Section 3: Learner Development
As educators function in the role of Learner Development, the surest path to empowerment (accompanied by increased organizational effectiveness, faculty excellence and improved student learning outcomes) is through the growth of learning skills and processes.
Chapter 3.1, Establishing Quality Learning Environments, examines the environment where the growth of learning skills and processes takes place, paying special attention to how environments which encourage and stimulate this growth are created. Chapter
3.2, Facilitating Learning, introduces the concept of facilitation, whereby educators, through positive interaction with learners and the application of a variety of tools and techniques, can help to increase the growth of learner skills and processes.
Chapter 3.3, Effective Teaching Practices, moves from the role and behavior of the educator, to actual classroom practices that encourage learners to develop and grow.
Chapter 3.4, Effective Learning Tools, provides a twist on this perspective; just as tools can help make teaching more effective, so there are other tools that can make the practice of learning more effective.
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Chapter 3.1: Establishing Quality Learning Environments
3.1.1 Overview of Quality Learning Environments 3.1.2 Introduction to Learning Communities 3.1.3 Methodology for Creating a Quality Learning Environment 3.1.4 Establishing Initial Respect Without Prejudging 3.1.5 Getting Student Buy-In 3.1.6 Obtaining Shared Commitment 3.1.7 Setting High Expectations NEW 3.1.8 Letting Students Fail So They Can Succeed 3.1.9 Creating Meaningful Assessment and Documentation Systems NEW 3.1.10 Learning to Learn Camps NEW
3.1.11 Annotated Bibliography—Quality Learning Environments
Chapter 3.2: Facilitating Learning
3.2.1 Overview of Facilitation 3.2.2 Profile of a Quality Facilitator 3.2.3 Facilitation Methodology 3.2.4 Appreciative Inquiry—A Tool for Transformational Learning 3.2.5 Creating a Facilitation Plan 3.2.6 Identifying Learner Needs 3.2.7 Constructive Intervention 3.2.8 Constructive Intervention Techniques 3.2.9 Facilitation Tools
3.2.10 Annotated Bibliography—Facilitation
Chapter 3.3: Effective Teaching Practices
3.3.1 Overview of Effective Teaching Practices REVISED 3.3.2 Cooperative Learning 3.3.3 Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning 3.3.4 Problem-Based Learning 3.3.5 Self-Validation of One’s Learning 3.3.6 Mid-Term Assessment 3.3.7 Effective Use of Office Hours 3.3.8 Interdisciplinary Team Teaching NEW
3.3.9 Annotated Bibliography—Effective Teaching Practices
Chapter 3.4: Effective Learning Tools
3.4.1 Overview of Effective Learning Tools 3.4.2 Designing Teams and Assigning Roles 3.4.3 Teamwork Methodology 3.4.4 Team Reflection NEW 3.4.5 Effective Design of Problem-Based Projects 3.4.6 Persistence Log 3.4.7 Using Reading and Lecture Notes Logs to Improve Learning
3.4.8 Practical Implementation of Self-Assessment
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