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Developing learner-centered teaching : a practical guide for faculty

Author
Blumberg, Phyllis, 1933-
Title
Developing learner-centered teaching : a practical guide for faculty / Phyllis Blumberg ; foreword by Maryellen Weimer.
Format
Book
Published
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.
Description
xxix, 314 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.
Contents
  • Foreword / Maryellen Weimer
  • Transforming teaching to be more learner-centered
  • Introduction
  • Understanding the rubrics
  • Tools for facilitating change and assessment
  • The five dimensions of learner-centered teaching
  • The function of content
  • The role of the instructor
  • The responsibility for learning
  • The purposes and processes of assessment
  • The balance of power
  • Discussion and conclusion
  • Can all courses be learner-centered?
  • Strategies for overcoming obstacles and resistance
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A : glossary of terms
  • Appendix B : rubrics, planning for transformation exercise, and the documentation to support the selected status form
  • Appendix C : development of the rubrics.
Subject headings
College teaching. Student-centered learning.
ISBN
9780787996888 (pbk.) 0787996882 (pbk.)

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