Facing Up to Radical Change in Universities and Colleges

This book explores how academics can face up to radical changes in the learning environment. With the implementation of new technologies to support teaching and learning there is a need for more strategic approaches to the process. At the same time there are requirements to respond to a much more diverse student body. All this has created new and urgent demands for staff development to help both the teachers and the learners to cope with rapid change.For teachers and administrators in higher education, this book b" which covers technology, the demands for new styles of teaching, and the changing institutional environment -- offers a means to manage the future.