The Best Place to Learn (Paperback)

Joe O'Shea

ISBN 13: 9798895571057

Published by Harvard Educational Publishing Group, Cambridge, 2026

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Paperback. A comprehensive look at how colleges and universities can improve support for teaching at the institutional level and deliver the transformative learning experiences we promiseThe Best Place to Learn is a guide for higher education leaders who want to foster a culture of evidence-informed teaching and transformative learning at their institutions. Joe O'Shea, Leslie Richardson, and Jen Bartman provide readers with a blueprint for facilitating institutional change, drawn from extensive education research and their experience enhancing teaching support in ways that drove award-winning graduation rates at Florida State University.While teaching and learning are at the heart of any college's mission, competing priorities make it difficult for leaders to focus on supporting faculty in their teaching. To assist leaders in creating the kinds of learning experiences they want to provide, the authors supply a self-assessment tool to identify institutional strengths and areas for growth. They then provide a holistic roadmap that shows leaders how to identify and utilize major levers of change, such as campus teaching centers, professional development, teaching evaluation, strategic hiring, and more. The book offers examples and strategies for shifting the culture of teaching and creating the conditions for lasting improvement. In addition, it seeks to inspire leaders to see themselves as champions of the learning experiences their institutions provide.Arguing that leaders must support teaching transformation at a structural level, The Best Place to Learn offers in-depth guidance for improving student success by building more robust and strategic support for teaching. It serves as an engaging resource for deans, provosts, chairs, and other leaders who strive to make their institutions places where students and faculty can prosper. Explore a strategic blueprint for higher education, offering research-backed tactics to boost teaching and learning. The guide provides a self-assessment tool and actionable strategiesNranging from support centers to professional developmentNthat empower leaders to drive institutional change and student success. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Best Place to Learn (Paperback)
• Publisher: Harvard Educational Publishing Group, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798895571057
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book takes a comprehensive look at how colleges and universities can improve support for teaching at the institutional level and deliver the transformative learning experiences we promise.

The Best Place to Learn is a guide for higher education leaders who want to foster a culture of evidence-informed teaching and transformative learning at their institutions. Joe O'Shea, Leslie Richardson, and Jen Bartman provide readers with a blueprint for facilitating institutional change, drawn from extensive education research and their experience enhancing teaching support in ways that drove award-winning graduation rates at Florida State University.

By reading this book, you will learn:

• Why leaders struggle to focus on supporting faculty in their teaching
• How to identify institutional strengths and areas for growth
• How to shift the culture of teaching and creating the conditions for lasting improvement 
   

Arguing that leaders must support teaching transformation at a structural level, The Best Place to Learn offers in-depth guidance for improving student success by building more robust and strategic support for teaching. It serves as an engaging resource for deans, provosts, chairs, and other leaders who strive to make their institutions places where students and faculty can prosper. 

About the Author

Joe O'Shea is the vice president for student academic success at Florida State University. Leslie Richardson serves as the founding director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) at Florida State University. Jen Bartman is the senior associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Florida State University.