Preface from the Series Editors	8
	Introduction	10
	Part 1: Structures and Requirements of Excellent Teaching – the Governance Perspective	13
	Part 2: Research on Teaching and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – the Higher Education Research Perspective	14
	Part 3: Methods in Higher Education – the Hands-On Perspective	15
	Part 4: Teaching Awards and Evaluation – the Visibility Perspective	16
	References	18
	Authors	19
	Part 1: Structures and Requirements of Excellent Teaching – the Governance Perspective	20
	Principles, Structures and Requirements for Good Teaching	22
	Advancing Excellent Teaching through Academic Governance and Human Resource Development	38
	Gender and Diversity of Students – An Introduction	54
	Consultation for Students in Crisis Situations	66
	Part 2: Research on Teaching and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – the Higher Education Research Perspective	74
	Inquiry-Based Self-Reflections: Towards a New Way of Looking at the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning within German Higher Education	76
	Joining Institutional Policy with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning	92
	From Zero to Hero – New Methods for Motivating Students	100
	Discovering and Fixing Misconceptions Using Just-in-Time Exercises	112
	Reflections and Perceptions of Medical and Health Sciences Students about Sexual Health Education – Teaching Strategies for a Highly Sensitive Topic in Universities	128
	The Challenges of Teaching in English: Training Formats to Prepare and Support Lecturers	142
	Teaching and Learning Concepts for Teaching in Medical Engineering	156
	Part 3: Methods in Higher Education – the Hands-On Perspective	168
	Benefits of Research-Based Learning as Active Learning in Engineering	170
	The Case Study Method for Teaching	186
	Implementation of Intercultural, Instructional and Methodological Aspects in Teaching Concepts for China	198
	Implementation of an Audience Response Method in Medical Education	210
	Fachlandkarten: Supporting Students’ Self-Organisation and Collaborative Learning	226
	Aspects of Gender and Diversity in Higher Education Teaching and Learning and Educational Development	238
	Part 4: Teaching Awards and Evaluation – the Visibility Perspective	248
	Making Excellent Teaching Visible	250
	Culture and Communication of the Deaf Community – a New Perspective in the Study of Medicine	262
	Ethics of Innovative Engineering – A Commitment to Peer-to-Peer-Learning	270
	Practical Courses in Organic Chemistry	280
	Team Teaching in E-Learning and Blended Learning Settings	292
	Evaluation of Teaching – Characteristics and Challenges at the University of Lübeck	304
	Conclusion	314