Inquiry-Based Learning for Faculty and Institutional Development: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, 1) - Hardcover

Blessinger, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 178441235X ISBN 13: 9781784412357

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2014

Synopsis

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a learner-centered and active learning environment where deep learning is cultivated by a process of inquiry owned by the learner. IBL has its roots in a constructivist educational philosophy and it is oriented around at least three components: 1) exploration and discovery (e.g., problem-based learning), 2) authentic investigations using contextualized learning (e.g., field studies), and 3) research-based approach (e.g., research-based learning). IBL encourages more self-regulated learning because the primary responsibility is on the learners to determine the issues and research questions and the resources they need to address the questions. In this way, learning occurs across all learning domains (affective, cognitive, and social) because different types of knowledge are acquired though experience with complex, real-life problems. This volume covers the many issues and concepts of how IBL can be applied to faculty and institutional development, serving as a conceptual and practical resource and guide for educators offering practical examples of IBL in action and diverse strategies for how to implement IBL in different contexts.

About this title

About the Author:

Patrick Blessinger - Executive Director, Higher Education Teaching and Learning
John M. Carfora - Loyola Marymount University

Review:

Editors Blessinger and Carfora present students, academics, and educators working in a variety of settings with a collection of academic essays and articles that together function as a conceptual and practical resource for educators focused on the issues and concepts associated with the application of inquiry based learning in faculty and institutional development. The twenty selections that make up the main body of the text are organized in two parts. The first part deals with concepts and principles in the application of inquiry based learning. The second part is focused on practices and strategies. Patrick Blessinger is the founder, executive director, and publisher of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association. John M. Carfora is a faculty member at Loyola Marymount University, California. --©2015 Ringgold Inc. Portland, OR (protoview.com)

This book is an excellent resource for educators that provides an overview of several IBL integration possibilities. Likewise, the book is an excellent resource for scholars, providing an in-depth review of IBL research and related theoretical frameworks. --Suha R. Tamim, University of South Carolina. Reviewed in Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, Volume 10, Issue 1

About this edition

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 178441235X
• ISBN 13: 9781784412357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300