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Developing Learner-Centered Teaching: A Practical Guide for Faculty
Phyllis Blumberg, Maryellen Weimer (Foreword by)
ISBN: 978-0-7879-9688-8
Paperback
352 pages
October 2008
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Table of Contents
 
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.

 
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