| On Teaching and Learning Contributor(s): Vella (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787986992 ISBN-13: 9780787986995 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: "This book is just in time for me or anyone interested in designing face-to-face and online courses. It demonstrates through the use of sound principles and practices how a seven-step design can be used to infuse structure throughout the college course or training workshop without sacrificing spontaneity or creativity. Vella has written a marvelously engaging, insightful, and resourceful book which can be used as a template for making anyone feel comfortable heading into the classroom or teaching online whether they are a new or experienced instructor." --Virginia H. Milhouse, associate professor and Fulbright Professor of Intercultural and International Relations, University of Oklahoma "Jane Vella and dialogue-based education go hand-in-hand. Through On Teaching and Learning her insights deepen, her experience shows through, and her gift for useful application shines. Loaded with ideas, practical suggestions, and illustrations, this book will connect with the deeper purpose and process of creating learning no matter the subject matter. Vella has a way of giving us structure and freedom, encouragement, and nudging provocation to rise to our best as trainers and educators. This is an apple on any teacher's desk. Keep it close." "Our faculty have been using Jane Vella's book, Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach, with our adult education graduate students for almost ten years now. . . .But now, with this long-awaited new book, Jane has given us fresh, exciting new possibilities for facilitating learning in the longstandinghumanist teaching tradition of our field. It is more than welcome." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Adult & Continuing Education |
| Dewey: 370 |
| LCCN: 2007028786 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.49" W x 9.2" (0.97 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On Teaching and Learning takes the ideas explored in renowned educator Jane Vella's best-selling book Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach to the next level and explores how dialogue education has been applied in educational settings around the world. Throughout the book, she shows how to put the principles and practices of dialogue education into action and uses illustrative stories and examples from her extensive travels. Dialogue education values inquiry, integrity, and commitment to equity--values that are also central to democracy. Learners are treated as beings worthy of respect, recognized for the knowledge and experience they bring to the learning experience. Dialogue education emphasizes the importance of safety and belonging. It is an approach that welcomes one's certainties and one's questions.
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