Changing the Conversation about Higher Education (eBook)

Dr. Robert Thompson is a professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University where he has served as head of the division of medical psychology, director of the undergraduate program in human development, dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. Dr. Thompson received the Bachelor of Arts degree from LaSalle College in 1967 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Dakota in 1971 and served on the faculties of Georgetown University Medical School and Catholic University of America prior to coming to Duke University in 1975.

Table of ContentsDerek Bok, President Emeritus, Harvard UniversityPart One: Effective Teaching and Learning Practicesas Disciplinary Thinkers and WritersPart Two: Approaches to AssessmentPart Three: The Role of University Centers: Professional Learning Communities Part Four: Next Steps in the Continuing Efforts to Transform the Culture of Undergraduate EducationChapter 10. Systematic to Systemic: A Heuristic Framework to Improve Educational Practices and Student LearningRobert J. Thompson, Jr., Duke UniversityChapter 11. Changing the Conversation, Changing the Culture: The Place of Foundations in the Learning CommonsAnnie W. Bezbatchenko, The Teagle FoundationAndrea Conklin Bueschel, The Spencer FoundationDonna Heiland, The Teagle Foundation References: