Book description
In this new edition of the classic work, one of the nation's most
highly regarded authorities on effective college teaching offers a
comprehensive introduction to the topic of learner-centered teaching in
the college and university classroom, including the most up-to-date
examples of practice in action from a variety of disciplines, an
entirely new chapter on the research support for learner-centered
approaches, and a more in-depth discussion of how students'
developmental issues impact the effectiveness of learner-centered
teaching.
Learner-Centered Teaching
shows how to tie teaching and curriculum to the process and objectives
of learning rather than to the content delivery alone.
Maryellen Weimer is a well-known writer, speaker, and proponent
of effective teaching practices with more than thirty-five years of
experience. She was the director of the Instructional Development
Program at Pennsylvania State University for ten years and served as
associate director at the National Center on Postsecondary Teaching,
Learning, and Assessment. The editor of The Teaching Professor,
a monthly newsletter on college teaching, Weimer is also the author of
numerous books, including Inspired College Teaching and
Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning.
