{"product_id":"getting-learning-right-chris-w-gallagher-9780262054201","title":"Getting Learning Right: The Promise of Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn action-oriented guide to revitalizing higher education by putting learning at the center of institutional action.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the challenges to higher education continue to mount, we believe that the surest path forward is a renewed commitment to the primary purpose of colleges and universities: higher \u003ci\u003elearning. \u003c\/i\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGetting Learning Right\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Gallagher, Kristi Girdharry, and Kevin Smith argue that institutions can meet today's challenges--public skepticism, AI, political pressure--by orienting decision making around a deep understanding of their learners and how learning actually works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines institutional practices undertaken by colleges and universities that get learning right: listening to students; designing learning-focused environments; employing collaborative and project-based learning; helping students build networks of support and opportunity; offering flexible learning pathways; and codesigning and cocreating with students. Each practice is illustrated through key learning concepts, real institutional examples, and firsthand student accounts, whose reports offer fresh insights into more established concepts such as experiential learning and learning transfer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for practical and effective use, the book includes reflective questions at the end of each chapter that are designed to facilitate conversation and inform learning-grounded design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris W. Gallagher,Kristi Girdharry,Kevin G. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262054205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262054201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Chris W. Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623540076799,"sku":"9780262054201","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/getting-learning-right-chris-w-gallagher-9780262054201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}