Nowadays, we are undoubtedly facing a process of deep renovation of universities. In this process, it is key to address the improvement of the professor’s role and the teaching skills. Luckily, there are many professors committed with this transformation, trying to achieve quality from the inside.
In order to achieve this high-quality Higher Education, we need that institutions and individuals work together with the same objective. Curriculum and teaching action are inevitably linked. Professors need to develop competences to enhance the teaching and learning process.
This book is divided in three main sections: higher education curriculum, teacher competences, and teaching quality analysis. The author considers ten competences that summarise the main aspects of teaching activity in Higher Education. These  competences can be used as a reference frame for the development of a lifelong learning program for professors.

CONTENTS EXTRACT

1. THE CURRICULUM AT UNIVERSITY
Curriculum and curricular models at University. The curriculum as a whole. The hidden curriculum.
What does curriculum include at university? Selection, development, and assessment of contents.
Curricular innovation at university. Permanent updating and interchange between institutions and universities.

2. TEACHING AT UNIVERSITY
Teaching models. What to know.
Professor’s teaching competences. Planning. Content selection and adaptation. Communicative competence. ICT. Methodology
design. Relationship with students. Tutoring. Assessing. Reflection and research based on teaching practice. Teamwork.

3. IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING
University teaching quality. Members and responsibilities.
Ten dimensions related to teaching quality. Designing and planning. Working environment. Selection and presentation of contents. Complementary instructional materials. Methodology. ICT. Personal tutoring. Teamwork. Assessment. Process review.

MIGUEL A. ZABALZA, PhD, is a psychologist and a pedagogue, who is currently working as professor of Education at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain). His work is mainly focused in professor training, and in analysis and development of education.
He runs the collection Universitaria at Narcea publishing house, where he has published several books. He also manages the Journal Revista de Docencia Universitaria and leads AIDU (Ibero-American Association of University Didactics).
He has a wide experience in teacher training and coordinates and participates in many projects for the improvement of Education. He is author of several publications –translated into different languages. He teaches and organises conferences at
universities from Spain and Latin America.