Understanding Teaching Excellence in Higher Education

Identifying and examining interpretations of teaching excellence, this book considers what 'excellent' means and implies for practice. Using as its central case study the practice of the UK's 'excellent' university teachers, as awarded by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, it considers their teaching approaches and development plans.
What makes a university teacher 'excellent'? As debates rage about whether this is down to subject knowledge, communication skills, taking a research-led approach or being a technological whiz, this book provides the first in-depth examination of teaching excellence in higher education. Identifying and examining interpretations of teaching excellence, it considers what 'excellent' means and implies for practice.