Improving Student Learning: Improving Student Learning Through Course Design

The proceedings of the 4th international Improving Student Learning symposium include 51 papers in 17 sections cover theoretical underpinnings for course design; how course design might incorporate skills such as writing, learning and research; assessment issues, and modes of course delivery including IT and distance learning. The book concludes with discussion of professional development and employment issues. A keynote address by Paul Clark (formerly Head of Quality Assessment Division, HEFCE) offers an overview of the effect of quality assessment.