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Engaging Diverse Learners. Workshop Institute for Learning Enhancement Facilitator: Professor Christine Hockings. In this workshop you will…. a ) explore principles and strategies to engage all students in the classroom;
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Engaging Diverse Learners Workshop Institute for Learning Enhancement Facilitator: Professor Christine Hockings
In this workshop you will… a) explore principles and strategies to engage all students in the classroom; b) plan a teaching session using strategies that will engage diverse learners.
Life, work & educational experiences Social & ethnic backgrounds Differently abled Approaches to learning Entry qualifications Prior knowledge & ways of knowing Student diversity – Students as individuals When teachers see students as individuals, students become more engaged
How do you engage your students? • In pairs discuss the questions A-C. • Refer to your pre course forum posts or add in a new post • Share your answers with the group. • How do you know when your students are engaged? In what ways are your students diverse? p.8 What do you know about their lives, backgrounds and interests? p.9 Describe the ways you attempt to engage all of these students? p.11 http://wolf.wlv.ac.uk/ile/69831/rlo/229/scormRLO.htm?rlocmd=f&menu=706821
Principles and strategies • Create safe, inclusive spaces • Get to know students as individuals • Establish ground rules for collaborative learning • Harness students’ experience and knowledge • Start with what students know, then apply theory (biographical turn) • Connect with students’ lives and future aspirations • Facilitate uncertainty, confusion & difference • Encourage public articulation of thinking & problem solving • Teach reflexively and with sensitivity to differences • Mindful of impact of own beliefs and identity on student learning • Coordinate interaction, mixing different students (with a purpose) • Anticipate, prepare & respond flexibly to different and emerging requirements and interests Play video Play video Play video
Examples of engaging diverse learners • Go to WOLF topic Unit 2 Inclusive Pedagogy (pp.16-18) • Read some of the case studies • Play some of the clips of teachers engaging their diverse learners • (See also LTI video collection www.wlv.ac.uk/ltimodule Make a list of one or two strategies or techniques that you could try in our own sessions http://wolf.wlv.ac.uk/ile/69831/rlo/229/scormRLO.htm?rlocmd=f&menu=706821
Planning to engage all students • Think of a session that you have run or will be running soon. • Using the example of session plan provided redesign this session applying the principles of inclusive L&T • Present this to the whole group or your neighbour highlighting particular inclusive and engaging features • Evaluate your design and consider the implications on resourcing, etc. • Give and receive feedback on your own and others’ session designs
TopicBusiness ethics AimsTo explore influences on ethical decision making in the workplace OutcomesYou will have reflected on your own & others’ ethical positions. Examined the impact of these and other factors on business decision making Example / extract of session plan Students:. List the known composition of the group in terms of all aspects of diversity Evaluation: What methods / data you will use find out how inclusive and engaging this session has been for these students. How will you ‘judge’ the extent of inclusivity and engagement
Where to next? This workshop has addressed the UK Professional Standards (UKPSF) outlined below. A1 Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of study; A2 Teach and/or support learning; A4 Develop effective learning environments and approaches to student support and guidance; V1 Respect individual learners and diverse learning communities; V2 Promote participation in higher education and equality of opportunity for learners (For full information about the these standards see http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf) Evidence gathered through the completion of activities associated with this workshop could contribute towards gaining Associate membership or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. For information on how to apply to be a member of the Higher Education Academy, please see the HEA website (http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition) or attend the workshop ‘Joining the HEA – Supporting Your Application’ on the staff development website.
