Facilitating Deep Learning: Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers

ISBN-13: 9781774633229 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 370 str.

Julian Hermida

Opis

This book provides the theoretical and pedagogical tools needed to understand the notion of deep learning and design and implement courses that encourage students to take a deep approach to learning. It covers how to design engaging and innovative teaching and learning activities that encourage students to use higher-order cognitive skills to co

Spis treści

Introduction. The Instruction Paradigm. The Deep Learning Process and the Construction of Knowledge. Goals and Performance. Collaborative Learning. Academic Reading and Deep Learning. Deep Writing. Inclusive Deep Learning Environments. Time and Deep Learning: Intensive Teaching. Internationalization and Deep Learning. Evaluating to Learn. Student Evaluation of Teaching: Evaluating Deep Learning. The Learning Paradigm. Final Summary.

O autorze

Julian Hermida, PhD, is associate professor at Algoma University’s Department of Law (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario). He is also the chair of Algoma’s Teaching and Learning Committee. Julian has a very successful teaching practice of more than ten years of full-time teaching at all levels. Prior to joining Algoma, he taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where he was recognized with the 2004-2005 Award of Excellence for Teaching and Learning. A seasoned educational developer, Dr. Hermida has ample experience designing, implementing, and evaluating university-wide faculty development programs and initiatives. He has conducted educational development workshops and led seminars on teaching and learning in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He has won several internal and external grants to fund his Scholarship of Teaching and Learning research projects on deep learning.

Dr. Hermida holds master’s and doctoral degrees from McGill University’s Faculty of Law. He did his postdoctoral studies at the University of Ottawa. He has also received formal education and training in higher education teaching in a unique and intensive program offered at the University of Montreal as well as in educational development programs in Canada and the United States. These include the Best Teachers Institute and Alverno College Assessment workshop, among many others. He has published extensively on a wide array of teaching and learning topics. Together with his books and journal articles in the legal field, he has more than 80 publications, including several books.