Matt O’Leary is Professor of Education and Director of CSPACE Education Research Centre at Birmingham City University, UK. He is internationally renowned for his extensive body of work on the use of observation in understanding and improving teaching and learning across education sectors. Vanessa Cui is a Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City University CSPACE Education Research Centre. Her research focuses on higher education learning and teaching policy and practices, with a special interest in the students’ involvement in quality development activities and staff and student collaborations in learning and teaching.

• ContentsCover pageList of illustrationsAcknowledgementsChapter 1 – IntroductionChapter 2 – Contextualising the importance of teaching and learning in higher educationChapter 3 – Understanding teaching and learning in higher educationChapter 4 – Developing a scholarly approach to higher education teaching and learningChapter 5 – A review of the role of observation in teaching and learningChapter 6 – Designing and implementing a collegial peer observation schemeChapter 7 – Developing observation and coaching skillsChapter 8 – Collaborative observation between students and staff as a catalyst for meaningful improvementChapter 9 – Unseen observation: an alternative approach to thinking about academics’ professional learningChapter 10 – Concluding commentsIndex