National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
2010
Document Type
Book
Citation
2nd Edition Published in 2010 by National Collegiate Honors Council, Lincoln, NE 68588-0627. ISBN 978-0-9825207-5-8
Abstract
CONTENTS
Dedication and Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition — Ada Long and Bernice Braid
Introduction — Bernice Braid
Honors Semesters: Anatomy of Active Learning — William Daniel
Honors Semesters: An Architecture of Active Learning — Bernice Braid
Internal Assessment of Honors Semesters — Ann Raia
External Evaluation of Honors Semesters — Ada Long
Student Perspectives on Honors Semesters — Elizabeth Beck
Other Structural Models of Active Learning
City as Text™ — Bernice Braid
Faculty Institutes — William Daniel
Summer High School Field Experiences — Bernice Braid
Sleeping Bag Seminars — Joan Digby
College Recruitment Exercises — Bernadette Low
Orientation Exercises — Bernadette Low
Professional Development Exercises — Bernadette Low
Other Courses — Bernadette Low
Partners in the Parks — Joan Digby
Public Products of Personal Discoveries — Ada Long
An Example of Active Learning in the College Classroom — Shirley Forbes Thomas
Active Learning in a National Context
Honors Milestones — Ann Raia, Rosalie Saltzman, and Ada Long
Future Directions — Ada Long
Recommended Readings — Bernice Braid and Ada Long
Appendices
Planning an Honors Semester — Elizabeth Beck and Lillian Mayberry
Planning a City as Text™ Walkabout — Bernice Braid
Planning a Sleeping Bag Seminar — Joan Digby
Resource People — Ada Long
Sample Honors Semester Evaluation Forms: Pre-Semester Faculty Questionnaire • End-of-Semester Faculty Questionnaire • Post-Semester Faculty Evaluation/Assessment • Pre-Semester Student Questionnaire • End-of-Semester Student Questionnaire • Post-Semester Student Assessment/Evaluation • End-of-Semester Evaluator’s Summary of Group Discussion
About the Authors
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