Learner-Centered Teaching—Where Should I Start?
Presenters:
Maryellen Weimer, PhD, Professor Emerita, Penn State Berks
About this Course
This course is worth 1 hours (0.1 CEUs) of professional development. A certificate of completion can be printed once the program has been completed.
With learner-centered teaching, students take more responsibility for their learning.
It’s an approach that focuses a teacher’s attention on what students are doing and deals with learning processes explicitly.
However, the challenge for many faculty in attempting this approach is the simple fact that many students come to class so poorly prepared to learn.
As a result, faculty have a difficult time imagining students being any more responsible for their learning than they already are.
The good news, though, is that learner-centered teaching offers simple, straightforward activities that provide teachers with a low-risk way to get started with this approach.
