Understanding Teaching Excellence in Higher Education

<p>What makes a university teacher 'excellent'? As debates rage about whether this is down to subject knowledge, communication skills, taking a research-led approach or being a technological whiz, this book provides the first in-depth examination of teaching excellence in higher education. Identifying and examining interpretations of teaching excellence, it considers what ‘excellent’ means and implies for practice.</p> <p><strong>Part 1: Beginnings</strong> 1. Introduction 2. A Critical Framework <strong>Part 2: Familiar Faces</strong> 3. Awards for Teachers 4. Institutions and Teaching Excellence 5. The Contribution of Subject Disciplines <strong>Part 3: Alternative Explorations</strong> 6. Local Knowledge: 'Ordinary' Teacher and Student Perceptions 7. Internationalisation and Inter-Cultural Learning 8. Seduced by Glitz and Glamour: Press Reporting of Teaching 9. Excellence 10. Professional Development and Teaching Excellence <strong>Part 4: Future Horizons</strong> 11. Lost in the Translation? 12. Research into Teaching Excellence in Higher Education</p>