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TY - JOUR
T1 - Student and teacher co-navigation of a course
T2 - following the natural lines of academic enquiry
AU - Huxham, Mark
AU - Hunter, Megan
AU - McIntyre, Angela
AU - Shilland, Robin
AU - McArthur, Jan
N1 - The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Teaching in Higher Education, 20 (5), 2015, © Informa Plc
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Using the mountaineering metaphor of ‘natural lines’ this article describes the co-navigation of an honours course by students and teachers. It suggests the benefits and possibilities of going beyond the confines of conventional teaching and learning wisdom (as canonised in the notion of constructive alignment) and offering just and joyful ways for students to explore disciplinary knowledge. We openly explore issues of power between students and teachers in the construction of so-called partnerships, recognising the inherent challenges in moving beyond the prevailing mainstream. We suggest that a natural lines approach enables students to act as genuine co-navigators and to experience disciplinary knowledge in authentic ways and provides rich opportunities for personal reflection and development.
AB - Using the mountaineering metaphor of ‘natural lines’ this article describes the co-navigation of an honours course by students and teachers. It suggests the benefits and possibilities of going beyond the confines of conventional teaching and learning wisdom (as canonised in the notion of constructive alignment) and offering just and joyful ways for students to explore disciplinary knowledge. We openly explore issues of power between students and teachers in the construction of so-called partnerships, recognising the inherent challenges in moving beyond the prevailing mainstream. We suggest that a natural lines approach enables students to act as genuine co-navigators and to experience disciplinary knowledge in authentic ways and provides rich opportunities for personal reflection and development.
U2 - 10.1080/13562517.2015.1036730
DO - 10.1080/13562517.2015.1036730
M3 - Journal article
VL - 20
SP - 530
EP - 541
JO - Teaching in Higher Education
JF - Teaching in Higher Education
SN - 1356-2517
IS - 5
ER -