John Biggs
A memoir about academe in different places and times,by John Biggs.
Launched by Professor David Sadler, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students & Education)
At the University Co-op Book Shop
Students’ Union, Churchill Avenue
On Monday 27th May at 4 pm
Refreshments provided, all welcome
How have universities changed over the past 60 years? Are they functioning any better now than they once were? These are some of the issues that John Biggs faces in reviewing his long academic career.
From student days John Biggs wanted to apply psychology to education. It was a long journey via universities in Australia, the UK,Canada and Hong Kong. His experiences were variouslytraumatic, bizarre, and hilariousbut there were also some rewarding outcomes in the area of student learning and teaching.
Of interest to Tasmanian academics and alumni will be Chapters 1 and 2, about John’s student days from 1953-57. Chapter 2 also gives an unexpected perspective on the notorious Orr Case.
“A fascinating and readable account of the significant changes in universities wrought by the new managerial corporate style, with a loss of many of those features academics have prized as the key aspects of university life. Biggs enriches this account with his own personal story, which he tells vividly and frankly. I could not put it down. I found it first class.” Professor Alan Gregory in Times Higher Education
