The Learner-Centered Curriculum

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Praise for The Learner-Centered Curriculum "Cullen, Harris, and Hill provide a clear and practicalframework for addressing the root of the problems of today'suniversities. The authors provide a lucid, actionable, andevidence-based prescription for building an integrated learningsystem to replace the hodgepodge of miscellany that we haveinherited. They illustrate the kind of conversations andtransformations that could raise the value of and change theprospects for higher education."--John Tagg, author, TheLearning Paradigm College "This book offers a powerful, realistic, and much-needed planfor changing how learning happens in higher education. Anyoneconcerned about improving teaching and students' learning needs toread this book!"--Terry Doyle, author, Helping Students Learnin a Learner-Centered Environment "To help achieve the imperative to make our universities morelearner-centered, the authors focus on curriculum redesign andoffer a solid theoretical approach combined with applied skillsthat institutional leaders and faculty can use to attain theirgoals. Shared governance, autonomous learning, assessment,technology, and physical space are among the elements discussed inthis excellent book that universities will need to consider whendeveloping a new curriculum that is morelearner-centered."--Jolene Koester, president, California StateUniversity, Northridge "Cullen, Harris, and Hill provide a thought-provoking resourcewith the compelling advantages and frameworks to createtwenty-first-century student-centered, knowledge-centered,assessment-centered, and community-centered curriculum. This is amust-read for faculty and administrators committed to transformingtheir curriculum in order to educate better preparedgraduates."--Deborah L. Ford, chancellor, University ofWisconsin-Parkside "This is the book that I have been looking for. Written by threeleaders who have done the heavy lifting of leading real change,it's a book for every academic leader who understands thatinnovation is essential to the future of highereducation."--Earl H. Potter, III, president, St. Cloud StateUniversity

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Roxanne Cullen

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