Hello everyone

During the recent webinar, we considered what questions a student-centred tutor or lecturer would be asking him or herself when planning a session. 

There were a range of responses, which I have grouped and summarise below. 

1. CURRICULUM  e.g. what is the content? What are learning outcomes? 

2. LEARNING CONTEXT e.g. What is the classroom environment? How many in the class? What resources are there? How long is the session?

3. PEDAGOGY e.g. What style of lesson? What activities can I use? How can I get students to participate and contribute?

4. STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS e.g. How old are the students? What stage are they in their course? What knowledge and experience do they have? How do they behave? What is their ability? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the students? What are they interest in? What are their backgrounds?

Some suggestions would apply to both teacher-centred and learner-centred teachers. For example, all teachers have to consider the time and resources available, the classroom context and the curriculum. 

Can we identify questions that only a teacher-centred tutor would ask when planning? 

And, questions that only a learner-centred tutor would ask when planning?

By providing some examples to discuss, we can consolidate what is meant by a learner-centred attitude. 

Let's discuss" :-)