Sorensen, N (2016) 'The challenges of student-centred learning: from policy to practice.' The 10th International Silk Road Conference on EU Association Agreement: Perspectives and Challenges - Proceedings, 10. xi-xvi. ISSN 1512-2549
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In order to facilitate student mobility there is a need to share common policies and practices; consequently initiatives such as the EU Association Agreement and the Bologna Guidelines provide an essential a common framework for graduate and postgraduate study. One of the fundamental principles of the EU Association Agreement is a commitment to student-centred learning. In this keynote speech I shall be discussing the challenges of developing student centred learning with particular reference to the professional development of academics. I identify what student centred learning means and explore the assumptions that lie behind this concept. I will then look at five areas which will universities need to address as they move from a teacher centred to a learner centred culture. These are 1) the relationships with the students, 2) the teaching environment, 3) pedagogy, 4) assessment and outcome-based learning and 5) the ways in which IT can support learning.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Note: | Full text available from URL above. The conference took place on 22-23 May 2015 at the International Black Sea University in Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Keywords: | student centred learning, continuing professional development, pedagogy |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Divisions: | School of Education |
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| Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2016 15:26 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2021 09:41 |
| References: | Bakhtin, M.M. (1993) Towards a Philosophy of the Act. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. Bath Spa University (2015) Strategy 2020 [Online] Available from: http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/Media/university-governance/Strategy%202020.pdf Accessed 28 April 2015. European Commission website (undated) [Online] Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/international-cooperation/world-education_en.htm. Accessed 28 April 2015 Sorensen, N. (2014) Improvisation and Teacher Expertise: a comparative case study. PhD thesis, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK. Vygotsky, L.S. (1976) Mind in Society: the development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press. Weimer, M. (2002) Learner Centred Teaching: Five key changes to practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. Wright, G.B. (2011) Student-Centered Learning in Higher Education International Journal of teaching and Learning in Higher Education 23 (3): 92-97. |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/6914 |
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