Contents:
1. Introduction to the Handbook for Teaching and Learning in
Geography 1
Helen Walkington, Jennifer Hill and Sarah Dyer
PART I PEDAGOGIES TO SUPPORT TRANSITION INTO HIGHER
EDUCATION
2. Student perspectives on the importance of both academic and
social
transitions to and through their undergraduate geography degree
16
Simon Tate and Peter Hopkins
3. Bridging the divide between school and university geography
–
‘mind the gap!’ 31
Graham Butt
4. Embodied teaching and learning through a large lecture:
strategies for
place-based pedagogies 46
Matt Finn and Carrie Mott
5. Measuring learning for the masses: assessment strategies for
large classes 59
Bradley Rink
6. Finding your way in liminal space: threshold concepts and
curriculum
design in geography 71
Erin H. Fouberg
7. Fieldwork as transition pedagogy for non-specialist students in
geography:
promoting collaborative learning amidst uncertainty 87
Kamalini Ramdas
8. Supportive learning environments and the transition to
university 99
David Conradson
9. Teaching in a multi- or interdisciplinary context 110
Amy L. Griffin
10. Co-pedagogy: teaching together for successful student learning
123
Sarah Dyer
11. Pedagogies for developing undergraduate ethical thinking within
geography 139
Ruth L. Healey and Chris Ribchester
12. Information literacy: benefits, challenges and practical
strategies 151
Richard I. Waller, Gill Miller and David M. Schultz
PART II PEDAGOGIES TO FACILITATE MORE AUTONOMOUS
LEARNING
13. Inclusive teaching and learning practices in geography 168
Annie Hughes and Nona McDuff
14. Developing and integrating a student-researcher pedagogy within
the
geography curriculum 183
Helen Walkington
15. Who owns the curriculum? Co-production of an evolving
research-informed
module 198
Richard Hodgkins and Joanna Bullard
16. Conveying geographic concepts through issues-based inquiry
211
Phil Klein, Karen Barton, Jessica Salo, Jieun Lee and Timothy
Vowles
17. Learning and teaching about race and racism in geography
227
James Esson and Angela Last
18. Teaching challenging material: emotional geographies and
geographies of
death 241
Avril Maddrell and Edward Wigley
19. Geography as responsibility: sustainability through teaching
and learning
within geography 256
Zoe P. Robinson
20. Enhancing internationalisation in the geography undergraduate
curriculum 269
Ash Parton and Martin Haigh
21. Heutagogy, personal learning environments, and multi-path entry
into GIS
education 284
Michael DeMers
22. Field-based pedagogies for developing learners’ independence
299
Ian C. Fuller and Derek France
PART III CAPSTONE AND BRIDGING PEDAGOGIES FOR THE FINAL
YEAR
23. Pedagogical partnerships, identity building and self-authorship
in geography
higher education 314
Niamh Moore-Cherry
24. Taking ownership: active learning and student engagement
329
Eric Pawson and Mark Poskitt
25. Examining the potential of experiential learning as pedagogy
for senior
undergraduate students 342
Shauna Brail and Kate Whalen
26. Fieldwork in the undergraduate geography curriculum:
developing
graduate skills 357
Lisa Mol, Michael Horswell and Lucy Clarke
27. Authentic assessment and feedback to develop lifelong learning
371
Jennifer Hill and Nancy Worth
28. Capstones in geography 386
Alice Hovorka and Peter Wolf
29. Learning for work 399
Ifan D.H. Shepherd
30. Embedding employability skills in the curriculum and extending
into
postgraduate programs 414
Colin Arrowsmith and William Cartwright
31. Graduate attributes in geography higher education 430
Rachel Spronken-Smith
32. Teaching geography students about careers 443
Michael Solem, Niem Tu Huynh and Joseph Kerski
33. Exploring pedagogic tensions in final year programme design
458
Pauline E. Kneale
34. Teaching, learning and assessing in geography: a foundation for
the
future 474
Jennifer Hill, Helen Walkington and Sarah Dyer
Index 487
Edited by Helen Walkington, Oxford Brookes University, UK, Jennifer Hill, University of Gloucestershire, UK and Sarah Dyer, The University of Manchester, UK
'This book is a much-needed comprehensive overview of recent
research and practices on teaching geography in higher education.
Written by leading researchers, it provides not only insights but
also practical applications for lecturing, assessment and
innovation in geography pedagogy.'
--Jongwon Lee, Ewha Womans University, South Korea'Written by an
acclaimed team of international scholars, this Handbook is
invaluable for both early career and established geography faculty
in higher education internationally, as well as for individuals,
course teams and departments. It provides practical and
research-based advice on a wide range of disciplinary and wider
higher education issues.'
--Alan Jenkins, Oxford Brookes, UK and co-founding editor of the
Journal of Geography in Higher Education
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