Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 199
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-4758-6739-8 • Hardback • August 2023 • $84.00 • (£65.00)
978-1-4758-6740-4 • Paperback • July 2023 • $28.00 • (£19.99)
978-1-4758-6741-1 • eBook • July 2023 • $26.50 • (£19.99)
Mary Beth Klinger is a Professor in the Business Department of the School of Professional and Technical Studies at the College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, MD. She teaches courses in business, management, strategy, organizational behavior, leadership, small business, marketing, and social entrepreneurship. Her research is focused on organizational innovation and change, as well as community and connectedness. She is passionate about utilizing creative teaching methodologies in her classroom to transform the learning process.
Teresa Coffman is a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. She teaches graduate and undergraduate students in general education courses such as curriculum, instruction, and classroom management, to include theory, methods, culturally responsive teaching, and foundations. She is an expert in the integration of technology throughout the curriculum and has written extensively about inquiry. Her research interests include inquiry-oriented teaching and learning, global and community-based education with an equity-minded focus, and innovation in education.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Reimaging Education
Chapter 2: Teaching and Learning
Chapter 3: Instructional Modalities
Chapter 4: Transforming Opportunities for Learning
Chapter 5: Understanding Today’s Student
Chapter 6: Collaboration and Community
Chapter 7: Incorporating Inquiry
Chapter 8: Managing in the Post-Pandemic Era
Chapter 9: Leading Towards Change
Chapter 10: Reasonsfor Urgency
Bibliography
About the Authors
The New Normal in Education highlights hope and optimism for higher education for today and into the future. Emphasis is placed on managing collaboratively in the post-pandemic era while leading towards change. This book is about advancing our communities through new ideas and innovations that come from engaged questioning and spirited inquiry to promote collective local and national opportunities.
— Nancy L. Kimble, MBA Director and Business Lecturer, Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business, Mount St. Mary’s University
In their book, Drs. Klinger and Coffman offer timely recommendations to higher educational leaders, faculty, and practitioners as they consider the post-pandemic landscape. In particular, the authors’ emphasis on collaboration, community, and an inquiry-oriented approach will help readers to reimagine their own teaching practices to meet the next generation of students. This is a must read for anyone looking to expand their pedagogical knowledge base.
— Shannon Hayes Buenaflor, Ph.D, Program Director, Transfer Student Advising & Admissions, Undergraduate Advising & Academic Support, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland
The New Normal in Education not only documents the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on teaching and learning, but it also illustrates how flexibility and innovation in higher education are crucial to meeting the needs of students in a post-pandemic world. The text provides an important lesson for traditional academia.
— Michelle Simpson