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Please reflect on how faculty might respondPlease reflect on how faculty might respond
to these situationsto these situations Many students complain that we talk too fast for
them to take good notes
Many students complain that they do not know howto study for our tests or say the tests are impossibleor not fair
We feel we have a huge amount of material tocover in our courses
We want our students to read literature in our eld,so we give them specic articles to read and testthem on the material without discussing it in class
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This is their course: GettingThis is their course: Gettingstudents to take greaterstudents to take greater
responsibility for their learningresponsibility for their learning
Phyllis Blumberg, Ph.D.Phyllis Blumberg, Ph.D.
p.blumbeusp.edup.blumbeusp.edu
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Outcomes of this sessionOutcomes of this session
Participants will be able to!Participants will be able to!
"ssess the long term impact of who takes"ssess the long term impact of who takes
responsibility for learningresponsibility for learning
Discuss alternative ways to foster studentsDiscuss alternative ways to foster students
to assume responsibility for learningto assume responsibility for learning Begin planning for changes in yourBegin planning for changes in your
coursescourses
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What are the consequences in terms ofWhat are the consequences in terms of
student and faculty behaviors of thesestudent and faculty behaviors of these
facts?facts? #ollege students are more diverse than#ollege students are more diverse than
they were previouslythey were previously
Many college students are unprepared inMany college students are unprepared interms of background and study skillsterms of background and study skills Many college students are non$Many college students are non$
traditional, older or part$timetraditional, older or part$time Many college students hold additionalMany college students hold additional
responsibilities such as %&$'& hours ofresponsibilities such as %&$'& hours ofemployment or dependent careemployment or dependent care
Many college students have lessMany college students have lessmotivation to work hardmotivation to work hard
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onsequences of currentonsequences of current
student characteristicsstudent characteristics
(ewer students may be autonomous,(ewer students may be autonomous,
responsible learnersresponsible learners
(aculty adapt their teaching to t(aculty adapt their teaching to t
re)uests* needs of studentsre)uests* needs of students
What do faculty do to respond?What do faculty do to respond?
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When faculty assume more responsibility forWhen faculty assume more responsibility for
the students! learningthe students! learning
+hey direct how students learn+hey direct how students learn +hey determine what students will learn+hey determine what students will learn (aculty become the sole udges of how(aculty become the sole udges of how
well students have learnedwell students have learned
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When faculty assume more responsibility forWhen faculty assume more responsibility for
the students! learningthe students! learning
-tudents remain passive-tudents remain passive
-tudents lack condence in their-tudents lack condence in their
abilities to learn on their ownabilities to learn on their own
-tudents do not become lifelong,-tudents do not become lifelong,
self$directed learnersself$directed learners
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"oes this sound familiar?"oes this sound familiar?
#onsider the four situations you reected on#onsider the four situations you reected on
initially in terms of who takes responsibilityinitially in terms of who takes responsibility
for learningfor learning
/ow do the data on the previous slides/ow do the data on the previous slidese0ect you, your students, and how youe0ect you, your students, and how you
teach1teach1
What have you done to assumeWhat have you done to assume
responsibility for your students2 learning1responsibility for your students2 learning1 /ow would you like to help your students/ow would you like to help your students
take more responsibility for learning1take more responsibility for learning1
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#ow much do you trust your students#ow much do you trust your students
to take responsibility for their ownto take responsibility for their own
learning?learning? 3ot at all3ot at all -omewhat-omewhat
MostlyMostly
#ompletely#ompletely
/opefully the rest of this workshop will/opefully the rest of this workshop will
help you nd ways to increase your trusthelp you nd ways to increase your trust
in students in this regard byin students in this regard byengendering skills so they can take thisengendering skills so they can take this
responsibilityresponsibility
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What should faculty do to assistWhat should faculty do to assist
students?students?
Most instructors do not use strategiesMost instructors do not use strategiesto help our students take responsibilityto help our students take responsibility
for their own learningfor their own learning -ee the ne4t slide for 5-ciences data-ee the ne4t slide for 5-ciences data+his workshop will o0er some+his workshop will o0er some
strategiesstrategies+hese strategies are part of an+hese strategies are part of an
approach to teaching calledapproach to teaching calledlearning*learner centered teachinglearning*learner centered teaching
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$se of strategies to help students take
responsibility for learning
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We will discuss the philosophicalWe will discuss the philosophical
overview and % ways faculty canoverview and % ways faculty can
assist students to take responsibilityassist students to take responsibilityfor learning &refer to blue sheet'for learning &refer to blue sheet'
6.6. +aking responsibility for 7earning+aking responsibility for 7earning
%.%. Developing skills for further learningDeveloping skills for further learning
8.8. Developing self$directed, lifelongDeveloping self$directed, lifelonglearning skillslearning skills
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% ways faculty can increase student% ways faculty can increase student
taking responsibility for learningtaking responsibility for learning
&continued'&continued'
'.'. Developing their ability to assessDeveloping their ability to assess
their own learningtheir own learning9.9. Developing prociency at self$Developing prociency at self$
assessment of their strengths andassessment of their strengths andweaknessesweaknesses
+his is not the same as self$grading+his is not the same as self$grading:. Developing prociency in:. Developing prociency in
information literacy skillsinformation literacy skills
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Peer teaching activity &() minutes'
Divide into groups of 9. ;ach person is responsible to teach others
in groups about 6 skill will be happy to answer )uestions, clarify ideas,etc.
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hoose a skill or component you mighthoose a skill or component you might
want to assist students to developwant to assist students to develop (rom among those you ust discussed,(rom among those you ust discussed,
select a skill*component you want toselect a skill*component you want to
focus onfocus on #hoose on the basis of what these#hoose on the basis of what these
students need the most, or would helpstudents need the most, or would help
students learn betterstudents learn better
> have )uestions to help you you> have )uestions to help you you
teach this specic skills$ 6& minuteteach this specic skills$ 6& minute
individual e4erciseindividual e4ercise
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) part small group activity &)*) part small group activity &)*
minutes'minutes' ?roups will be working on the same?roups will be working on the same
skillskill
Part 6$ consider possible changesPart 6$ consider possible changes #onsider which changes you might make#onsider which changes you might make
"gree upon 6$% possible changes"gree upon 6$% possible changes
Part %$ planning for transformationPart %$ planning for transformation Discuss the answers to the )uestions on theDiscuss the answers to the )uestions on the
planning for transformation form for theplanning for transformation form for the
selected componentselected component
f
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omplete the planning for
transformation form &green sheet' as a
group or individually 5se the form as a stimulus to plan
how you can assist your students to
take responsibility for their learningon this component
Pay special attention to the following
tactical )uestions
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+nswer tactical planning questions+nswer tactical planning questions
What do you need to do, decide priorWhat do you need to do, decide priorto making changes1to making changes1
>dentify obstacles or challenges that>dentify obstacles or challenges that
need to be overcomeneed to be overcome >dentify strategies for overcoming>dentify strategies for overcoming
obstaclesobstacles
>dentify necessary resources>dentify necessary resources /ow can you get students to accept/ow can you get students to accept
this change1this change1
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+ny questions or feedback?+ny questions or feedback?
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,eports from the groups