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Excellence in Teaching
Workshop
April 17, 2013
Student-Centered Learning in the ESL classroom
"Flipping" Your Classroom
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Student-Centered
Learning in ESL Courses
Dr. Burkhard N. Schrage
April 2013
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Agenda
Introduction to student-centered learning
The role of the instructor and student
Challenges ahead
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On weekends, I go kitesurfing
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INTRODUCTION
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Student-Centered Learning:
Research findings
The most efficient way
of learning
Inclusive learning
Learning is meaningful
when topics are
relevant to students'
lives and interests
Socrates disputing, detail of The School of Athens, fresco
in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican Palace, c. 1508-9
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The roles of instructors and
students
Instructor: Create a stimulating learning
environment
Student: Actively participate in that
environment
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Conventional learning
Students are passive, have no role in
learning
Most decisions are made by instructor
Emphasis is on receiving information
Teacher has a "monopoly" of knowledge
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Student-centred learning
Students have responsible and active
role in the learning process
Students are required to make choices
on what and how to learn
Emphasis is on exploration and
discovery of knowledge
Instructor is a guide, mentor, andfacilitator of learning
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Student-centered learning
Intrinsic motivation such as curiosity
Focus on cooperative learning
Learning can occur anywhere
Self and peer assessment is more common
Long-term perspective, emphasis on lifelong
learning
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THECHANGINGROLESOF
INSTRUCTORSANDSTUDENTS
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Instructor as a facilitator
Help and guide students to access,
organize, and use knowledge to solve
problems
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Instructors should
promote collaborative learning
draw upon the relation between the students
prior knowledge and experiences to the new
learning
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Students
need to be aware that they are responsible
for constructing their own knowledge
taking part as active participants in the
learning process
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THEROADAHEAD
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Be Aware of Challenges
Typical roles of instructors in Vietnam
o Respect
o Authority
o Knowledge
Typical role of students in Vietnam
o Passive learners
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So--what can I change in my class?
Lower-level courses
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CONCLUSION
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Conclusion
You are the most important people at VATC
Student-centered learning will be the
dominant learning style--even across Asia
We will provide you with tools to achieve
better learning outcomes
We will measure and reward teaching
excellence