On Teaching and Learning: Putting the Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

The Author.

Introduction.

Part One: Structured.

1. Why Structure?

2. Learning Needs and Resources Assessment.

3. The Seven Design Steps.

Part Two: Social.

4. The Learning Task in a Small Group.

5. Individual Learning Enhanced.

Part Three: Sound.

6. Principles and Practices: Current State of the Art.

7. Open Questions Invite Dialogue.

8. The Designer’s Skill: Trust Your Design.

Part Four: Sure.

9. Indicators of Learning, Transfer, and Impact.

10. Impact and the Seven Design Steps.

Part Five: Synthesis: Putting It All Together.

11. Putting It All Together: Examples of Dialogue Education Designs.

12. An On-Line Course Using Dialogue Education.

13. Dialogue Education in School Leadership.

14. Dialogue Education in Health Care Settings.

15. Dialogue Education in a College Classroom.

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Used in Dialogue Education.

Appendix B: Tough Verbs for Learning Tasks.

References.

Index.