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Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning

Thinking about What Matters for the Learner

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Quality Learning

Part of the book series: Professional Learning ((PROFL))

Abstract

Framing teaching as a ‘craft’ is an interesting idea and one that has been widely discussed in educational literature (Grimmett, 1992; Hoffman-Kipp, 2003; Kelchtermans, 2009; Pratte, 1991). On a number of levels this notion resonates with what I value about my professional practice, an acquired expertise that is carefully passed on through dialogue and modelling with skills that are cultivated and refined over years.

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  1. Andrea Dineen
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  1. Monash University, Australia

    Kathy Smith

  2. Monash University, Australia

    John Loughran

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Dineen, A. (2017). Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning. In: Smith, K., Loughran, J. (eds) Quality Learning. Professional Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-914-0_2

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