Dimensi

ons of
Learner-
Centered
Teaching
ID S. PALAHANG

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 Things to consider in
teaching
 What is the role of the teacher?
 What is the balance of power?
 What is the function of content?
 Whose responsibility is it for
learning?
 What is the purpose and
process of evaluation?

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 The Function of
Content
 Content includes building a
knowledge base, how the
instructor and the students
use the content.
 Level to which students
engage content.
 Instructor encourages
students to transform and
reflect on most the content
to make their own meaning
out of it.
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 The Role of the
Instructor
 An essential role of the
instructor is to assist students
to learn.
 Instructors uses teaching and
learning methods
appropriate for student
learning goals.
 Instructor intentionally uses
various teaching and learning
methods that are appropriate
for student learning goals.
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 The Responsibility for
Learning
 Students should assume
greater responsibility for their
own learning over time.
 Responsibility for learning
should rest with the students.
 Instructor provides increasing
opportunities for students to
assume responsibility for their
own learning, leading to
achievement of stated
learning objectives.

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 The Purpose and Process of
Assessment
 There are additional purposes
and processes of assessment
beyond assigning grades.
 Formative assessment (giving
feedback to foster
improvement.
 Consistently throughout the
learning process, instructor
integrate
a. Formative assessment
b. Constructive feedback

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 The Balance of Power
 The balance of power shifts so that the
instructor shares some decisions about the
course with the students.
 Flexibility of course policies, assessment
methods, learning methods, and deadlines.
 Instructor is flexible on most
Course policies
Assessment methods
Learning methods
Deadlines
 Instructor always adheres to what
instructor has agreed to with the students.

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 References
 Barr, R. B. & Tagg, J. (1995). From
teaching to learning - a new paradigm
for undergraduate education. Change,
27(6), 12-26.
 Blumberg, P. (2009). Developing
Learner-Centered Teaching: A Practical
Guide for Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass.
 Weimer, M. (2013). Learner-Centered
Teaching: Five Keys to Practice 2nd ed.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
 Posted by Office of Teaching and Learning on
August 09, 2019.

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 Five Dimensions of Learner-centered
Teaching
 The function of the Content
 The Role of the
Teacher/Instructor
 The Responsibility for
Learning
 The Purpose and Processes
of Assessment
 The Balance of Power

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