Jane Fried's overarching message is that higher education is based on a profoundly outdated industrial model of the purpose and delivery of learning and needs urgently to be changed.
Why do students stumble over certain concepts and ideas-such as attributing causality to correlation; revert to former misconceptions, even after successfully completing a course-such as physics students continuing to believe an object tossed straight into the air continues to have a force propelling it upward; or get confused about terminology-such as conflating negative reinforcement with punishment?
Neuroscience tells us that the products of the mind--thought, emotions, artistic creation--are the result of the interactions of the biological brain with our senses and the physical world: in short, that thinking and learning are the products of a biological process.
At a time when many aspects of the faculty role are in question, Harriet Schwartz, the author of Connected Teaching, argues that the role of teachers is as important as ever and is evolving profoundly.
Systemic Racism and Educational Measurement provides a theoretical and historical reckoning with racism and oppression produced through educational measurement and research methodology.
This book questions some of our most ingrained assumptions, not only about the nature of teaching and learning, but about what constitutes education, and about the cultural determinants of what is taught.
The new edition of what is now considered a classic on online learning has been expanded by about a third to reflect new opportunities offered by social media, new insights and ideas derived from the author's teaching in the eight years since she wrote the first edition, as well as from extensive research in the latest literature.
The new edition of what is now considered a classic on online learning has been expanded by about a third to reflect new opportunities offered by social media, new insights and ideas derived from the author's teaching in the eight years since she wrote the first edition, as well as from extensive research in the latest literature.
This concise guidebook on desirable difficulties is designed to be a resource for academics who are interested in engaging students according to the findings of peer-reviewed literature and best practices but do not have the time to immerse themselves in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
This timely and informative volume centres how global Black feminist narratives of care are important to our contemporary theorizing and highlights the transgressive potential of a critical transnational Black feminist pedagogical praxis.
Focusing on student analysis of primary sources, this book explores several proven analysis strategies to use with students, including methods from the Library of Congress, the Stanford History Education Group, and Harvard's Project Zero.
This book is written for anyone who has been inspired by the idea of Team-Based Learning (TBL) through his or her reading, a workshop, or a colleague's enthusiasm, and then asks the inevitable question: how do I start?
La problématique de l'enseignement des langues étrangères se pose différemment selon les pays et les contextes, aussi bien politiques que socioculturels.
Designing courses to deliver effective teaching and significant learning is the best way to set students up for success, and this book guides readers through the process.
Neuroscience tells us that the products of the mind--thought, emotions, artistic creation--are the result of the interactions of the biological brain with our senses and the physical world: in short, that thinking and learning are the products of a biological process.
Whether they recognize it or not, virtually all colleges and universities face three GrandChallenges:*Improve the learning outcomes of a higher education: A large majority of college graduates are weak in capabilities that faculty and employers both see as crucial.
À l'heure où le dispositif de protection de l'enfance traverse une crise profonde, est-il légitime de penser que la participation des parents puisse améliorer le fonctionnement global du système ?
Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is a pedagogical approach that requires students to answer questions related to an upcoming class a few hours beforehand, using an online course management system.
Eine immer wichtigere Form des Unterrichts: Selbstgesteuertes Lernen steht schon seit den Reformpädagogen im Fokus, wurde in der Corona-Krise unverzichtbar und gehört angesichts des rasanten technologischen und gesellschaftlichen Wandels zu den »21st century skills«, die die UNESCO ermittelt hat.
This collection brings together perspectives from emerging and established scholars, working from empirical data from real-life classroom experiences, to investigate pedagogical issues in the application of EMI across a range of educational contexts in Asia.
This timely and informative volume centres how global Black feminist narratives of care are important to our contemporary theorizing and highlights the transgressive potential of a critical transnational Black feminist pedagogical praxis.
Taking Flight synthesizes research on best practices for running centers of teaching and learning, providing practical guidance and resources for educational developers who are looking to open new centers; revitalize an underperforming center; or sustain and enhance an effective center.
At a time when many aspects of the faculty role are in question, Harriet Schwartz, the author of Connected Teaching, argues that the role of teachers is as important as ever and is evolving profoundly.
Every year, more online or technology-enhanced learning experiences are added to the landscape of education, and the number of students taking online courses on residential campuses continues to grow.
Policy documents from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and UNESCO have stressed the need to prepare students for what has been termed a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) world.
This book presents the research-based case that Learner Centered Teaching (LCT) offers the best means to optimize student learning in college, and offers examples and ideas for putting it into practice, as well the underlying rationale.
La formation est un enjeu majeur pour l'insertion professionnelle, or il apparaît que la situation socioprofessionnelle de diplômés de filières techniques en République Démocratique du Congo s'avère délicate.
Students in grades 36 need to use increasingly sophisticated comprehension skills and strategies as they read and build knowledge across disciplinary content areas.
Published in association with This book has two goals: First, to show the value of significant project-based work for first-year undergraduate students; and Second, to share how to introduce this work into first year programs.
Every year, more online or technology-enhanced learning experiences are added to the landscape of education, and the number of students taking online courses on residential campuses continues to grow.
Ce livre se penche sur les usages qu'ont les enfants et les adolescents des mondes numériques et sur les conséquences psychoaffectives, éducatives et sociales qui en découlent.
Dans un contexte de prise en main de cette profession par des transformations qui se sont accélérées durant la crise sanitaire, nous avons volontairement retenu quatre pays, l'Argentine, le Brésil, la France et le Mexique.
Ce livre a l'ambition de questionner les conditions nécessaires pour que les citoyens, dans leur diversité, puissent vivre ensemble en respectant les règles communes nécessaires au développement d'une société inclusive.
