Suggested reading aligned with the UKPSF
Area of Activity;
Core
Knowledge; and
Professional
Values
A1 Design and
plan learning
activities and/or
programmes of
study
A2 Teach and or
support learning
Suggested Starter Resources
Indicative
Descriptor:
* D1 Associate;
**D2 Fellow;
***D3 Senior;
****D4 Principal
Blackmore, P. and Kandiko, Camille. (2012). Strategic Curriculum Change: global trends in
universities. London: Routledge.
***
Chickering, A. and Gamson, Z. (2002). Development and Adaptations of the Seven Principles for
Good Undergraduate Education. Online at:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tl.8006/epdf
**
Nygaard, C., Courtney, N. & Holtham, C., eds. (2010). Teaching creativity - creativity in
teaching. Libri Publishing
**
Higher Education Academy (2013). A manifesto for small group teaching.
Online at: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resource/small-group-teaching-toolkit-learning
*
Tiwari, M. (2010). Teaching methods In Education.
Online at: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/teaching-methods-in-education.html
*
Biggs, J., & Tang, C. (2011). Teaching for quality learning at university. Maidenhead: Open
University Press.
**
Exley, K., & Dennick, R. (2004). Giving a lecture: from presenting to teaching. Abingdon:
Routledge
*
Kahn, P., & Walsh, L. (2006). Developing your teaching: ideas, insight and action. Abingdon,
Routledge
**
Morss, K., & Murray, R. (2005). Teaching at university: a guide for postgraduates and
researchers. Sage.
*
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A3 Assess and
give feedback to
learners
A4 Develop
effective learning
environments and
approaches to
student support
and guidance
Higher Education Academy. (2012). A Marked Improvement: transforming assessment in Higher
Education. Online at:
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resource/marked-improvement-transforming-assessment-highereducation-assessment-review-tool
***
University of Reading. Engage in Assessment. Online at:
http://www.reading.ac.uk/engageinassessment/
**
Race, P. (2001). A Briefing on Self, Peer and Group Assessment. LTSN Generic Centre: Learning
and Teaching Network Support. Online at: http://phil-race.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/Self,_peer_and_group_assessment.pdf
**
Merry, S., Price, M., Carless, D. and Taras, M. (2013). Reconceptualising Feedback in Higher
Education: Developing dialogue with students. London: Routledge.
***
Price, M., Handley, K., Bryant, R., Rust, C. and O'Donovan, B. (2012). Assessment literacy: the
foundation for improving student learning. ASKe, Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning
Development.
***
Samball, K. and McDowell, L. (2013). Assessment for Learning in Higher Education. Abingdon:
Routledge.
**
Freire, P. (1996). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Translated by M. B. Ramos. London: Penguin.
**
Goleman, D. (2006). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York: Bantam
Books.
**
Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R. E., & MacKee, A. (2004). Primal leadership: learning to lead with
emotional intelligence. Harvard Business Press.
***
Jacques, D., & Salmon, G. (2007). Learning in groups: A handbook for face-to-face and online
environments. Abingdon, Routledge.
**
Laurillard, D. (2012). Teaching as a Design Science: Building Pedagogical Patterns for Learning
and Technology. Abingdon, Routledge.
***
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Lavé, J. and Wenger, E. (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation.
Cambridge University Press.
***
Mortiboys, A. (2005). Teaching with emotional intelligence: A step by step guide for higher and
further education professionals. Abingdon, Taylor & Francis
**
Trowler, P. (2008). Cultures and change in higher education: Theories and practices.
Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
**
Wenger, E. (1999).Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity (Learning in Doing:
Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives). Cambridge University Press.
**
Braxton, J. M., Luckey, W., & Helland, P. (2002). Institutionalizing a Broader View of Scholarship
through Boyer's Four Domains. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
***
Brookfield, S. D. (1995). Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
*
Cowan, J. (2006). On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher: reflection in action.
