Transcript Student centred learning

A free-to-share educational resource
designed and presented by Stephen Nalder.
What is Student Centred
Learning (SCL)?
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knowledge is constructed by students and that the
instructor is a facilitator of learning rather than a
presenter of information
 an approach to education focusing on the needs of
the students, rather than those of others involved
in the educational process
 focuses on each student's interests, abilities, and
learning styles
 acknowledges student voice as central to the
learning experience
 places the teacher as a facilitator of learning
 requires students to be active, responsible
participants in their own learning
What is the role of the teacher?
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Teacher-directed Instruction
Students work to achieve curricular objectives in
order to become critical thinkers
Students complete activities designed by the
teacher to achieve academic success
Students respond to positive expectations set by
the teacher as they progress through activities
Students are given extrinsic motivators like
grades and rewards which motivates children to
internalize information and objectively
demonstrates their understanding of concepts
Student work is evaluated by the teacher
How to use SCL as an educator
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focus on the students’ learning and ‘what
students do to achieve this, rather than
what the teacher does’. This definition
emphasizes the concept of the student
‘doing’
rely on active rather than passive learning
focus on deep learning and understanding
build interdependence between teacher
and learner
increase responsibility and accountability
on the part of the student
What the learners gain
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the more actively involved students are in their
own learning, the more they are likely to
remember what they learn
involvement and participation are necessary for
learning
they have full responsibility for her/his learning
relationship between learners is more equal,
promoting growth, development
learner experiences confluence in his education
(affective and cognitive domains flow together)
learner sees themselves differently as a result of
the learning experience
Examples of effective SCL in the
classroom
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give a detailed lesson plan to your students and
have them complete it in groups
ask don’t tell: always try to elicit information, ideas,
and answers from the students
allowing for more peer assessment
have students keep journals of the learning and have
them swap journals to critique each others
encourage learners to think critically and develop
problem-solving skills through more creative tasks
and group work
debate in class, teacher playing the devil’s advocate
When students are
involved in what they
are learning and how
they learn it, they
develop a desire to
learn.
The information we teach
is only a small part of the
educational process. The
process itself has great
consequences for the
future of those involved.
We are key in developing
the way our students
process information.