Prelims

Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning

ISBN: 978-1-83909-861-1, eISBN: 978-1-83909-860-4

ISSN: 2055-3641

Publication date: 18 January 2021

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(2021), "Prelims", Sengupta, E., Blessinger, P. and Makhanya, M. (Ed.) Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 35), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-x. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120200000035001

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Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning

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Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

Senior Series Editor: Patrick Blessinger, St John’s University and Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA

Associate Series Editor: Enakshi Sengupta, Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA

Published Volumes:

Volume 21 Civil Society and Social Responsibility in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Curriculum and Teaching Development – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney
Volume 22 Introduction to Sustainable Development Leadership and Strategies In Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Taisir Subhi Yamin
Volume 23 University–Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney
Volume 24 Leadership Strategies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney
Volume 25 Integrating Community Service into Curriculum: International Perspectives on Humanizing Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya
Volume 26 International Perspectives on Improving Student Engagement: Advances in Library Practices in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Milton D. Cox
Volume 27 Improving Classroom Engagement and International Development Programs: International Perspectives on Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya
Volume 28 Cultural Competence in Higher Education – Edited by Tiffany Puckett, and Nancy Lind
Volume 29 Designing Effective Library Learning Spaces in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya
Volume 30 Developing and Supporting Multiculturalism and Leadership Development – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya
Volume 31 Faculty and Student Research in Practicing Academic Freedom – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 32 International Perspectives on Policies, Practices & Pedagogies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney
Volume 33 International Perspectives on the Role of Technology in Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya
Volume 34 Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya

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INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING  VOLUME 35

Humanizing Higher Education through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning

EDITED BY

ENAKSHI SENGUPTA

Centre for Advanced Research in Higher Education, New York, USA

International HETL Association, New York, USA

PATRICK BLESSINGER

St. John’s University, New York, USA

International HETL Association, New York, USA

MANDLA MAKHANYA

University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Created in partnership with the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association

https://www.hetl.org/

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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ISBN: 978-1-83909-861-1 (Print)

ISBN: 978-1-83909-860-4 (Online)

ISBN: 978-1-83909-862-8 (Epub)

ISSN: 2055-3641 (Series)

Contents

List of Contributors vii
Series Editors’ Introduction ix
PART I: PEDAGOGICAL IMPACT ON LEARNERS
Chapter 1 Introduction to Humanizing Higher Education Through Innovative Approaches for Teaching and Learning
Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya 3
Chapter 2 The Interesting as a Pedagogical Concept: An Essay
Andreas Seland 13
Chapter 3 Understanding Processes and Strategies for Integrating Sustainable Development in Curriculum
Divya Sharma 27
Chapter 4 Supporting At-Risk Students in a Small Private University
Ellina Chernobilsky, Barbara Chesler, Henrietta Genfi, Susan Hayes and Jhoanna Oliva-Marquez 43
Chapter 5 The Caring Teacher: A Philosophical Exercise in Praxis
Yvette P. Freter 59
Chapter 6 Spinning in Higher Education: An Autoethnography of Finding Space to be Human in Academic Life
Jess Moriarty and Susan Diab 73
PART II: RE-DESIGNING LEARNING
Chapter 7 Disrupting Hierarchies and Shifting Identities in the Undergraduate Environment: Space as an Agent of Change
Gordon Heggie, Neil McPherson and Yvonne Harkness 89
Chapter 8 Toward Humanizing Assessment: A Call to Find Justice to Students, to Faculty, and to Data
Natalia Rybas and Andrea Quenette 105
Chapter 9 Integrating Traditional-Religious Knowledge in Higher Education. Human Agency as Philosophical Norm
Patrick Giddy 117
Chapter 10 Using Models of Cognitive Development to Design College Learning Experiences
Linden Higgins 131
About The Authors 147
Name Index 153
Subject Index 159

List of Contributors

Patrick Blessinger International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, NY, USA
Ellina Chernobilsky Caldwell University, NJ, USA
Barbara Chesler Caldwell University, NJ, USA
Susan Diab University of Brighton, UK
Yvette P. Freter University of Tennessee Knoxville and Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN, USA
Henrietta Genfi Caldwell University, NJ, USA
Patrick Giddy University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Yvonne Harkness University of Glasgow, UK
Susan Hayes Caldwell University, NJ, USA
Gordon Heggie University of the West of Scotland, UK
Linden Higgins University of Vermont, VT, USA, and Independent Consultant
Mandla S. Makhanya University of South Africa, South Africa
Neil McPherson University of the West of Scotland, UK
Jess Moriarty University of Brighton, UK
Jhoanna Oliva-Marquez Caldwell University, NJ, USA
Andrea Quenette Indiana University East, IN, USA
Natalia Rybas Indiana University East, IN, USA
Andreas Seland Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Enakshi Sengupta International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, NY, USA
Divya Sharma Indian Institute of Teacher Education, India

Series Editors’ Introduction

The purpose of this series is to publish current research and scholarship on innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education. The series is developed around the premise that teaching and learning are more effective when instructors and students are actively and meaningfully engaged in the teaching–learning process.

The main objectives of this series are to:

  • (1)

    present how innovative teaching and learning practices are being used in higher education institutions around the world across a wide variety of disciplines and countries;

  • (2)

    present the latest models, theories, concepts, paradigms, and frameworks that educators should consider when adopting, implementing, assessing, and evaluating innovative teaching and learning practices; and

  • (3)

    consider the implications of theory and practice on policy, strategy, and leadership.

This series will appeal to anyone in higher education who is involved in the teaching and learning process from any discipline, institutional type, or nationality. The volumes in this series will focus on a variety of authentic case studies and other empirical research that illustrate how educators from around the world are using innovative approaches to create more effective and meaningful learning environments.

Innovation teaching and learning is any approach, strategy, method, practice, or means that has been shown to improve, enhance, or transform the teaching–learning environment. Innovation involves doing things differently or in a novel way in order to improve outcomes. In short, innovation is a positive change. With respect to teaching and learning, innovation is the implementation of new or improved educational practices that result in improved educational and learning outcomes. This innovation can be any positive change related to teaching, curriculum, assessment, technology, or other tools, programs, policies, or processes that lead to improved educational and learning outcomes. Innovation can occur in institutional development, program development, professional development, or learning development.

The volumes in this series will not only highlight the benefits and theoretical frameworks of such innovations through authentic case studies and other empirical research but also look at the challenges and contexts associated with implementing and assessing innovative teaching and learning practices. The volumes represent all disciplines from a wide range of national, cultural, and organizational contexts. The volumes in this series will explore a wide variety of teaching and learning topics such as active learning, integrative learning, transformative learning, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, meaningful learning, blended learning, creative learning, experiential learning, lifelong and lifewide learning, global learning, learning assessment and analytics, student research, faculty and student learning communities, as well as other topics.

This series brings together distinguished scholars and educational practitioners from around the world to disseminate the latest knowledge on innovative teaching and learning scholarship and practices. The authors offer a range of disciplinary perspectives from different cultural contexts. This series provides a unique and valuable resource for instructors, administrators, and anyone interested in improving and transforming teaching and learning.

Patrick Blessinger

Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Research Scientist, International HETL Association

Enakshi Sengupta

Associate Editor, International HETL Association