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Scholarship March 29, 2017

Developing Learner-Centered Teaching: A Practical Guide for Faculty

The Wabash Center

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Author
Blumberg, Phyllis
Publisher
Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, San Francisco
ISBN
9780787996888
Book Review Link
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9647.2009.00586.x/abstract
Table of Contents
List of Tables, Exhibits, and Boxes
Foreword Maryellen Weimer

Part I Transforming Teaching to Be More Learner-Centered
ch. 1 Introduction
ch. 2 Understanding the Rubrics
ch. 3 Tools for Facilitating Change and Assessment

Part II The Five Dimensions of Learner-Centered Teaching
ch. 4 The Function of Content
ch. 5 The Role of the Instructor
ch. 6 The Responsibility for Learning
ch. 7 The Purposes and Processes of Assessment
ch. 8 The Balance of Power

Part III Discussion and Conclusion
ch. 9 Can All Courses Be Learner-Centered?
ch. 10 Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles and Resistance
ch. 11 Conclusion

References

Appendix A Glossary of Terms
Appendix B Rubrics, Planning for Transformation Exercise, and Documentation to Support the Selected Status Form
Appendix C Development of the Rubrics

Index
Developing Learner-Centered Teaching offers a step-by-step plan for transforming any course from teacher-centered to the more engaging learner-centered model. Filled with self-assessments and worksheets that are based on each of the five practices identified in Maryellen WeimerÕs Learner-Centered Teaching, this groundbreaking book gives instructors, faculty developers, and instructional designers a practical and effective resource for putting the learner-centered model into action. (From the Publisher)