Dr Helen King's Outputs (9)

CPD What Do Award-winning Academics Do - Ed Devs 20.2 June 2019 (2019)
Journal Article

The national context of assessment in higher education (2019)
Book Chapter

Assessment is an integral part of effective curriculum design and development within modules and across programmes. However, it is also influenced by the wider local, national and, to an extent, international education policy context. This chapter wi... Read More about The national context of assessment in higher education.

Fostering a culture of learning about teaching: Ideas from research on expertise (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A key characteristic of expert performance is continuous learning and development through a process of ‘Deliberate Practice’ (Ericsson et al, 1993) or ‘Progressive Problem Solving’ (Bereiter & Scardamalia, 1993). These concepts have been explored emp... Read More about Fostering a culture of learning about teaching: Ideas from research on expertise.

Geographers and the scholarship of teaching and learning (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. In this paper we draw attention to the attributes and values which equip geographers to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning. We begin by summarising key characteri... Read More about Geographers and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Interdisciplinary enquiry into learning and teaching: Lessons from geography (2018)
Book Chapter

In this chapter we explore how research in the discipline of geography can help you to undertake productive enquiry into learning and teaching in higher education. We outline the characteristics that geographers in higher education possess and highli... Read More about Interdisciplinary enquiry into learning and teaching: Lessons from geography.

Collaborative working for curriculum and professional development (2009)
Book Chapter

This case study describes a programme of collaborative work facilitated by a national organisation. The scope, aims and outcomes are such, however, that a similar approach could be taken by colleagues locally (for example, through an educational deve... Read More about Collaborative working for curriculum and professional development.

Strength in diversity: Enhancing learning in vocationally-orientated, master's level courses (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Postgraduate education in geography, especially at the Master's level, is undergoing significant changes in the developed world. There is an expansion of vocationally oriented degree programmes, increasing recruitment of international students, integ... Read More about Strength in diversity: Enhancing learning in vocationally-orientated, master's level courses.

Enquiry into learning and teaching in the physical sciences
Book Chapter

This chapter provides an introduction to enquiry into learning and teaching for academics in the physical sciences. By the conclusion of the chapter, it is anticipated that the reader will be able to identify key topics for educational enquiry in phy... Read More about Enquiry into learning and teaching in the physical sciences.

Disseminating educational developments
Book Chapter

This chapter brings together some of the current literature on dissemination, illustrated with ideas and advice from current practice in UK higher education. Experiences from national projects, institution-based educational development units, and ind... Read More about Disseminating educational developments.