Mini Course: The Learner Centered Classroom
Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey in education. It’s time to shift the paradigm and discover the power of a truly learner centered PBL classroom!
Is this course for you?
This course is ideal for instructors and instructional designers who wish to take a more learner centered approach to their curriculum design. The strategies shared here can be used in both traditional and project based learning courses.
Course Description
In this e-learning mini-course, you'll learn strategies for transforming your existing courses to take full advantage of learner centered teaching.
Whether you're an experienced instructor or instructional designer, balancing the benefits of a learner centered approach with the added stress of designing a PBL course can be a challenge. The Learner Centered Classroom will give you a head start in incorporating learner centered approaches into your existing courses, ensuring students take ownership of their learning, boosting their learning and reducing your workload.
Cost: $30
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you'll will be able to:
Evaluate your current understanding of learner centered teaching and determine next steps
Compare teacher driven methods to learner centered methods
Identify effective models to support learner centered techniques
Create a Scenario Based Self Assessment for Your Classroom
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Explore
What is Learner Centered Teaching?
What's Your Learner Centered IQ?
Teacher Driven vs Learner Centered
Lesson 2: Choose
Effective Models to Support Learner Centered Methods
Choosing a Model to Support Learner Centered Methods
A Closer Look at Learner Centered Project Based Learning
Lesson 3: Prepare
Acclimating Students to the Learner Centered Classroom
When Less is More and When It's Not
Strategies to Make It Work
Lesson 4: Assess
Self Assessment
Building Scenario-based Self-Assessments for Your Classroom
*Bonus: How to reduce Your Workload while Boosting Student Learning