabrook leads the Graduate Teaching Assistant Development Programme at King’s College London, is a Senior Teaching Fellow and aSenior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has experience in a wide range of educational settings including schools, adult and further education, the Open University and voluntary sector. Before taking up her current post, she worked as a self-employed Education Consultant, undertaking a range of teaching, research and development projects. She was previously Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at Guy’s King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine and her PhD explored the changing culture and values of medical education. Drawing on many years of observing doctors in educational roles, her book How to Teach in Clinical Settings was published in 2014 by Wiley-Blackwell.

It contains everything you need to know about teaching and learning in UK universities. Not only is it a great introduction to those just starting their teaching careers in HE, but also a comprehensive professional development book. It provides readers with insights into the essential elements to consider at the planning stage of teaching, and ideas on how to make teaching and learning effective in specific contexts (for example, large group teaching in lectures, small groups teaching, laboratories, project supervision).

• Chapter 1: Starting to teach in higher educationChapter 2: Considering how we learn and how we teachChapter 3: Understanding course design and planning teachingChapter 4: Facilitating learning in small groupsChapter 5: Teaching large groups and giving lecturesChapter 6: Supporting students in laboratories and during fieldworkChapter 7: Working with individual students and supervising projectsChapter 8: Using digital technologies in learning and teachingChapter 9: Developing inclusive teaching practiceChapter 10: Assessing and giving feedbackChapter 11: Overcoming challenges of the teaching roleChapter 12: Developing your teaching and career