The learning-centered university : making college a more developmental, transformational, and equitable experience / Steven Mintz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mintz, Steven, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Student-centered learning--United States.

Student-centered learning.

Transformative learning--United States.

Transformative learning.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This work discusses how colleges are failing students and how we can address this issue"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Higher Education's Post-pandemic Future

1. Higher Education's Perfect Storm

2. The Challenges Ahead

3. The Shifting Higher Education Landscape

4. Lessons from the History of American Higher Education

5. A Learner- and Learning-Centered Vision for the Future of Higher Education

6. Thinking outside the Box

7. From Teaching to Learning

8. Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Technology

9. Rethinking Assessment

10. Helping Students Become Better Writers

11. Standing Up for Equity

12. Supporting Student Success at Scale

13. Campus Flash Points

14. The Future of the Humanities

15. How Innovation Happens

Epilogue

Appendixes

1. Insights from the Science of Learning

2. The Lexicon of Academic Innovation

3. Next-Generation Pedagogies

4. Technology-Enhanced Active Learning Tools

5. Strategies for Enhancing Equity and Student Success

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Mintz, Steven The Learning-Centered University

ISBN:

9781421448039

1421448033