Developing Learner-Centered Teaching

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"In this book, Blumberg encourages self-assessment and usescase studies throughout to immediately answer the question of justhow to apply recommended techniques to classroom material.Blumberg's publication is a valuable contribution tolearner-centered teaching because of her twenty-five years ofexperience and more than fifty publications, but also because ofwhat she draws from others. Blumberg masterfully incorporateslearner-centered methodologies into the workbook itself and this isprobably what makes her book most effective. Although writtenprimarily for faculty, advisors who believe the student learningprocess is integral to the advising relationship could especiallybenefit from this book... I found the case studies more thanhelpful and insightful and I believe that I will turn back to thistext to apply learner-centered techniques to my own courses."--NACADA Journal, Issue 29(2) "...if readers treat certain components of this book as aworkbook and complete the activities while reading, Blumbergcleverly leaves them with a set plan for their coursetransformations and the lasting impression that they can overcometheir own hesitation to change, as well as any other obstacles theymay face. As a result, this practical and well-written book isrecommended for all those who are willing to begin graduallyshifting away from instructor-centered teaching towards a morelearner-centered approach. This resource will be useful to a broadrange of educators including instructors, faculty developers,administrators, and graduate students." --KathleenMoore, Brock University, for Educational Developers Caucus