Suggests some ways to foster learning by adopting a learner-centered approach to the teaching of history at the college level. Discussed are small group discussions, tutorial sessions, and learner-centered lecturing applications. Problems associated with learner-centered teaching are also examined. (RM)

Critics of student writing in British lecture courses as "mere rehash of lecture notes" are reminded that (1) by its nature, the lecture course focuses on and is limited to information conveyed in lectures, and (2) professors refuse to use materials such as U.S. textbooks that could supplement the information conveyed in class. (MSE)