Active and passive listening is great but being transparent with the learner is effective in resolving challenges
It is very important to be a good listner. There are many tools you can use to show you are listening.
To be an active listener you must respond so that the speaker knows that you are taking them seriously.
Attentive listening means:
-understanding the speaker
-non verbal communication shows the speaker how attentive the listener is
-encourage the speaker to talk
-avoid being overly friendly
-do not formulate arguments (combative listener)
As a father/teacher I have found that active listening isone of the most important things for me to focus on. I have started using the "tell me more technique at home and in the classroom and it is amazing to see what comes from that.
Listening to a person must be an active and engaged event. demonstrating that you are understanding their point by verbal or non verbal responses will make the speaker feel heard and understood.
Reply to Laurene Medina's post: Laurene I agree with you. Paraphrasing and summarizing shows empathy in the conversation. It gives a form of "I'm interested in what you are telling me feel" and want to assist the learner in the challenge or concern they may have. Must also make time to hear the learner out without felling rushed.
There are many different forms of listening that effect a conversation or situation you or your students are in.
Hi all
As an instructor, I've learned that active listening skill is important because it confers both verbal and nonverbal cues to our student. It shows that we care to their concerns, comments, and questions.
What you' re saying is...?
instructor/teaher can tend to talk over the student
Doreen and Mark, you have a great point! You must recognize others feelings and opinions by listening to them completely. Then you can respond. This helps resolve conflict effectively and show respect for others.
The promotion of active listening consists of making empathetic comments, asking questions, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
I want to understand who is speaking and communicate my interest as the listener.
Effective listening and with acknowledging students is what I like to do as an Instructor
active listening will allow for better outcomes with students
Learners listen by understanding and processing what is being said . This can be done by passively listening which means listening without response or actively listening which requires empathy and summarization of what is being said. Never be a combative listener and that is a listener that is thinking of what to say while hearing the speaker communicate.
I've always felt that listening is key to good communication. Not enough people actually listen to what students say. By listening and being engaged with the students, they will see that the instructors care about what they are saying and might be more open to more discussions and feel like what they are saying means something.
People need to feel heard in order to feel valued. Students are people learning new concepts and techniques and will make mistakes. Hearing their needs and concerns is important but more importantly addressing their needs fully can only be done by truly listening and understanding their point of view. Their perspective on the situation should be validated wholly before they are redirected to the situation as a whole or that another perspective is brought up. This is part of the learning process and as instructors we need to bring this concept to practice.
I am constantly working on my listening skills - I am a talker! That said, because I want to talk, I am actively listening to the speaker and formulating thoughts so when I feel it is time for me to speak, I have questions/comments ready. It's hard to bite my tongue but I do, and the reward is great when a student can truly open up and feel comfortable enough to speak of their concerns. I am better at face to face, real time discussions and am challenged by phone and zoom conversations which are my primary modes of communicating right now.
I know i need to work on my listening skills. Too many times i already answer the question before the student is done asking it. That's bad and not helping me.
