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60-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast March 25, 2008 • $149
College certainly changes students—it alters what they know, how much they know and what they are able to do with that knowledge. Students also learn skills associated with their chosen professions. But college is about much more than the acquisition of discipline-related knowledge and skills. College can also change how students think about themselves and how they see the world. This “transformative learning” occurs when students begin to question the assumptions, beliefs, values and perspectives they normally take for granted.
During a live, online interview, Maryellen Weimer, editor of the longstanding Teaching Professor newsletter, will speak with Professor Patricia Cranton, a noted authority on transformative learning. They’ll discuss the nature of transformative learning and what kind of classroom conditions, assignments, and activities promote and cultivate transformative learning. The interview will also explore how transformative learning affects the growth and development of teachers themselves. Participants in the live interview will have the chance to ask their own questions of Dr. Cranton, too.
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60-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast March 25, 2008 • $149 Available in CD or print transcript format. The CD contains an audio presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard computer equipped with Windows Media Player. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenter's handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases.
Author Interview Series with Maryellen Weimer
Magna Publications is pleased to offer two interviews with authors of recently-published books about higher education conducted by Dr. Maryellen Weimer, longstanding editor of The Teaching Professor newsletter. These interviews will address important aspects of college teaching that instructors find challenging. These seminars will benefit any instructor who wishes to improve his or her teaching skills, enhance student learning, and stay current in the industry's hot topics. At just 60 minutes per seminar, these programs are a cost-effective, simple approach to faculty development for both new and experienced instructors. Seminars also include printable handouts to which participants may refer again and again. Purchase both programs in CD or transcript format and save 25% on the price of each - you'll pay just $224 for both CDs or $149 for both transcripts. Save even more when you purchase the CD/transcript package for both programs - your price is $299 for both programs! Click here for more information or to register for both programs.
• Learn what transformative learning is and how it relates to content knowledge and skill acquisition
• Understand how transformative learning prompts students’ lifelong learning and self discovery
• Discuss how your classroom climate, course design, assignments and activities can encourage transformative learning
• Discover the role transformative learning plays in your own growth and development
• Send in questions and comments of your own in a live question-and-answer segment
• Invite colleagues to listen with you and spark further discussion on this important subject
• Any college teacher who cares about the deep and enduring values of education
• Academic deans and chairs looking to spark group discussion
• Faculty development personnel
• Research specialists
• Anyone interested in new information about learning styles
Dr. Patricia Cranton
