Learner-Centered Teaching Strategies

Today's students respond well to learning strategies that are active and engaging, reflective, focused on learning, and student-centered. This course will focus on best practices that encourage critical thinking and synthesis; practices that shift the role of the instructor from "sage on the stage" (communication of content) to "guide on the side" (design and support of learning experiences that help students become more self-directed).

Learning Outcomes

• Create a profile of your students and an envrionmental scan for your course.
  
  
• Explore learning strategies and technologies that promote thinking, reflection, and student engagement.
  
  
• Integrate at least six student-centered learning strategies into a course map or course design.
  
  
• Develop a detailed lesson plan that employs the principles of student-centered learning.