The third edition of Rethinking University Teaching builds upon the success of the best-selling second edition and maintains a sound theoretical basis for designing and using learning technologies at the Higher Education level. This new edition is fully updated and addresses the principal technological changes that have taken center stage since 2004.
New readers will find Diana Laurillarda (TM)s work fills a glaring gap in current e-learning literature that is available today. Part I effectively covers what teachers and lecturers need to know of the most important research on student learning and the principal theories of teaching and learning. This sound theoretical foundation provides a backbone for readers to develop a foundational set of requirements for teaching that will help students learn more effectively. Part II represents this current understanding of the learning process as a framework tool that challenges the use of both conventional and digital technologies: the Conversational Framework (CF). The Conversational Framework (CF) is used to examine and analyze both conventional and digital technologies and encourages users to focus on a "needs-driven" approach rather than a "technology-driven" approach. Part III tackles the implementation of both conventional and digital technologies within the everyday reality of university teaching. This section helps the teacher embrace the perspective of the student, who now studies and learns on campus, home and workplace, using a range of technologies.
New and expanded topics on developing technologies include:
- Mobile Learning and Social Networking sites
- Collaborative Learning
- Learning Design tools
- Blended Learning
- Synchronous communication technologies
- User-generated content technologies
- Learning outside the institution
- Open Education Resources
This professional guide is essential reading for academics, support staff, administrators and anyone concerned with improving the quality of teaching in Higher Education. This text is also appropriate for courses found in Educational Technology and e-learning graduate level programs worldwide.
Industry Reviews
All the national and international accolades that appear in the book and on the back cover of Teaching as a Design Science are justly deserved; this is an innovative endeavor by a visionary author, Diana Laurillard. This text is rich in research studies and the use of digital technologies to enhance learning." -Teachers College Record
"The book is written for teachers at all levels, although it will probably be of primary interest to higher education faculty who have the time and resources to explore the ideas presented. It will also be valuable to educational researchers for [Laurillard's] very thorough summary and synthesis of the literature pertaining to teaching, technology, and the design of instruction."-Educational Technology
