Learner-Centered Teaching

Learner-Center Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice Weimer, Maryellen (Jossey-Bass, 2002) LB 2331 .W39 2002

This is a book about increasing students' resonsibility for their own learning by transferring some of the power in the classroom to them. While initially daunting for both instructor and students, this transfer of power leads to greater self-confidence and develops lifelong learning skills.Other changes that make a class more learner-centered involve the function of content (it should be used, not “covered”); the role of the teacher (less performance, more guidance); the role of evaluation (it should promote learning). In each chapter, Weimer includes practical suggestions for implementing changes in the classroom. The book not only provides a strong rationale for why these changes in teaching are needed, but also addresses how to deal with resistance from students, as well as from colleagues.