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PRAISE FOR THE LEARNER-CENTERED CURRICULUM Cullen, Harris, and Hill provide a clear and practical framework for addressing the root of the problems of today's universities. The authors provide a lucid, actionable, and evidence-based prescription for building an integrated learning system to replace the hodgepodge of miscellany that we have inherited. They illustrate the kind of conversations and transformations that could raise the value of and change the prospects for higher education. JOHN TAGG, author, The Learning Paradigm College This book offers a powerful, realistic, and much-needed plan for changing how learning happens in higher education. Anyone concerned about improving teaching and students' learning needs to read this book! TERRY DOYLE, author, Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment To help achieve the imperative to make our universities more learner-centered, the authors focus on curriculum redesign and offer a solid theoretical approach combined with applied skills that institutional leaders and faculty can use to attain their goals. Shared governance, autonomous learning, assessment, technology, and physical space are among the elements discussed in this excellent book that universities will need to consider when developing a new curriculum that is more learner-centered. JOLENE KOESTER, president, California State University, Northridge Cullen, Harris, and Hill provide a thought-provoking resource with the compelling advantages and frameworks to create twenty-first-century student-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered curriculum. This is a must-read for faculty and administrators committed to transforming their curriculum in order to educate better prepared graduates. DEBORAH L. FORD, chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside This is the book that I have been looking for. Written by three leaders who have done the heavy lifting of leading real change, it's a book for every academic leader who understands that innovation is essential to the future of higher education. EARL H. POTTER, III, president, St. Cloud State UniversityProduct Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781118049556
eBay Product ID (ePID)112366643
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameThe Learner-Centered Curriculum: Design and Implementation
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducational Technology
AuthorRoxanne Cullen, Reinhold R. Hill, Michael Harris
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight474 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMichael Harris, Reinhold R. Hill, Roxanne Cullen