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Scholarship March 29, 2017

“Navigating the Bumpy Road to Student-Centered Instruction”

The Wabash Center

Author
Felder, Richard M., and Rebecca Brent
Publisher
College Teaching 44, 43-47
Common faculty concerns about implementing student-centered learning are discussed, and useful techniques for addressing them are offered. Issues include budgeting in-class activity time, losing control of the class, uncompleted assignments, student understanding of open-ended problems, student dislike or abuse of group work, and helping at-risk students become involved.