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Developing learner-centered teaching : a practical guide for faculty / Phyllis Blumberg ; foreword by Maryellen Weimer.

By: Blumberg, Phyllis, 1933-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009Description: xxix, 314 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780787996888 (pbk.); 0787996882 (pbk.).Subject(s): College teaching | Student-centered learningOnline resources: Table of contents only
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.

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.

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