Blumberg, Phyllis,

Developing learner-centered teaching : a practical guide for faculty / Phyllis Blumberg ; foreword by Maryellen Weimer. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009. - xxix, 314 p. : 28 cm. - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .

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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College teaching.
Student-centered learning.

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