The educational design of textbooks: a text for being interdisciplinary |
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| Authors: | Clinton Golding |
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| Institution: | 1. Higher Education Development Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;2. Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This paper provides insights into both the educational design of textbooks and interdisciplinary education. The author introduces two educational principles for textbook design – instructional alignment and balancing diversity and meaningful guidance for readers – and applies them to writing his own textbook chapter for being interdisciplinary. The two broad conclusions are: textbook design can be a new area of study in higher education, illuminated by curriculum design and reflective practice; and textbooks can provide a useful method of interdisciplinary education. |
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| Keywords: | constructive alignment interdisciplinary learning reflective practice textbook design thinking |
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