{"product_id":"9781350504851","title":"Academics in Higher Education and Informal Professional Development An Authentic Approach","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAcademics in Higher Education and Informal Professional Development\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Authentic Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLin Norton | Namrata Rao | Anesa Hosein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Schools \/ Levels \/ Higher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDrawing on international case studies, the book illustrates the experiences and views of academics on the value that informal methods of learning and teaching professional development have offered for their development as higher education teachers.\u003c\/b\u003e  Informal methods are increasingly gaining traction alongside formal opportunities. These informal learning and teaching opportunities allow for authentic engagement from staff who may well feel more comfortable sharing their shortcomings and challenges of learning and teaching in a non-judgmental informal environment. The book makes visible the importance of creating new spaces for unplanned\/informal learning and teaching opportunities, not arguing to replace formal provision but to enhance it. This book offers eleven first-hand accounts from academics from across the world, which capture the nature of a range of informal professional development opportunities and the value such opportunities offer.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLin Norton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita of Pedagogical Research, Liverpool Hope University, UK, where she contributed to Postgraduate Certificate programmes and mentored academics in their own professional development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamrata Rao \u003c\/b\u003eis Principal Lecturer in Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 September 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350504851\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57342683611276,"sku":"9781350504851","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350504851","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}