SEDA Focus
About the Book Series
The SEDA Focus series is for everyone interested in teaching, learning and assessment in higher education. Books in the Series are scholarly and practical, written by educational developers and researchers on up-to-the minute topics, bringing together experience and practice in a theoretical context. The Series is for educational, academic, staff and faculty developers, subject academics developing their professional teaching interests, institutional managers and everyone working to improve the quality of student learning. SEDA (The Staff and Educational Development Association) is the long-established professional association for staff and educational developers in the UK, promoting innovation and good practice in higher education.
Supporting the Student Journey into Higher Education: How Pre-Arrival Platforms Can Enhance Widening Participation
1st Edition
Edited
By Wendy Garnham, Nina Walker
July 31, 2025
This book will provide an in-depth look at the development, functionality and appeal of pre-arrival platforms to aid transition into higher education, including a range of provisions. Ensuring a smooth transition into higher education study is increasingly seen as key to both retention and success,...
Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Leadership in Higher Education: Case Studies from UK and Australia
1st Edition
Edited
By Josephine Lang, Namrata Rao, Anesa Hosein
January 30, 2025
Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Leadership in Higher Education has been designed to bring together case studies to facilitate the development of effective and well-equipped leaders within the higher education sector.With the growing global emphasis on higher education to improve the quality ...
Active Learning in Higher Education: Theoretical Considerations and Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Wendy Garnham, Isobel Gowers
August 26, 2024
This insightful new book explores perspectives on active learning as creative discovery, conceptualisations of active learning spaces and transitions from theoretical approaches to active learning practice. It draws on the experiences of academics, learning technologists and clinical practitioners,...
Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education: Sustainable and Ethical Practices for Learning, Teaching and Assessment
1st Edition
Edited
By Sue Beckingham, Jenny Lawrence, Stephen Powell, Peter Hartley
June 14, 2024
Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education explores how higher education providers can realise their role and responsibility in harnessing the power of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) ethically and sustainably. This rich collection of established and evaluated practices from ...