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Niemi, Nancy S.; Schwarz, Sarah L. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2019
This chapter considers the relationship between pedagogical support offered by centers for teaching and learning (CTLs) and newer services such as assessment and educational technologies through the lens of gender, arguing that changes to the structure, mission, and staffing of CTLs may have unintended consequences if these unexamined, gendered…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Academic Support Services, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology
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Beichner, Robert J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2014
This chapter examines active learning spaces as they have developed over the years. Consistently well-designed classrooms can facilitate active learning even though the details of implementing pedagogies may differ.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Design
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Matthews, Roberta S.; Smith, Barbara Leigh; MacGregor, Jean – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2012
This volume focuses on learning communities at the beginning and at the culmination of work in the major of psychology and reflects a commitment to good practice both within and outside the classroom. Its comprehensive approach attests to the power of learning communities within the discipline and is a fine example of their evolution. In this…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Development, Psychology, Best Practices
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Fraser, Kym; Gosling, David; Sorcinelli, Mary Deane – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2010
Educational development, which the authors use to refer to the field of professional and strategic development associated with university and college learning and teaching, can be described in many ways by referring to its different aspects. In this article the authors endeavor to categorize many of the models that have been used to describe…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Models