John Burville Biggs

John Biggs tackles how academics can improve their teaching in today's circumstances or large classes and diverse student populations. He discusses areas such as making the large lecture a more exciting and productive learning experience.

What the Student Does

Teaching for Quality Learning at University

The story of Peter Morrison, a school teacher from rural New South Wales, who marches to the beat of two different drummers: one leads him to follow in his father’s respectable footsteps, the other leads him into a whole heap of trouble...

From Ashes to Ashes

John Biggs

Con un enfoque eminentemente práctico, este libro presenta una serie de herramientas útiles para perfeccionar el ejercicio docente del profesorado universitario y mejorar el aprendizaje de sus alumnos. Hoy en día, los profesores universitarios tienen que tomar decisiones sobre los mejores métodos de enseñanza y evaluación, y adaptarlos a sus circunstancias. Para ello, necesitan un marco conceptual que informe tales decisiones y mejore su práctica docente. John BIGGS, catedrático de Educación en Australia, Canadá y Hong Kong, es profesor visitante honorario del Professional Development Centre de la Universidad de New South Wales. Ha publicado gran número de trabajos sobre enseñanza y aprendizaje, especialmente en el ámbito de la educación y evaluación universitaria.

Calidad del aprendizaje universitario

From Ashes to Ashes tells the story of Peter Morrison, a school teacher in rural New South Wales. His childhood is marred by WWII, and as he comes of age, Peter veers from his conservative parents' values. While he becomes a teacher with a family, he is also drawn into an affair, causing classroom scandal. With maturity, Peter rights his choices, retiring as a respected school principal. However, finally verging on dementia, he veers again from sanity.

"Chris Wong is brought up to believe that if he studies hard, he will find his golden house, and the right girl to share it with him. But his sexual awakening is complicated by the political realities of modern Hong Kong and traditional Chinese beliefs on love, marriage and career. He finds that when Chinese and Westerners fall in love, their different views on sex and commitment all too easily lead to misunderstanding and pain. The author has painted a convincing picture of Hong Kong, capturing its atmosphere and the culture of its people, giving the reader an insight into life in this city-state."--Publisher's description.

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