Learner-Centered Teaching I & II
Maryellen Weimer, Ph.D., Penn State University
James Madison University
Continental Breakfast IncludedDescription for Session I
If a professor lets go in the interest of teaching in way that promote more and better learning, how does that professor handle the nuts and bolts of instructional practice? What does he or she do about attendance, assignments, tests, papers, lecturing, group work, classroom management, content and grades? How do learner-centered teachers balance the learning needs of today's college students with the content and skills demands of degree and professional programs? These questions will be the focus of this presentation on teaching that promotes learning. It will be based on a book, Learner Centered Teaching by Maryellen Weimer, that identifies five areas of instructional practice where professors might work on letting go in the interest of students learning more.
Details for Session I
Date: Friday
Time: 9:00 - 10:00
Location: Taylor 306
Description for Session II
Now it is time to roll up your sleeves and start creating resources and strategies to help make your course more learner-centered. Bring a copy of your course syllabus, a pencil and lots of energy. Maryellen will facilitate this lunchtime session with the help of JMU faculty who have utilized some learner-centered strategies in their classes.
Details for Session II
Date: Friday
Time: 11:00 - 2:30
Location: Taylor 306
Facilitator
Maryellen Weimer
Author of:
Classroom Communication: Collected Readings for Effective Discussion and Questioning (with Rose Ann Neff), How Am I Teaching? Forms and Activities for Acquiring Instructional Input (with Joan Parrett and Mary-Margaret Kerns) and Teaching College: Collected Readings for the New Instructor (with Rose Ann Neff)
Maryellen Weimer has over 25 years of experience in college teaching. She is a well-known writer, speaker, and proponent of effective teaching practices. She was the director of the Instructional Development Program at Pennsylvania State University for ten years and served as associate director at the National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. Currently, she is professor of Speech Communications at Berks Lehigh Valley College of Pennsylvania State and is editor of the "Teaching Professor" newsletter.