Strategies for Energizing Large Classes: From Small Groups to Learning Communities: New Directions for Teaching and Learning (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) [Paperback]

Jean MacGregor (Editor), James L. Cooper (Editor), Karl A. Smith (Editor), Pamela Robinson (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787953377 | ISBN-13: 978-0787953379 | Publication Date: May 25, 2000 | Edition: 1

The large introductory lecture classes common on most campuses pose a particular challenge to instructors who want to encourage the active student involvement that is a vital part of the learning process. This much-needed volume shows how instructors can energize students in these courses through the innovative use of small-group teaching strategies and new curricular structures. They provide detailed descriptions of both informal turn-to-your-neighbor activities and more formal and intensive small group approaches that have succeeded in making students more active and engaged learners. They also examine efforts to give students in large classes a greater sense of belonging to a community of learners through such techniques as intensive supplemental workshops and clustering multipleclasses, and provide answers to frequently asked questions about using small-group learning in large group settings.This is the 81st issue of the quarterly journal "New Directions For Teaching and Learning".

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The large introductory lecture classes common on most campuses pose a particular challenge to instructors who want to encourage the active student involvement that is a vital part of the learning process. This much-needed volume shows how instructors can energize students in these courses through the innovative use of small group teaching strategies and new curricular structures. They provide detailed descriptions of both informal turn-to-your-neighbor activities and more formal and intensive small group approaches that have succeeded in making students more active and engaged learners. They also examine efforts to give students in large classes a greater sense of belonging to a common community of learners through such techniques as intensive supplemental workshops and clustering multiple classes, and provide answers to frequently asked questions about using small group learning in large group settings.

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The large introductory lecture classes common on most campuses pose a particular challenge to instructors who want to encourage the active student involvement that is a vital part of the learning process. This much-needed volume shows how instructors can energize students in these courses through the innovative use of small group teaching strategies and new curricular structures. They provide detailed descriptions of both informal turn-to-your-neighbor activities and more formal and intensive small group approaches that have succeeded in making students more active and engaged learners. They also examine efforts to give students in large classes a greater sense of belonging to a common community of learners through such techniques as intensive supplemental workshops and clustering multiple classes, and provide answers to frequently asked questions about using small group learning in large group settings.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (May 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787953377
• ISBN-13: 978-0787953379
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,177,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good basic book, but . . ., March 20, 2006

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This review is from: Strategies for Energizing Large Classes: From Small Groups to Learning Communities: New Directions for Teaching and Learning (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) (Paperback)

I guess I expected more in the way of creative techniques. It does have some good material, but the price is pretty high for this book, and it was not as helpful as some of the other books in this J-B series.