Being a student centered instructor enables more students to succeed. By recognizing their learning styles and addressing all methods you also prevent students from losing interest.
The main function of an instructor is the passing on of knowledge and skills to students. The instructor has to answer the question. Is the student obtaining the required abilities that are required for the course? The challenge for the instructor is to create a delivery of the information and skill-set that is appropriate for his student body. The instructor has to constantly evaluate his students and modify if necessary the delivery to insure success. The main focus has to be on the student and the students success.
Hi Gregory:
That's it! Keeping in mind what the student's needs are, and anything that can improve on their learning experience.
Regards, Barry
Hi Shawn:
Hands-on learning is arguably the best method to use for the majority of all student groups. It is a great blend of visual and kinesthetic learning, which is considered one of the best ways of learning new things.
Regards, Barry
Hi Rosemary:
Speaking to students individually would be one great way to promote the student's sense that the instructor is approachable and there for them.
Regards, Barry
Hi Lorraine:
This sounds like a great practice. I think the general idea is keeping in mind what's best for the student in every way.
Regards, Barry
A student-centered instructor focuses on student success. Under this condition, instructors will developed and delivered their course contents with students' success as their priority.
Being a student-centered instructor will draw the class in; students will begin to understand that each member is an important element, leading to the success of the entire class. I like to build what I call a class community where everyone has a voice that is equally important. Class attendance and participation improve. A new awareness enters the classroom.
Hi Joseph:
This is a great technique to re-engage off task students and renew their interest in the topic at hand.
Just being mindful of what we want our students to be able to do is also considered the ideal way of thinking about this concept.
Regards, Barry
Hi Mark:
This is especially important to consider for career based courses. Instructors must be mindful of the outcomes, especially the specific ones that may influence how well the student will do in their job.
Regards, Barry
Hi Jennifer:
To paraphrase what you've described, we need to keep the student's interests always in the forefront of our minds to make sure we embrace this ideal.
Regards, Barry
Hi Kathleen:
You're describing a great mental attitude when coming from a student centered approach: flexibility, keeping the student's outcomes in mind when teaching, etc.
Regards, Barry
The single most important value any teacher must bring to the classroom assessment process is a strong sense of caring about student well being
in school. Knowing the student is the start of successful learning and communication.
Hi Brian:
Like you are describing, we're suggesting the instructor needs to be mindful of the students needs, and not just present information and expect students to grasp everything immediately.
This ocncept involves an ongoing process during the learning sessions from start to finish.
Regards, Barry
How do you help create this attitude with your instructors?
Hi Howard:
What we're really talking about here is the need to be constantly mindful that the student's ability to learn is paramount, and what changes should we make to facilitate that?
Regards, Barry
Our campus has recently began a student-centered initiative, both in the classroom and out. Administration is encouraging everyone to center on the students, whether in the hallway or in the classroom in order to create an campus-wide environment more conducive to learning.
Hi Jessica:
Excellent points. If anything, using this approach in our teaching always keeps the student's best interests at heart.
Regards, Barry
I keep my students involved in group projects, both short and long-term. I move around the room giving them space until they need feedback or have a question. This hands-on approach helps them to take responsibility for the content. Projects also allow the students a measure of creativity and engages their interest so that they retain the material more thoroughly.
Hi Jonathan:
For me, student centered means I focus on student needs and progress, as opposed to the student trying to conform to my lesson plans and activities. It's liuke students focuced vs institutional or teacher-focused.
Regards, Barry
