Teaching and learning centerTeaching and learning centers are independent academic units within colleges and universities that exist to provide support services for faculty, to help teaching faculty to improve their teaching and professional development. Teaching centers also routinely provide professional development for graduate students as they prepare for future careers as teaching faculty. Some centers also may provide learning support services for students, and other services, depending on the individual institution.
Bibliothèque nationale de FranceLa Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), ainsi dénommée depuis 1994, est la bibliothèque nationale de la République française, inaugurée sous cette nouvelle appellation le par le président de la République, François Mitterrand. Héritière des collections royales constituées depuis le Moyen Âge, elle possède l'un des fonds les plus riches du monde.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis-Charles-Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville, plus couramment Alexis de Tocqueville, né le à Paris et mort le à Cannes, est un magistrat, écrivain, historien, académicien, voyageur, philosophe, politiste, précurseur de la sociologie et homme politique français. Né dans une vieille famille de la noblesse de Normandie, il suit des études de droit et devient magistrat en 1827. Dès 1825, il est persuadé que la poussée démocratique en France est inéluctable.
Student-centered learningStudent-centered learning, also known as learner-centered education, broadly encompasses methods of teaching that shift the focus of instruction from the teacher to the student. In original usage, student-centered learning aims to develop learner autonomy and independence by putting responsibility for the learning path in the hands of students by imparting to them skills, and the basis on how to learn a specific subject and schemata required to measure up to the specific performance requirement.
