FACILITATING
DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for
University and College Teachers
Julian Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Learn how to engage and teach so that your students will learn deeply—and for a
lifetime.
Deep learning is a committed approach to learning. It is a process of constructing and
interpreting new knowledge by negotiating meanings with peers and by making
connections between existing and new knowledge, which can be applied in new,
unfamiliar contexts. Deep learning produces learning that lasts a lifetime, and it results in
better quality learning and more profound understanding.
The purpose of this book is to show readers how to create a learning environment that
promotes deep learning in their classes. The book will do so by providing readers with the
theoretical and pedagogical tools needed to:
• understand the theory of deep learning
• design and implement courses that encourage students to take a deep approach
to learning
• design engaging and innovative teaching and learning activities that encourage
students to use higher-order cognitive skills to construct knowledge
and negotiate meaning
• implement assessment tools aimed at facilitating the deep learning process
• support international and other nontraditional students to construct learning deeply.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julian Hermida, PhD, is Associate Professor at Algoma University's Department of Law
(Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada). He has been a long-standing member of Algoma's
Teaching and Learning Committee, which he chaired for several years. Dr. Hermida has a
very successful teaching practice of more than 10 years of full-time teaching at all levels.
Prior to joining Algoma, he taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where he
was recognized with the 2004-2005 Award of Excellence for Teaching and Learning.
A seasoned educational developer, Dr. Hermida has ample experience designing,
implementing, and evaluating university-wide faculty development programs and
initiatives. He has conducted educational development workshops and led seminars on
teaching and learning in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He has
won several internal and external grants to fund his Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
research projects on deep learning.
ISBN: 978-1-77188-005-3
9 781771 880053
00009
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FACILITATING
DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for
University and College Teachers
Julian Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Learn how to engage and teach so that your students will learn deeply—and for a
lifetime.
Deep learning is a committed approach to learning. It is a process of constructing and
interpreting new knowledge by negotiating meanings with peers and by making
connections between existing and new knowledge, which can be applied in new,
unfamiliar contexts. Deep learning produces learning that lasts a lifetime, and it results in
better quality learning and more profound understanding.
The purpose of this book is to show readers how to create a learning environment that
promotes deep learning in their classes. The book will do so by providing readers with the
theoretical and pedagogical tools needed to:
• understand the theory of deep learning
• design and implement courses that encourage students to take a deep approach
to learning
• design engaging and innovative teaching and learning activities that encourage
students to use higher-order cognitive skills to construct knowledge
and negotiate meaning
• implement assessment tools aimed at facilitating the deep learning process
• support international and other nontraditional students to construct learning deeply.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julian Hermida, PhD, is Associate Professor at Algoma University's Department of Law
(Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada). He has been a long-standing member of Algoma's
Teaching and Learning Committee, which he chaired for several years. Dr. Hermida has a
very successful teaching practice of more than 10 years of full-time teaching at all levels.
Prior to joining Algoma, he taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where he
was recognized with the 2004-2005 Award of Excellence for Teaching and Learning.
A seasoned educational developer, Dr. Hermida has ample experience designing,
implementing, and evaluating university-wide faculty development programs and
initiatives. He has conducted educational development workshops and led seminars on
teaching and learning in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He has
won several internal and external grants to fund his Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
research projects on deep learning.
ISBN: 978-1-77188-005-3
9 781771 880053
00009
FACILITATING
DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for
University and College Teachers
Julian Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Learn how to engage and teach so that your students will learn deeply—and for a
lifetime.
Deep learning is a committed approach to learning. It is a process of constructing and
interpreting new knowledge by negotiating meanings with peers and by making
connections between existing and new knowledge, which can be applied in new,
unfamiliar contexts. Deep learning produces learning that lasts a lifetime, and it results in
better quality learning and more profound understanding.
The purpose of this book is to show readers how to create a learning environment that
promotes deep learning in their classes. The book will do so by providing readers with the
theoretical and pedagogical tools needed to:
• understand the theory of deep learning
• design and implement courses that encourage students to take a deep approach
to learning
• design engaging and innovative teaching and learning activities that encourage
students to use higher-order cognitive skills to construct knowledge
and negotiate meaning
• implement assessment tools aimed at facilitating the deep learning process
• support international and other nontraditional students to construct learning deeply.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julian Hermida, PhD, is Associate Professor at Algoma University's Department of Law
(Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada). He has been a long-standing member of Algoma's
Teaching and Learning Committee, which he chaired for several years. Dr. Hermida has a
very successful teaching practice of more than 10 years of full-time teaching at all levels.
Prior to joining Algoma, he taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where he
was recognized with the 2004-2005 Award of Excellence for Teaching and Learning.
A seasoned educational developer, Dr. Hermida has ample experience designing,
implementing, and evaluating university-wide faculty development programs and
initiatives. He has conducted educational development workshops and led seminars on
teaching and learning in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He has
won several internal and external grants to fund his Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
research projects on deep learning.
ISBN: 978-1-77188-005-3
9 781771 880053
00009
FACILITATING
DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for
University and College Teachers
Julian Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Hermida
FACILITATING DEEP LEARNING
Pathways to Success for University and College Teachers
Learn how to engage and teach so that your students will learn deeply—and for a
lifetime.
Deep learning is a committed approach to learning. It is a process of constructing and
interpreting new knowledge by negotiating meanings with peers and by making
connections between existing and new knowledge, which can be applied in new,
unfamiliar contexts. Deep learning produces learning that lasts a lifetime, and it results in
better quality learning and more profound understanding.
The purpose of this book is to show readers how to create a learning environment that
promotes deep learning in their classes. The book will do so by providing readers with the
theoretical and pedagogical tools needed to:
• understand the theory of deep learning
• design and implement courses that encourage students to take a deep approach
to learning
• design engaging and innovative teaching and learning activities that encourage
students to use higher-order cognitive skills to construct knowledge
and negotiate meaning
• implement assessment tools aimed at facilitating the deep learning process
• support international and other nontraditional students to construct learning deeply.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julian Hermida, PhD, is Associate Professor at Algoma University's Department of Law
(Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada). He has been a long-standing member of Algoma's
Teaching and Learning Committee, which he chaired for several years. Dr. Hermida has a
very successful teaching practice of more than 10 years of full-time teaching at all levels.
Prior to joining Algoma, he taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where he
was recognized with the 2004-2005 Award of Excellence for Teaching and Learning.
A seasoned educational developer, Dr. Hermida has ample experience designing,
implementing, and evaluating university-wide faculty development programs and
initiatives. He has conducted educational development workshops and led seminars on
teaching and learning in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He has
won several internal and external grants to fund his Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
research projects on deep learning.
ISBN: 978-1-77188-005-3
9 781771 880053
00009