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What in minimal art has a long tradition - reducing shapes to a bare minimum as depicted in the sketch of the cheetah on the cover - is a guiding principle of this publication. What is the essence of good teaching in contemporary higher education? The idea is not to present a comprehensive book with detailed guidelines for all kinds of teaching situations but rather to offer a selection of topics that are consideredthe bare minimum for effective teaching and learning. Additionally, the book attempts to address faculty´s repeated pleas for precise guidelines and support, independent of a specific country or a specific higher education institution. The teaching strategies presented are designed to optimise student learning. This publication should be useful in higher education teacher training and is especially designed to assist newly-appointed faculty to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge by themselves.

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Bachmann, Dr. Heinz
Heinz Bachmann, Dr. phil., ist Dozent am Zentrum für Hochschuldidaktik und Erwachsenenbildung der PH Zürich und als freier Konsulent in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit tätig. Der ausgebildete Sekundarlehrer unterrichtete viele Jahre an verschiedenen Schulen im In- und Ausland, bevor er an der Universität Zürich ein Zweitstudium in Psychologie absolvierte, dissertierte, als Lehrberater und Schulpsychologe arbeitete und sich schliesslich der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Hochschuldidaktik zuwandte.

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