Maidenhead: Open University Press/McGraw Hill.
**
Johns, C. (2009). Becoming a Reflective Practitioner. Oxford: Wiley.
*
McAlpine, L., & Akerlind, G. (2010). Becoming an Academic. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
**
Murray, R. (Ed.). (2008). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Maidenhead, Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press.
**
Schön, D. A. (1987). Educating the Reflective Practitioner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
***
K1 The subject
material
Land, R., Meyer, J.H.F. & Smith, J. (2008) Threshold concepts within the disciplines. Rotterdam:
Sense Publishers.
**
K2 Appropriate
methods for
teaching and
Brown, S., Armstrong, S., & Thompson, G. (1998). Motivating Students. Staff and Educational
Development Series. London: Kogan Page.
**
A5 Engage in
continuing
professional
development in
subjects/discipline
s and their
pedagogy,
incorporating
research,
scholarship, and
he evaluation of
professional
practices
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learning in the
subject area and
at the level of the
academic
programme
Jackson, N., Oliver, M., Shaw, M. and Wisdom, J., eds. (2006) Developing creativity in higher
education: an imaginative curriculum. London and New York: Routledge.
***
Savin-Baden, M. (2007). A Practical Guide to Problem-Based Learning Online. Abingdon:
Routledge
**
K3 How students
learn, both
generally and
within their
subject or
disciplinary areas
Barrett, T. and Moore, S. (2010). New approaches to Problem-based Learning: Revitalising Your
Practice in Higher Education. Abingdon: Routledge.
**
Bransford, J., Brown, A. and Cocking, R. (2004). How People Learn: brain, mind, experience and
school. National Academy of Sciences. Online at:
http://www.csun.edu/~SB4310/How%20People%20Learn.pdf
*
Entwistle, N. J. (2009). Teaching for understanding at university: Deep approaches and
distinctive ways of thinking. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
**
Giesen, J. (2005). Constructivism: a holistic approach to teaching and learning.
Online at: https://ssl.niu.edu/facdev/programs/handouts/constructivism.pdf
***
K4 The use and
value of
appropriate
learning
technologies
Gray, A. (2007). Constructivist teaching and learning.
Online at: http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/06/constructivist-theory-inspired-learning/
**
Jarvis, P. (2012). Towards a comprehensive theory of human learning. London: Routledge.
***
Solomonides, I., Reid, A., Petocz, P. (2012). Engaging with Learning in Higher Education. Libri
Publishing
**
JISC (2009). Thriving in the 21st century: learning literacies for the Digital Age.
Online at: http://caledonianacademy.net/spaces/LLiDA/uploads/Main/LLiDAreportJune09.pdf
**
Bach, S., Haynes, P., & Smith, J. L. (2007). Online learning and teaching in higher education.
Maidenhead: Open University Press.
HEA (2015). Technology Enhanced Learning Toolkit. Online at:
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/enhancement/toolkits/technology-enhanced-learning-tel-toolkit
*
Laurillard, D. (2001). Rethinking university teaching: a conversational framework for the
**
*
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effective use of learning technologies. 2nd Edition. Abingdon: Routledge.
K5 Methods for
evaluating the
effectiveness of
teaching
K6 The
implications of
quality assurance
and quality
enhancement for
academic and
professional
practice with a
particular focus on
teaching
Mayes, T., Morrison, D., Mellar, H., Bullen, P. & Oliver, M. (eds.) Transforming higher education
through technology-enhanced learning. Higher Education Academy.
***
Pegler, C. and Littlejohn, A. (2007). Preparing for blended e-learning: Understanding Blended
and Online Learning. London: Routledge.
**
Rennie, F., & Morrison, T. (2012). E-learning and social networking handbook: Resources for
higher education. Abingdon: Routledge.
*
Salmon, G. (2013). E-tivities: The Key to Active Online Learning, 2nd Ed. Abingdon: Routledge.
