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Innovative Approaches in Pedagogy for Higher Education Classrooms [Kõva köide]

Edited by (Independent Researcher and Scholar, Afghanistan), Edited by (St. Johns University, USA)
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This volume provides 10 chapters by education and other scholars and practitioners from Europe, the US, China, and Afghanistan, who describe case studies and innovative teaching methods used in higher education classrooms, focusing on stimulating students' active engagement in learning processes to lead to transformative learning. They address innovative teaching and creative learning in a sport tourism curriculum in Portugal using experiential learning; the use of project-based learning in an adult English language classroom; the use of lesson study as a strategy for co-constructing the pedagogical knowledge of student teachers; entrepreneurship education in the United Arab Emirates; teaching students critical thinking and analysis skills through picture postcards; student writing retreats; innovations in the academic language classroom; developing mental toughness in higher education; and the educational philosophy of Syntegrative Education and its application at a university in China. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

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This book holds nine stirring chapters of innovative teaching pedagogy and learning which exemplify different parts of world. Contribution from each author shows how innovative approach in teaching and learning has facilitated students learn different, better and more. For those involved in higher education, there is a lot to gain from this book such as, project-based learning, pedagogy that encourages critical thinking, creative problem solving and unique industry - university partnership promoting entrepreneurial education. This book emphasizes that education is path to innovation, as pointed by John Dewey - 'If we teach todays students as we taught yesterdays, we rob them of tomorrow.' -- Dr. Nandita Mishra. Faculty - Accounting and Finance. Department of Management and Engineering (IEI). Linköping University, Sweden

PART I: ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Introduction to Innovative Approaches in Pedagogy for Higher Education
Classrooms; Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger

Chapter
1. Innovative Teaching and Creative Learning in a Sport Tourism
Curriculum: A Portuguese Case of Experiential Learning; Ana Baptista and Elsa
Pereira

Chapter
2. Project Based Learning in the Adult English Language Classroom;
Cheryl Cruz

Chapter
3. Lesson Study and Teacher Training: Engaging in the Co-Construction
of Pedagogical Knowledge; David Allan

Chapter
4. Initiating Innovation: The Case of Entrepreneurship Education in
The United Arab Emirates; Matthew A. Gilbert

Chapter
5. Active Images: Teaching Students Critical Thinking and Analysis
Skills with Picture Postcards; Reba A. Wissner

PART II: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

Chapter
6. Retreat Forwards: Student - Facing Writing Retreats; Christopher
Little

Chapter
7. Innovations in the Academic Language Classroom International
Foundation Programme; Jill Haldane and Philip Davies

Chapter
8. Strategies for Developing Mental Toughness in Higher Education and
Measuring the Impact; Jenny Meggs and Peter Sewell

Chapter
9. The XJTLU Entrepreneurial Campus: A New Paradigm of
University-Industry Partnerships; Stuart Perrin
Enakshi Sengupta serves as the Director Centre for Teaching and Learning and Interim Chair- Business at American University of Afghanistan.



Patrick Blessinger is adjunct associate professor of education at St. John's University, USA. He is also the chief research scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association.