a free-to-share educational resource designed and presented by stephen nalder

A free-to-share educational resource

designed and presented by Stephen Nalder.

What is Student Centred Learning (SCL)? 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? 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 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 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 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.