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• Title:A concise guide to improving student learning : six evidence-based principles and how to apply them / Diane Cummings Persellin and Mary Blythe Daniels ; foreword by Michael Reder.
  
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• Author/Creator:Persellin, Diane.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Daniels, Mary Blythe.
  
• Published/Created:Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2014.
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LB2331 .P425 2014
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 On loan - Due on 09-15-2024
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:College teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Genre/Form: Handbooks and manuals.
  
• Edition:First Edition.
  
• Description:xv, 113 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Summary:This concise guidebook is intended for faculty who are interested in engaging their students and developing deep and lasting learning, but do not have the time to immerse themselves in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-105) and index.
  
• ISBN:9781620360910 (cloth : alk. paper)
  1620360918 (cloth : alk. paper)
  9781620360927 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  1620360926 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  9781620360934 (library networkable e-edition)
  9781620360941 (consumer e-edition)
  
• Contents:Introduction. Knowing about learning informs our teaching
  1. Deeper learning and better retention. Principle 1 : Desirable difficulties increase long-term retention ; Workshop 1.1 : concept maps
  Principle 2 : Meaningful and spaced repetition increases retention
  Principle 3 : Emotion and relevance deepen learning ; Workshop 3.1 : community-based learning
  2. Actively engaged learning. Principle 4 : Multisensory instruction deepens learning ; Workshop 4.1 : the flipped classroom
  Principle 5 : Small groups engage students ; Workshop 5.1 : problem-based learning ; Workshop 5.2 : process-oriented guided-inquiry learning
  3. Assessment. Principle 6 : Formative assessment or low-stakes
  Evaluation strengthens retention ; Workshop 6.1 : grading, summative assessment, and high-stakes evaluation ; Workshop 6.1A : creating assessment tools ; Workshop 6.1B : constructing rubrics ; Workshop 6.1C : tips for grading papers and essay exams ; Workshop 6.2 : soliciting midsemester student feedback to improve a course
  Appendix A : Course design workshops. Workshop A.1 : the syllabus ; Workshop A.2 : strategies for the first and last days of class
  Appendix B : Workshop on lectures and mini-lectrures. Workshop B.1 : planning and delivery
  Appendix C : Workshop on classroom discussions. Workshop C.1 : classroom discussions.