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Carnegie Perspectives
A different way to think about teaching and learning
The theory behind Carnegie's Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC) work is central to many of our programs: teaching is traditionally solitary work, undertaken behind closed doors. Unlike professions that have many avenues, both written and interactive—for documenting practice and learning from it—teachers are typically unable to benefit from the work of their peers. Yet, the acts of teaching and learning need to be made more visible.
Windows on Learning, the aspect of SPECC that Molly Breen writes about in this month's Perspectives, is one of our responses to this challenge. Breen, who is part of the SPECC team, empathetically describes the situation faced by a new hire at a community college, and beautifully allows us to understand the frustration of faculty who are struggling to ensure student success.
Lee S. Shulman
February 2008
Read, Creating Windows on Learning »
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