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Content tagged: student-centered learning

The Benefits of Making the Shift to Student-Centered Teaching

Article: Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Would you let your students decide when you hold office hours? How about whether projects are worth more points than exams, or vice versa? Would you let your students decide some ... Read full story »

Nine Ways to Customize Learning Experiences

Article: Monday, August 16th, 2010

In every course there are certain core concepts and principles that are important for each student to learn, develop into useful knowledge, and apply appropriately. What’s not important is how ... Read full story »

Assessing the Degree of Learner-Centeredness

Article: Friday, August 6th, 2010

Since Barr and Tagg introduced the concept of the instructional versus the learner-centered paradigms in 1995, higher education institutions across the country have adopted the concept in one form or ... Read full story »

Learning from Experience

Article: Friday, July 9th, 2010

In an editorial published in the Journal of Geoscience Education, a geography faculty member offers a testimonial in favor of learner-centered teaching. “Through my 15 years of teaching Earth System ... Read full story »

Practicing Learner-Centered Teaching in Large Classes

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Strategies for a Student-Centered Approach for Teaching Large Classes Practicing Learner-Centered Teaching in Large Classes Creating a learner-centered classroom involves more than simply engaging students. It is a philosophical shift ... Learn more »

Aligning Assessment Strategies with Institutional Goals

Article: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Troll through university websites and you’re likely to see mission statements with such lofty phrases as “instill a passion for lifelong learning” or “a commitment to student-centered education.” But ... Read full story »

Using Twitter to Facilitate Classroom Discussions

Article: Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

As a history major I usually found most of my history courses pretty interesting. Certainly some were more interesting than others but I think that had more to do with ... Read full story »

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