On Teaching and Learning
Putting the Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action
1st Edition
Published on 20. November 2007
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-7879-8699-5 (ISBN)
Description
On Teaching and Learning takes the ideas explored in renowned educator Jane Vella's best-selling book Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach to the next level and explores how dialogue education has been applied in educational settings around the world. Throughout the book, she shows how to put the principles and practices of dialogue education into action and uses illustrative stories and examples from her extensive travels. Dialogue education values inquiry, integrity, and commitment to equity-values that are also central to democracy. Learners are treated as beings worthy of respect, recognized for the knowledge and experience they bring to the learning experience. Dialogue education emphasizes the importance of safety and belonging. It is an approach that welcomes one's certainties and one's questions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
542 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-8699-5 (9780787986995)
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Jane Vella
On Teaching and Learning
Putting the Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action
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07/2014
Jossey-Bass
€36.99
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The Author
Jane Vella founded the Jubilee Popular Education Center (now Global Learning Partners) in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is an adjunct professor at the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has designed and led community education and staff development programs in more than forty countries around the world. She is the author of five Jossey-Bass titles including Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach; Taking Learning to Task; and Dialogue Education at Work. She can be contacted at jane@globalearning.com.
Jane Vella founded the Jubilee Popular Education Center (now Global Learning Partners) in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is an adjunct professor at the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has designed and led community education and staff development programs in more than forty countries around the world. She is the author of five Jossey-Bass titles including Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach; Taking Learning to Task; and Dialogue Education at Work. She can be contacted at jane@globalearning.com.
Content
Foreword xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxvii
The Author xxix
Introduction 1
Part One: Structured 9
1. Why Structure? 11
2. Learning Needs and Resources Assessment 19
3. The Seven Design Steps 31
Part Two: Social 51
4. The Learning Task in a Small Group 53
5. Individual Learning Enhanced 67
Part Three: Sound 81
6. Principles and Practices: Current State of the Art 83
7. Open Questions Invite Dialogue 111
8. The Designer's Skill: Trust Your Design 117
Part Four: Sure 127
9. Indicators of Learning, Transfer, and Impact 129
10. Impact and the Seven Design Steps 137
Part Five: Synthesis: Putting It All Together 147
11. Putting It All Together: Examples of Dialogue Education Designs 149
12. An On-Line Course Using Dialogue Education 167
13. Dialogue Education in School Leadership 171
14. Dialogue Education in Health Care Settings 191
15. Dialogue Education in a College Classroom 205
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Used in Dialogue Education 215
Appendix B: Tough Verbs for Learning Tasks 221
References 223
Index 227
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxvii
The Author xxix
Introduction 1
Part One: Structured 9
1. Why Structure? 11
2. Learning Needs and Resources Assessment 19
3. The Seven Design Steps 31
Part Two: Social 51
4. The Learning Task in a Small Group 53
5. Individual Learning Enhanced 67
Part Three: Sound 81
6. Principles and Practices: Current State of the Art 83
7. Open Questions Invite Dialogue 111
8. The Designer's Skill: Trust Your Design 117
Part Four: Sure 127
9. Indicators of Learning, Transfer, and Impact 129
10. Impact and the Seven Design Steps 137
Part Five: Synthesis: Putting It All Together 147
11. Putting It All Together: Examples of Dialogue Education Designs 149
12. An On-Line Course Using Dialogue Education 167
13. Dialogue Education in School Leadership 171
14. Dialogue Education in Health Care Settings 191
15. Dialogue Education in a College Classroom 205
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Used in Dialogue Education 215
Appendix B: Tough Verbs for Learning Tasks 221
References 223
Index 227