Learner-centered teaching : five key changes to practice /
Maryellen Weimer.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2002.
- xxiii, 258 p. ; 24 cm.
- Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .
- Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-242) and index.
Preface. - The author. - 1. Lessons on learning. - Pt. 1. What changes when teaching is learner-centered? 2. The balance of power. 3. The function of content. 4. The role of the teacher. 5. The responsibility for learning. 6. The purpose and processes of evaluation. - Pt. 2. Implementing the learner-centered approach. 7. Responding to resistance. 8. Taking a developmental approach. 9. Making learner-centered teaching work. - Appendixes. - A. Syllabus and learning log. B. Handouts that develop learning skills. C. Reading lists. - References. - Index.