Teaching And Learning On Foundation Degrees Paperback

This is a complete guide for academic tutors and support staff involved in teaching on Foundation Degrees. What is a Foundation Degree? What are the needs of Foundation Degree students? How should course design and delivery be shaped? This text is a complete guide for academic tutors and support staff involved in teaching on Foundation Degrees throughout England and Wales. The contributors explore the specific and diverse needs of Foundation Degree students, a unique client-group in Further Education (FE)/Higher Education (HE) who have differing academic qualifications and work-based experiences. They will address aspects of course design and delivery including teaching techniques, e-learning and assessment. Drawing together theory and practice, this text will provide clear practical models for how to successfully deliver Foundation Degrees. Exemplars from a wide-range of disciplinary areas are brought together to fully explore these areas through a variety of methods, including case studies, examples of teaching materials and diagrams.

9781441196149

English

Continuum Publishing Corporation

19 Apr 2012

208

Claire Taylor

Thisbook provides a comprehensive overview of learning and teaching onFoundation Degrees. It provides a valuable resource for teaching staffboth experienced and new to this area of provision in Higher Education andwill invite useful review and reflection on their programmes.' Nadia Edmond, Assistant Head of the School of Education (Learningand Teaching and Continuing Professional Development), University of Brighton, UK