Description
Book SynopsisA publication of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, this important resource builds on the work of Carnegie''s best-selling books,
Scholarship Reconsidered and
Scholarship Assessed. The Advancement of Learning explores the premise that the scholarship of teaching and learning holds the key to improving the quality of higher education.
The Advancement of Learning answers questions readers are likely to have:
- What are the defining elements of the scholarship of teaching and learning?
- What traditions does it build on?
- What are its distinctive claims and possibilities?
- What are the implications of the scholarship of teaching and learning for academic culture and careers?
- How does it shape the student experience?
In addition, authors Mary Taylor Huber and Pat Hutchings introduce a new concept that expands on the scholarship of teaching and learning--the teaching commons. As the a
Table of ContentsForeword v
Lee S. Shulman
Preface ix
About the Authors xvii
1. Surveying the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 1
2. Defining Features 17
3. Mapping the Commons 35
4. Pathways into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 59
5. The Campus as Commons 77
6. Knowledge Building and Exchange 93
7. An Action Agenda for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 111
Appendix: Survey of CASTL Scholars 133
References 151
Index 175
