Many schools are back in session, but many teachers will be starting their new year in the next couple of weeks. If you are one of them, you might be looking for new ideas about teaching and new information to present to their students. DiverseBooks has a huge selection of books on education at all levels from kindergarten to the Ph.D. Here are some of our recommendations:
Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment, by Terry Doyle and John Tagg, $62.95, (List price: $69.95), Stylus Publishing, (January 2008), ISBN: 9781579222215, pp. 216.
Higher education is moving from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered practice, giving students more control over what and how they learn. Students coming from traditional school environments may find the new methods unnerving, resulting in resistance or even hostility. The author offers suggestions for breaking down the wall and helping students learn in new ways.
