Table of Contents


   - Section 1 Table of Contents
   - Changing Expectations for Higher Education
   - Efforts to Transform Higher Education
   - Theory of Performance
   - Learning Colleges
   - Role of Governing Boards
   - Role of Administrators
   - Successful Institutional Change—The Human Dimension
   - Boyer's Model of Scholarship
   - Profile of a Quality Faculty Member
   - New Faculty Roles for Institutional Effectiveness
   - Annual Professional Growth Plan
   - Profile of a Quality Learner
   - Performance Levels for Learners and Self-Growers
   - Annotated Bibliography: Effective Leadership

   - Section 2 Table of Contents
   - Introduction to Process Education
   - Role of Process Education in Fulfilling the Changing Mission of Higher Education
   - Framework for Implementing Process Education
   - Knowledge Table for Process Education
   - Classification of Learning Skills
   - Cognitive Domain
   - Social Domain
   - Affective Domain
   - Annotated Bibliography: Educational Philosophy

   - Section 1 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Learning Theory
   - A Brief History of Neuroscience
   - From Synapses to Learning—Understanding Brain Processes
   - Bloom's Taxonomy—Expanding its Meaning
   - Differentiating Knowledge from Growth
   - Overview of Critical Thinking
   - Elevating Knowledge from Level 1 to Level 3
   - Developing Working Expertise (Level 4 Knowledge)
   - Learning Processes Through the Use of Methodologies
   - Learning Process Methodology
   - Forms of Knowledge and Knowledge Tables
   - Annotated Bibliography: Learning Theory

   - Section 4 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Mentoring
   - Becoming a Self-Grower
   - Personal Development Methodology
   - The Language and Culture of Success
   - The Accelerator Model
   - Differentiating Growth from Acquiescence
   - Students with Learning Disabilities
   - Annotated Bibliography: Mentoring

   - Section 5 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Facilitation
   - Profile of a Quality Facilitator
   - Facilitation Methodology
   - Appreciative Inquiry—A Tool for Transformational Learning
   - Creating a Facilitation Plan
   - Identifying Learner Needs
   - Constructive Intervention
   - Constructive Intervention Techniques
   - Facilitation Tools
   - Annotated Bibliography: Facilitation

   - Section 6 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Creating a Quality Learning Environment
   - Introduction to Learning Communities
   - Methodology for Creating a Quality Learning Environment
   - Establishing Initial Respect without Prejudging
   - Getting Student Buy-In
   - Obtaining Shared Commitment
   - Letting Students Fail So They Can Succeed
   - Annotated Bibliography: Quality Learning Environments

   - Section 7 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Effective Teaching Practices
   - Cooperative Learning
   - Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning
   - Problem-Based Learning
   - Self-Validation of One's Learning
   - Mid-Term Assessment
   - Effective Use of Office Hours
   - Annotated Bibliography: Effective Teaching Practices

   - Section 8 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Effective Learning Tools
   - Designing Teams and Assigning Roles
   - Using Reading and Lecture Notes Logs to Improve Learning
   - Persistence Log
   - Effective Design of Problem-Based Projects
   - Practical Implementation of Self-Assessment Journals

   - Section 9 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Assessment
   - Assessment Methodology
   - Distinctions between Assessment and Evaluation
   - Mindset for Assessment
   - Moving Toward an Assessment Culture
   - Performance Levels for Assessors
   - Issues in Choosing Performance Criteria
   - SII Method for Assessment Reporting
   - Assessing Assessments
   - Peer Coaching
   - Annotated Bibliography: Assessment

   - Section 10 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Measurement
   - Overview of Evaluation
   - Evaluation Methodology
   - Mindset for Evaluation
   - Turning Evaluation into Assessment
   - Fundamentals of Rubrics
   - Research Methodology
   - Distinguishing between Problem Solving, Design, and Research
   - Annotated Bibliography: Evaluation

   - Section 11 Table of Contents
   - Overview of Instructional Design
   - Instructional Systems Design Model, History, and Application
   - Development and Use of an Expert Profile
   - Long-Term Behaviors
   - Learning Outcomes
   - Methodology for Program Design
   - Methodology for Course Design
   - Overview of Activity Design
   - Designing Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Activities
   - Methodology for Creating Methodologies
   - Annotated Bibliography: Instructional Design

   - Section 12 Table of Contents
   - Writing a Self-Study Report
   - Methodology for Designing a Program Assessment System
   - Defining a Program
   - Writing Performance Criteria for a Program
   - Writing an Annual Assessment Report
   - Identifying Performance Measures for a Program
   - Assessing Program Assessment Systems
   - Annotated Bibliography: Program Assessment

   - Appendix A: Invitation to Reviewers
       - Module Assessment Form
       - Module Evaluation Form
   - Appendix B: Module Design Specification
   - Appendix C: Module Development Process
   - Appendix D: Author and Editor Bio-sketches
   - Appendix E: Glossary
   - Appendix F: Alphabetical List of Modules


 

 

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