Developing Learner-Centered Teaching : A Practical Guide for Faculty

by Blumberg, Phyllis; Weimer, Maryellen

• ISBN13: 9780787996888
• ISBN10: 0787996882
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-27
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Phyllis Blumberg is director of the Teaching and Learning Center at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Her specific work and interest lies in learning-centered teaching and problem-based learning.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Exhibits, and Boxes
Foreword
Transforming Teaching to Be More Learner-Centered	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Understanding the Rubrics	p. 31
Tools for Facilitating Change and Assessment	p. 43
The Five Dimensions of Learner-Centered Teaching	p. 67
The Function of Content	p. 73
The Role of the Instructor	p. 101
The Responsibility for Learning	p. 127
The Purposes and Processes of Assessment	p. 157
The Balance of Power	p. 187
Discussion and Conclusion	p. 221
Can All Courses Be Learner-Centered?	p. 223
Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles and Resistance	p. 247
Conclusion	p. 257
References	p. 263
Glossary of Terms	p. 271
Rubrics, Planning for Transformation Exercise, and Documentation to Support the Selected Status Form	p. 277
Development of the Rubrics	p. 303
Index	p. 305
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