Coordinated by Beverly Roskos-Ewoldsen, Associate Dean
College of Arts & Sciences
University of Alabama
The Learner-Centered College
A Learner-Centered College focuses on the processes by which a student gains knowledge and understanding. These include active involvement in the learning experience, gathering and synthesizing information, using and developing critical thinking skills, and problem solving. Faculty seek not to passively instruct but to expand student understanding through an active learning partnership with the student. The emphasis is not on information delivery, but on facilitating understanding through dialog, frequent feedback, and direct involvement in the subject area. Regular, timely, and thorough assessment of student learning is a key component of the learner-centered college. A major goal of the College is to fully incorporate this paradigm into the college’s academic culture by addressing it in our curriculum, our assessments of student learning, and in faculty evaluations.
2010-11 Learner-Centered College Workshop
Led by Beverly Roskos, Director of Assessment, College of Arts and Sciences
Open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty, and FTTI in the College.
Enrollment deadline: Friday, September 10, 2010
Contact Yolanda Barnes, ywbarnes@as.ua.edu, or 348-2530 to enroll.
Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 pm, 214 Farrah
October 12
Introduction to the Learner-Centered College Initiative
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Coordinated by Beverly Roskos-Ewoldsen, Associate Dean