**
Weller, M. (2007). Virtual learning environments: Using, choosing and developing your VLE.
Abingdon: Routledge.
**
Cleaver, E., Lintern, M. and McLinden M. (2014) Teaching and Learning in Higher Education:
Disciplinary approaches to educational enquiry. London: Sage.
***
Cousin, G. (2009) Researching Learning in Higher Education: an introduction to contemporary
methods and approaches. New York: Routledge.
***
Petty, G. (2009) Evidence-Based Teaching: a practical approach. 2nd ed. Cheltenham: Nelson
Thornes.
*
GIBBS, Graham. (2010). Dimensions of quality. Higher Education Academy.
Online at: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/dimensions_of_quality.pdf
***
GIBBS, Graham. (2013). Implications of ‘Dimensions of Quality’ in a Market Environment. Higher
Education Academy. Online at:
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/resources/hea_dimensions_of_quality_2.pdf
***
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V1 Respect
individual leaners
and diverse
learning
communities
V2 Promote
participation in
higher education
and equality of
opportunity for
learners
Grace, S. and Gravestock, P. (2009). Inclusion and Diversity: meeting the needs of all students.
London: Routledge.
*
Higher Education Academy. Inclusive Curriculum Design in Higher Education. Online at:
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/inclusion/Disability/Inclusive_curriculum_design
_in_higher_education
**
Montgomery, C. (2010). Understanding the international student experience. Basingstoke:
Palgrave Macmillan.
**
Warwick, P. (2006) Ten tips for teaching international students. The York Management School,
Higher Education Academy. Online at: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resource/ten-tipsteaching-international-students
*
Resources in sections V1 and A2 are relevant here.
V3 Use evidenceinformed
approaches & the
outcomes from
research,
scholarship & CPD
Petty, G. (2009). Evidence-Based Teaching: a practical approach. 2nd edition. Cheltenham:
Nelson Thornes.
**
V4 Acknowledge
the wider context
in which higher
education
operates,
recognising the
implications for
professional
Eraut, M. (1994) Developing professional knowledge and competence. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
***
Knight, P. and Yorke, M. (2003) Assessment, Learning and Employability. Maidenhead: SRHE and
OUP.
**
Current affairs material is relevant here:
 Consultation papers from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
*
Also, showing how you have made use of the resources highlighted for A1 to A5 would
demonstrate alignment with V3.
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practice


Times Higher Education Supplement (online UK newspaper)
Chronicle of Higher Education (online US news and article service)
The University’s Quality Manual embodies the requirements placed by UK quality assurance on
our work. Similarly, many subjects have their programmes accredited by Professional, Statutory,
and/or Regulatory Bodies which also steer the learning outcomes and/or the teaching on those
programmes (e.g. medicine, engineering, law, pharmacy, psychology etc.)
**
(All electronic resources last accessed September 2015)
Some more generic resources as a starter or refresher
Atherton, J.S. (2011). Teaching and Learning. Online at: http://www.learningandteaching.info/teaching/contents.htm
Fry, H., Ketteridge, S., & Marshall, S. (Eds.). (2008). A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education: enhancing academic
practice. Abingdon: Routledge.
Ketteridge, S., Marshall, S., & Fry, H. (2002). The Effective Academic: A Handbook for Enhanced Academic Practice. London: Kogan Page
Ltd.
Knight, P. T. (2002). Being a teacher in higher education. Buckingham, Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University
Press.
Mortiboys, A. (2010). How to be an Effective Teacher in Higher Education: Answers to Lecturers' Questions. McGraw-Hill International.
Popovic, C., & Green, D. A. (2012). Understanding Undergraduates: Challenging Our Preconceptions of Student Success. London:
Routledge.
Race, P. (2013). The lecturer's toolkit: a practical guide to assessment, learning and teaching. Abingdon: Routledge
Rogers, A., & Horrocks, N. (2010). Teaching adults. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill International.
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