{"product_id":"9781118119280","title":"Learner-Centered Teaching Five Key Changes to Practice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLearner-Centered Teaching\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFive Key Changes to Practice\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaryellen Weimer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Schools \/ Levels \/ Higher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this second edition of the classic work \u003ci\u003eLearner-Centered Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e, Maryellen Weimer—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. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes the most current examples of practice in action from a variety of disciplines and contains new information on the research support for learner-centered approaches. Weimer also includes a more in-depth discussion of how students’ developmental issues influence the effectiveness of learner-centered teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearner-centered teaching focuses attention on what the student is learning, how the student is learning, the conditions under which the student is learning, whether the student is retaining and applying the learning, and how current learning positions the student for future learning. To help educators accomplish the goals of learner-centered teaching, this important book presents the meaning, practice, and ramifications of the learner-centered approach and how this approach transforms the college classroom environment. \u003ci\u003eLearner-Centered Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to tie teaching and curriculum to the process and objectives of learning rather than to the content delivery alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also offers well-researched advice for educators who want to transition to a learner-centered approach in their classrooms and identifies the steps to take to put into place learner-centered policies and practices. \u003ci\u003eLearner-Centered Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e provides a theoretical foundation for the learner-centered approach and outlines a positive way to improve teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARYELLEN WEIMER\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Teaching Professor\u003c\/i\u003e, a monthly newsletter on college teaching, Weimer is also the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eInspired College Teaching \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 February 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118119280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377959760012,"sku":"9781118119280","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118119280_481079fa-32c1-4315-aa12-b60ec4fd1979.jpg?v=1781091833","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118119280","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}