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Focus on learning
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advantages of learner-centered teaching overinstructor-centered especially for under-prepared students
concepts and principles of learning-centeredteaching
characteristics of learner-centered institutions,educational programs
characteristics of students or graduates oflearner-centered programs
how you can use learning-centered approaches a plan to teach a learning to learn skill
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Our current methods are not working
They are not consistent with learningprinciples
They often fail to engage the student
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Students who enroll in programs using
traditional didactic methods of instruction donot retain what they learned and do not havethe ability to apply what has been learned
This is often due to having learned throughmemorization without meaning
This is especially true with under-preparedstudents
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The more engaged a person is with the content,
the better the person learns it because (s)headds his own meaning and associations to it
The more connections people have to a
concept, the more likely that person will beable to retrieve it later and in another context
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Draw a graphic representation or
mind/concept map of what you know aboutlearning centered teaching
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shifts the emphasis from what instructors do to
what thestudents
do to learn. makes students responsible for learning
focuses not only on what students are learning
but how they are learning
Instructors are now guides, facilitators, coaches
and not just sages Can be used in most courses
Has many approaches
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Research comes from:
Psychology Education
May be especially
helpful with
under-prepared,
non-traditional
students
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Focus on:
deep learning learning for life
Uses
meta-cognitive knowledge
formative (feedback) assessment
resources responsibly to learn
I will explain all of these aspects
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Knowledge of strategies for learning andthinking
How and when to use different strategies ortasks
Knowledge of ones own strengths andweaknesses, abilities to learn
Awareness of individual differences
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Think and Write:
What content topics do you have the mosttrouble getting students to learn?
What alternative approaches have you tried?
What can you do differently?
I will not ask you to share theseideas
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Surface learning Deep learning
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Studying for multiple choice exams equals
learning for school Learning for school = learn and dump
phenomenon.
Developing a project that uses the knowledgeis learning for life
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Giving students feedback on their work helps
them to improve This is called formative assessment
Try to integrate formative assessment within
the learning process as much as possible Examples of formative feedback include clicker
questions, classroom assessment techniques (Angelo
and Cross), peer assessment, online quizzes that canbe taken repeatedly for mastery
Under-prepared and non-traditional students benefit
from continual feedback and encouragement
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Why does giving frequent feedback to students,especially underprepared, non-motivated, ornon-traditional students help them to learn?
How can you use formative assessment more?
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With everything available on the Web,
information is easily obtained But students must learn to question what they read
on print and electronic resources
Students must learn how to paraphrase and citeproperly
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Create an environment for learning
Foster interactions among student about thecontent
Help students to appreciate why and how they
need to learn content Teach students learning to learn skills so they
can take responsibility for their learning
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Fosters students learning
Accommodates differences in waystudents learn, their background
knowledge, and their interests
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Designs activities in which students interact
with the material, the teacher and each other Working in small groups to create a concept map of
the content
Using the content to solve real world problems insmall groups
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Instructors:
help students to appreciate why and how
they need to learn content build an appreciation for value of content
build discipline-specific learningmethodologies
practice using inquiry or ways of thinking inthe discipline
learn to solve real problems
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Examples of such skills include:
Time management Self-monitoring
Goal setting
Note taking
Study skills
Self-assessment of learning, of ones strengthsand weaknesses
Information literacy skills
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How well do your students use these skills?
Do you explicitly teach any of these skills in thecontext of your course?
How can you teach these skills? Why does teaching them help students to take
responsibility for their own learning?
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Benefits of learner-centered
teaching to the educationalinstitution and beyond
Students have increased motivation for learning
Greater satisfaction with school
These outcomes lead to: greater achievement
higher rates of student retention
have better-prepared graduates
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Students actively engaged in their learning
Motivated to learn, as a result earn good grades Material is meaningful for the learners
Students are invested and empowered in thecourse
Students have some choices about their
learning Instructor gives feedback to help
students to improve
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Best to make incremental changes
There are low-risk, easy to make changes thatcan have a large effect
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Add new knowledge that you now knowabout learning centered teaching
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TECHNIQUES WE USED LEARNING-CENTEREDPRINCIPLES
Small group discussion Creating graphic
representation
Answered questions Think pair share
Reflection on your
abilities Revised summary of
knowledge
Review of content
Created environmentfor learning
Active engagement with
content Making content
meaningful for learner
Self assessment Meta-cognition
Social interaction
during learning Fostered deep learning
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Within small groups, decide on 1-2 skills you
would like to teach to help student takeresponsibility for learning
Handout of slide with arrow and target lists some
possibilities After you decide which skill you want to teach,
answer questions on worksheet to help you plan
how to teach that skill Be prepared to share with others
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Each group will report how they will
assist students to take moreresponsibility for their learning byteaching one skill