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Practical Pedagogy

40 New Ways to Teach and Learn
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Practical Pedagogy is an accessible guide exploring 40 innovative pedagogies to enhance teaching and learning. It draws on the influential Innovating Pedagogy series, examining approaches like translanguaging, crossover learning, and rhizomatic learning. Organised around six themesβ€”Personalization, Connectivity, Reflection, Extension, Embodiment, and Scaleβ€”it offers practical insights for teachers, policymakers, and educational researchers on effective, research-based methods for modern education.
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Practical Pedagogy is ideal for new and experienced teachers, educational policy makers, and researchers interested in evidence-based, innovative teaching methods and curriculum design.

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Practical Pedagogy expands the universe of teaching and learning. It provides an accessible guide to new and emerging innovations in education, with insights into how to become more effective as a teacher and learner.

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Practical Pedagogy expands the universe of teaching and learning. It provides an accessible guide to new and emerging innovations in education, with insights into how to become more effective as a teacher and learner. New teachers will find a comprehensive introduction to innovative ways of teaching and learning. Experienced educators will be surprised by the range of useful pedagogies, such as translanguaging, crossover learning, teachback, bricolage, and rhizomatic learning. Policy makers will gain evidence of how new teaching methods work in practice, with resources for curriculum design and course development.

Drawing on material from the hugely influential Innovating Pedagogy series of reports, this book is a compilation of the 40 most relevant pedagogies, covering:

  • innovative ways to teach and learn;
  • how pedagogies are adopted in new ways for a digital age;
  • evidence on how and why different methods of teaching work, including case studies set in classrooms, informal settings, and online learning spaces;
  • practical implications of the latest research into the science of learning, combining psychology, education, social sciences, and neuroscience.

Organised around six themes – Personalization, Connectivity, Reflection, Extension, Embodiment, and Scale – Practical Pedagogy is a comprehensive source for teachers, policy makers, educational researchers, and anyone interested in new ways to teach and learn.

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Jeremy Roschelle praises the book for its clear, comprehensive writing on future teaching innovations, highlighting its collection of powerful, research-based approaches. Ollie Bray calls it a timely and beautifully-crafted resource essential for both new and experienced educators, linking practical suggestions with theoretical perspectives and evidence of impact on learners. The book is recognised as a clearly written, evidence-informed compendium inspired by The Open University's Innovating Pedagogy reports.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138599802

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 April 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 2 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 254

About the Author

Mike Sharples is Emeritus Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK. He is Honorary Visiting Professor at Anglia Ruskin University, Centre for Innovation in Higher Education. His research involves pedagogy-informed design of new technologies and environments for learning. He is author of over 300 publications in pedagogy, science education, educational technology and the learning sciences.

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