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Target Audience: All staff with an interest in pedagogy
The Pedagogy Book Club is a low-stakes community of practice grounded in evidence-informed pedagogy. The series provides a collegial space to engage with contemporary, evidence-informed scholarship on learning and teaching, combining structured discussion with practical application. Open to anyone interested in teaching and learning in higher education, this book club will provide knowledge, discussion, and strategies useful for all disciplines.
In the Spring 2026 semester, the Pedagogy Book Club will focus on Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James Lang. Across three sessions, participants will read and discuss selected chapters exploring how small, research-informed changes to teaching can have a meaningful impact on student learning. In addition to discussion, participants will experiment with selected “small teaching” strategies between meetings and report back on their experiences, supporting practical transfer to everyday teaching contexts.
The e-book is available at the Andersonian Library by clicking here: Small teaching [internet resource] : everyday lessons from the science of learning - SU
By the end of this pedagogy book club, you will be able to:
- Critically engage with evidence-informed pedagogical literature, articulating key ideas and implications for teaching and learning in higher education.
- Apply selected teaching strategies in your own educational contexts, making small, intentional changes to support student learning and engagement.
- Reflect on and evaluate the impact of pedagogical experimentation, using peer discussion to inform ongoing improvement of teaching practice.
Accessibility
We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff. If you feel you have a disability, health issue, or neurodivergent condition that may affect your ability to access, participate or engage in this course, please get in touch with us at osdu@strath.ac.uk to discuss your specific support requirements.
We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:
- Full access information for the venue is available via AccessAble.
- Hybrid provision is not available.
- There will be audience participation.
- You are asked to attend the whole session.
- There will be a break.
- The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
- Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request.
- Contact step@strath.ac.uk to request printed materials in different formats.
- Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements.
Delivered By: Molly Jameson, Academic Developer, molly.jameson@strath.ac.uk
Prerequisites
Read chapters 1-3 for the February meeting, chapters 4-6 for the March meeting, and chapters 7-9 for the April meeting.Cancellation Policy
When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.
A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.
*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.