Principles of Student Empowerment | Origin: ED144
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Student Empowerment for Learning Success --> Principles of Student Empowerment
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Student empowerment grows through active participation, collaboration, and opportunities for autonomous learning that build intrinsic motivation and self-determination. I intend to apply these concepts by engaging more actively in group learning, taking responsibility for my own success, and contributing to a supportive learning community.
Being an effective instructor not only requires content expertise, but also the ability to connect with each student, more importantly, to have the student believe in themselves and in that connection with you.
Compassionate Engagement: It is important to remember that many students are dealing with challenges as they might be working multiple jobs, taking care of families, and dealing with other personal challenges. Based on specific cases and situations, it is ok to provide support in form of time extension or scaffolds such as meeting with student individually to provide guidance.
From this module, I learned that building rapport is key to motivating students and helping them succeed. I plan to apply this by creating a supportive learning environment, sharing experiences, and showing genuine interest in students so they feel valued, confident, and more engaged in their learning.
Students need to feel the instructor has their back. Instructors need to ask for feedback. Student input provides student buy-in.
Make time to meet with students to review topics they have challenges with.
students should be giving time to talk about past experience
What I learned: "Technology provides access to peers as well as information for all students so learning can be a continuous process both in and out of the classroom or lab setting." I try to use as many technological advances as possible in my classes.
Students need opportunities to share experiences and learn from each other.
Building on the "Student as a company" is a good.
A lot of the content of this lesson really focus's on how to help the adult learner find success and motivation to keep pursuing education. It is so vital to ensure that they have greater control of their learning and that instructors need to be flexible as they go through the course and not be afraid to pivot if they need to for better results.
My major takeaway from this module is the need for the student to see the relevance of the class to the ultimate goal of entering the profession he/she is seeking. That's what empowerment is all about--integrating the individual into the profession.
Students outside life can alter how they feel about their advancement in the classroom, so as the professor it is important to remind students about their overall goals and plans for achievement.
Students' situations are changing all the time. It's important to listen to them, try to reinforce their goals, make sure they are getting the information they need to be successful.
I think that it is important to be seen as not only the subject matter expert, but also someone who is willing to help (within reason) them work through any external issues that may be affecting their participation or performance.
It is important to exemplify and promote common courtesy and respect of others.
Veteran students bring a lot of post-secondaries to our programs.
Listening is one of the greatest principles in education. As this is a two-way street, students listen to instructors and instructors apply the same behavior. Some instructors listen but without value and this can be a turn-off for students. This module incorporate many reasons for being an effective listener.
Instructors should appropriate methods and strategies to building rapport with students to increase engagement and learning.
