Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
2009
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2009) 27
doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0027.010
Abstract
Instructors often resist dramatic changes in their teaching, and learner-centered approaches are not intuitive for most instructors. They need tools to help them adopt these approaches. This chapter describes four tools—1) a list of components of Weimer’s five practices of learner-centered teaching, 2) reflection questions to prepare instructors to determine the learner-centered status of their courses, 3) self-assessment rubrics, and 4) a Planning for Transformation form—to help instructors change their teaching. Taken together, these tools form a comprehensive system with which to plan for change. This system encourages and assists instructors to make incremental changes toward using learner-centered approaches in their teaching.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND