Title: Learner-centered teaching : five key changes to practice /
Authors: Weimer, Maryellen, 1947-
Year: 2013
Subjects: College teaching; Learning, Psychology of.; EDUCATION / Higher.; Teaching methods.; Learning
Abstract: "In this new edition of the classic work, one of the nation's most highly regarded authorities on effective college teaching offers a comprehensive introduction to the topic of learner-centered teaching in the college and university classroom, including the most up-to-date examples of practice in action from a variety of disciplines, an entirely new chapter on the research support for learner-centered approaches, and a more in-depth discussion of how students' developmental issues impact the effectiveness of learner-centered teaching. Learner-Centered Teaching shows how to tie teaching and curriculum to the process and objectives of learning rather than to the content delivery alone"--
Contents: Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgments -- The author -- Part one: Foundations of the learner-centered approach -- 1. Learner-centered teaching: Roots and origins -- 2. Research: Evidence that learner-centered approaches work -- Part two: The five key changes to practice -- 3. The role of the teacher -- 4. The balance of power -- 5. The function of content -- 6. The responsibility of learning -- 7. The purpose and processes of evaluation -- Part three: Implementing the earner-centered approach -- 8. Responding to resistance -- 9. Taking a developmental approach -- Appendixes -- 1. Syllabus and learning log entries for speech communications 100A -- 2. Resources that develop learning skills --References -- Name index -- Subject index.