Face-to-face teaching changed too! Perspectives on the transition from large to small group teaching and learning from graduate teaching assistants

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi22.785

Keywords:

Reflection, reflective practice, COVID-19, teaching, learning, higher education, small group

Author Biographies

Thomas Simpson, Edge Hill University

PhD candidate at Edge Hill University

Mitchell Finlay, Edge Hill University

PhD candidate at Edge Hill University

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14-10-2021

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Tinnion, D., Simpson, T. . and Finlay, M. . (2021) “Face-to-face teaching changed too! Perspectives on the transition from large to small group teaching and learning from graduate teaching assistants”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (22). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi22.785.

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No. 22 (2021): Special Edition, Compendium of Innovative Practice: Learning Development in a Time of Disruption

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Fostering student engagement

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