Steven G Jones, Robert K Noyd, Kenneth S Sagendorf

Building a Pathway to Student Learning

A How-To Guide to Course Design

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Guides you through the process of designing a learning-centered course. It is written as a "how-to” handbook, providing step-by-step guidance on creating a pathway to student learning, including 26 workboxes (also available free online) that lead you through each element of the course design process and promote a rich reflection process akin to being in a workshop setting.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 216mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9781579228910
• ISBN-10: 1579228917
• Artikelnr.: 40756520

Autorenporträt

Steven G. Jones is the Assistant Director for Faculty Development in the Center for Teaching and Learning at Georgia College and State University. From 2002-2004, he was the Project Associate for Integrating Service with Academic Study at Campus Compact. During that time, he edited the second edition of the Compact's Service Learning Toolkit. He was also a co-author of two other Compact publications: The Promise of Partnerships and The Community's College. From 2004-2008, he was the Coordinator for Service Learning in the Center for Service and Learning at IUPUI. He was also the campus co-coordinator for the American Democracy Project. He was co-editor, with Robert Bringle and Julie Hatcher, of International Service Learning: Conceptual Frameworks and Research and co-editor, with James Perry of Quick Hits for Civic Engagement. Over the course of his career, Dr. Jones has published several book chapters and journal articles on civic engagement. Robert K. Noyd is Professor of Biology at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he teaches botany, general biology, and senior seminar courses. He has taught for over 35 years in high school, community college, small college, university, and service academy classrooms. He has served as the Academy's Director of Faculty Development and continues to write innovative educational materials and present workshops throughout the country on course design and learning-focused strategies. His new first edition biology textbook uses research-based principles of learning to motivate and inspire students nationwide. Kenneth S. Sagendorf is the founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and a Professor at Regis University - a Jesuit University in Denver, CO. He holds degrees in biology (B.S.), applied exercise physiology (M.S.), and College Science Teaching (Ph.D.). In his 20+ years in higher education, he has worked as a faculty member and administrator at four academic institutions - from smal

Inhaltsangabe

Part One. Introduction 1. Our Course Design System and Effective Ways to
Use This Book 2. Principles of Learning-Centered Course Design Part Two.
Elements of the Learning Pathway 3. The Starting Point. Student Learning
Factors 4. Defining the Destination. Learning Goals 5. Students' Successful
Arrival. Summative Assessment 6. What Your Students Need to Be Successful.
Learning Proficiencies 7. Travelling the Pathway. Learning Experiences 8.
Staying on Track. Formative Assessment Part Three. Pulling the Elements
Together 9. Visualizing the Learning Pathway. The Course Poster 10.
Students' Pathway to Success. The Course Syllabus 11. Anticipating the
Challenges Ahead Appendix A. Rubric for Evaluating Course Posters Appendix
B. Taxonomy of the Psychomotor and Affective Domains Appendix C. Sample
Syllabus References About the Authors Index