Developing learner-centered teaching: a practical guide for faculty

In recent years, institutes of higher education have begun moving focus from teachers to student-centered learning. In her bestselling book Learner-Centered Teaching, Maryellen Weimer identified five practices tying teaching and curriculum to the process and objectives of learning rather than to the task of delivering content. Through rubrics consisting of self-assessments and worksheets based on each of Weimer's five practices, this is the first book to offer a concrete plan for transitioning a course from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered model. Written for traditional and online instructors, administrators, faculty developers, and instructional designers. INDICE: Foreword by Maryellen Weimer. List of Tables, Exhibits, and Boxes.Preface. Acknowledgments. The Author. Part I. TRANSFORMING TEACHING TO BE MORE LEARNER-CENTERED. 1. Introduction. 2. Understanding the Rubrics. 3. Tools for Facilitating Change and Assessment. Part II. THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF LEARNER-CENTERED TEACHING. 4. The Function of Content. 5. The Role of the Instructor. 6. The Responsibility for Learning. 7. The Purposes and Processes Of Assessment. 8. The Balance of Power. Part III. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION. 9. Can All Courses Be Learner-Centered? 10. Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles and Resistance. 11. Summary and Conclusions. References. Appendix A. Glossary of Terms. Appendix B. The Rubrics, the Planning for Transformation Exercise, and the Documentation to Support the Selected Status Form. Appendix C. Development of the Rubrics. References. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-7879-9688-8
• Editorial: Jossey Bass
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 06/11/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés