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A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Enhancing Academic Practice

S. Marshall, H. Fry and S. Ketteridge (Eds) Kogan Page, 1999 416 pp., Paperback, £25.00 ISBN 0 7494 2948 8

This book should be required reading for all involved in teaching adult learners. Although the editors and authors come from a very wide range of professional and vocational backgrounds, they are all educators or staff developers in British universities. Of the 28 contributors, Heather Fry and Adam Feather have expertise in medical and dental education, and this is reflected in their contributions to this book.

The book has three main parts: Development of Practice, Development of the Academic for Teaching and Learning, and Working in Discipline-Specific Areas. Each part contains a range of sections.

I would particularly commend this book to all those seeking membership of the Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT), not least as it contains (and explains) much of the educational jargon that will enhance an application.

The extensive list of teaching and learning topics includes lecturing and small group teaching, assessment, and evaluation, as well as sections on motivating students, reflective practice, information technology, and supervising projects and portfolios. Sections I found most interesting were on the observation (and appraisal) of teaching, and on the construction of teaching portfolios by lecturers and tutors as part of their continuing professional development.

The book is well presented and structured, with copious use of case studies, checklists, and top tips in over 408 pages. Dental teachers buying this book will undoubtedly benefit from discovering the educational techniques and strategies employed by our colleagues in other professions and vocations.

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