University Press of America
Pages: 152
Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-0-7618-3346-8 • Paperback • March 2006 • $38.99 • (£30.00)
R. Dean Johnson is a former fiction editor at Hayden's Ferry Review. He has taught composition, creative nonfiction, and fiction at Kansas State University, The University of Alabama, Arizona State University, Cameron University, and Prescott College. His essays and stories have appeared in several journals including Ascent, F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, New Orleans Review, Santa Clara Review, and The Southern Review.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Part I: Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential Education
Chapter 4 Part II: Experiential Education in Practice
Chapter 5 Acknowledgements
Chapter 6 About the Editor
Teachable Moments isn't just a field guide to great teaching ideas; it's also a thoughtful examination of why a classroom with straight rows of desks is often the worst place for real learning. Sometimes the best place is a canyon-filled with dancers.
— Christopher Cokinos, Utah State University