Using a unique global view, this comprehensive volume presents international perspectives on critical issues impacting teaching and learning in diverse higher education environments.

Table of Contents

• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Preface
• Part I: Introduction
• 1. A Model for Understanding University Teaching and Learning-James E. Groccia
• Part II: Outcomes of Teaching and Learning
• 2. Effective Grading and Assessment: Global Insights to Enhance Student Learning, Faculty Satisfaction, and Institutional Success - Virginia J. Anderson
• 3. Using the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to Improve Learning Outcomes - Regan A. R. Gurung and R. Eric Landrum
• 4. From Document to Practice: Application of Outcome-Based Assessment in the Curricula of Police and Border Guard Service- Kätlin Vanari and Einike Pilli
• Part III: Understanding Students
• 5. Optimizing Adaptive Student Behaviors - Jacquelyn Cranney and Helen Dalton
• 6. Preparing Middle Eastern Students for the Future: Saudi Arabia as a Case Study - Saleh H. Alwasal and Solaiman M. AlHadlaq
• 7. Culture and Disability in the Classroom- Dennis B. Galvan and Jeremy L. Brunson
• Part IV: Understanding Teachers
• 8. Developing Faculty for the 21st Century in South Africa: Building Capacity Through Collaborative Preparation Programs - Stacey C. Nickson
• 9. Sustaining and Championing Teaching and Learning: In Good Times or Bad - Shelda Debowski, Lorraine Stefani, Margaret W. Cohen and Angela Ho
• 10. An Effective Model for the Professional Development of Middle Eastern Faculty- Mohammed A. T. Alsudairi
• Part V: Understanding Context
• 11. Culture and Teaching: Lessons from Psychology - Kenneth D. Keith
• 12. The Implications of Muslim Beliefs, Practices, and Traditions on University Teaching and Learning - Shakeer Abdullah
• 13. The Context of Learning: Changes in UK Higher Education - Annie Trapp
• 14. Learning for Transformation in an International Context: The Implications of a Confucian Learning Model - Qi Sun
• 15. Review of New University Education Policy Implementation in Croatia - Vesna Kovač and Marko Turk
• 16. The Impact of Organizational Culture on the Leadership of Higher Education Curriculum Development - Laurie Lomas
• 17. Leading Higher Education Teaching, Learning, and Innovation - Shelda Debowski
• Part VI: Understanding Content
• 18. Internationalizing the Curriculum - Richard S. Velayo
• 19. Cultural Contexts and Curricular Design in Saudi Arabia and Other Middle Eastern Nations - Emad A. Ismail and Mohammad M. Hassan
• 20. Strategic Curriculum Change - Camille B. Kandiko and Paul Blackmore
• Part VII: Understanding Learning
• 21. Visualizing Knowledge Structures of University Teaching to Relate Pedagogic Theory and Academic Practice - Ian Kinchin
• 22. Culture and Learning Styles - Maria Martinez Witte, James E. Witte
• 23. Metacognitive Learning and Culture- Kevin Downing and Kristina Shin
• Part VIII: Understanding Teaching
• 24. Emerging Evidence for Excellent Teaching across Borders - Jared Keeley, Andrew N. Christopher and William Buskist
• 25. Writing for the U.S. University - Helen Fox
• 26. Culture Bump: An Instructional Process for Cultural Insight - Carol M. Archer and Stacey C. Nickson
• 27. Intercultural Pedagogy: Deep Cultural Issues and Challenges for Global Universities - Po Li Tan
• 28. Conceptual Bases of Problem-Based Learning - Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen, Anete M. Camille Strand, and Anja Overgaard Thomassen
• 29. Problem-Based Learning and Its Application to South African Medical Education - Ted Sommerville and Veena Singaram
• 30. Confucius and Buddha in the College Classroom: Relational Virtuosity in Teaching and Learning - Peter J. Giordano
• 31. Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Using Technology- Geoffrey Crisp