A Discipline-Based Teaching and Learning Center A Model for Professional Development /

• Main Authors: Marbach-Ad, Gili (Author), Egan, Laura C. (Author), Thompson, Katerina V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Science education.; Higher education.; Science Education.; Mathematics Education.; Higher Education.

This book describes the design and implementation of a discipline-specific model of professional development: the disciplinary Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). TLC was born from a strong commitment to improving undergraduate science education through supporting the front-line educators who play a...

Table of Contents:

• Transforming Undergraduate Science Education
• Active Learning and Evidence-Based Teaching Approaches. Professional Development for Teaching in the University
• Pedagogical Content Knowledge
• The Five PCK Components
• PCK for the Undergraduate Level
• Overview and Brief History of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)
• Key Contributors to a Disciplinary TLC/- Institutional Levels and External Entities Involved in Change Efforts
• Credibility and Buy-In
• How to Initiate a Disciplinary TLC
• Outline of the Book
• References.