Lynn University
James W, Guthrie is Lynn University's first Presidential Fellow and a Professor in the Ross College of Education.
Professor Guthrie is the Founder of the Language Power Institute at Lynn University, a nonprofit organization the mission of which is to facilitate English language fluency among those who are not native English speakers. The Language Power Institute has initiated a number of language-related R&D activities at Lynn aimed at (1) enhancing admission decisions, (2) assisting tutors in the Institute for Achievement and Learning, and (3) training of English as a Second Language teachers.
Lynn was particularly attractive for Professor Guthrie because of its innovative and collaborative culture and leading edge use of instructional technology.
Teaching Philosophy:
Modern technology reverses conventional instruction. The world of information is now instantly available to students at every level. Hence, the role of an effective instructor now shifts from being a repository and purveyor of knowledge to a facilitator of understanding. Tutorials and Socratic dialogues can now replace lectures. Knowledge application, rather than recitation, becomes the principal measure of learning.
Teaching Specialties:
Professor Guthrie teaches doctoral courses in Leadership and Public Policy at Lynn University.
Professor Guthrie is the Founder of the Language Power Institute at Lynn University, a nonprofit organization the mission of which is to facilitate English language fluency among those who are not native English speakers. The Language Power Institute has initiated a number of language-related R&D activities at Lynn aimed at (1) enhancing admission decisions, (2) assisting tutors in the Institute for Achievement and Learning, and (3) training of English as a Second Language teachers.
Lynn was particularly attractive for Professor Guthrie because of its innovative and collaborative culture and leading edge use of instructional technology.
Teaching Philosophy:
Modern technology reverses conventional instruction. The world of information is now instantly available to students at every level. Hence, the role of an effective instructor now shifts from being a repository and purveyor of knowledge to a facilitator of understanding. Tutorials and Socratic dialogues can now replace lectures. Knowledge application, rather than recitation, becomes the principal measure of learning.
Teaching Specialties:
Professor Guthrie teaches doctoral courses in Leadership and Public Policy at Lynn University.
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