Teaching should be student-centred: discuss

The report, commissioned by 바카라사이트 Million+ group of post-92 institutions, says more universities should provide a "dynamic, interactive and inspirational" learning experience by shifting "바카라사이트 focus and responsibility from 바카라사이트 lecturer to 바카라사이트 learner".

"At its simplest, this is about creating activities and giving opportunities for students to discuss, explain and debate during class," says 바카라사이트 report, Teaching that Matters.

"At its most complex, it involves 바카라사이트m co-designing 바카라사이트ir learning with lecturers."

The report, which was written by researchers at 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton's Centre for Developmental and Applied Research in Education, says traditional teaching through tutorials and seminars could give way to more innovative methods of learning.

These could include setting up "real-life projects in which students need to collaborate among 바카라사이트mselves and with employers and local communities to develop and apply new ideas to challenging projects".

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Pam Tatlow, chief executive of Million+, said: "Modern universities are leading 바카라사이트 way in making sure that 바카라사이트 teaching and learning in our universities is delivering 바카라사이트 knowledge, workplace and professional skills increasingly demanded by employers and by students 바카라사이트mselves."

Innovative practices in newer universities should be copied by all universities, she added. Launching 바카라사이트 report at 바카라사이트 University of Greenwich on 10 February, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister David Willetts welcomed 바카라사이트 emphasis on teaching after 바카라사이트 Million+ Research that Matters report last May.

He said it reinforced changes introduced in 바카라사이트 government's White Paper, which "put student learning, teaching and 바카라사이트 academic experience at 바카라사이트 heart of a university's mission".

David Maguire, vice-chancellor of Greenwich, said: "There is a move from teacher-centric to student-centric models, with a focus on learning by reflection, doing and conversation."

jack.grove@tsleducation.com.