Journal of university teaching and learning practice, 2020
Welcome to this special issue dedicated to the development of academic reading practices in highe... more Welcome to this special issue dedicated to the development of academic reading practices in higher education. We are particularly pleased to introduce this issue as it highlights a significant yet overlooked aspect of academic literacies. Emerging from our introduction of Academic Reading Retreats (Rhead 2019) and a UK-based ‘Becoming Well Read’ symposium in 2019, we seek, therefore, to shine a light on this area of academic practice with the curation of this collection of articles, which explore the learning and teaching of academic reading in more depth.
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
Acknowledged as a troublesome threshold concept for students and teachers alike in higher educati... more Acknowledged as a troublesome threshold concept for students and teachers alike in higher education (HE), academic reading persists as a significant yet under-investigated challenge. This paper introduces an exciting teaching innovation launched in 2017 at Keele University to meet that challenge: academic reading retreats. Adapting a writing retreat format, they deliver a range of strategies for reading journal articles and provide opportunities for private practice and shared reflections, which can facilitate deep learning about complex epistemological concepts. They open a dialogue within the academic community that helps students better understand the relationship between reading and enquiry, and helps academics better understand their students’ reading challenges. This case study provides a brief literature review and personal reflections about facilitating student reading, an introduction to our academic reading retreats and a preliminary evaluation of their potential. It concl...
Journal of university teaching and learning practice, 2020
Welcome to this special issue dedicated to the development of academic reading practices in highe... more Welcome to this special issue dedicated to the development of academic reading practices in higher education. We are particularly pleased to introduce this issue as it highlights a significant yet overlooked aspect of academic literacies. Emerging from our introduction of Academic Reading Retreats (Rhead 2019) and a UK-based ‘Becoming Well Read’ symposium in 2019, we seek, therefore, to shine a light on this area of academic practice with the curation of this collection of articles, which explore the learning and teaching of academic reading in more depth.
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
Acknowledged as a troublesome threshold concept for students and teachers alike in higher educati... more Acknowledged as a troublesome threshold concept for students and teachers alike in higher education (HE), academic reading persists as a significant yet under-investigated challenge. This paper introduces an exciting teaching innovation launched in 2017 at Keele University to meet that challenge: academic reading retreats. Adapting a writing retreat format, they deliver a range of strategies for reading journal articles and provide opportunities for private practice and shared reflections, which can facilitate deep learning about complex epistemological concepts. They open a dialogue within the academic community that helps students better understand the relationship between reading and enquiry, and helps academics better understand their students’ reading challenges. This case study provides a brief literature review and personal reflections about facilitating student reading, an introduction to our academic reading retreats and a preliminary evaluation of their potential. It concl...
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