CETL Reflections, Tips, and Quotes

Developing competence is and should be the most important reason behind students’ achievement strivings. Competence development, not competence validation, should be our goal in every learning situation.

“…students were demotivated and had more negative experiences in classes taught by fixed (versus growth) mindset faculty (teacher). Faculty mindset beliefs predicted student achievement and motivation above and beyond any other faculty characteristic……”

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Facilitating near and far transfer of learning is important for our students. They need to learn how to transfer the competencies learned from a task to a new context or into their future learning.

Engaging students as partners in co-creating knowledge means the whole learning process becomes a process of “engagement” and “empowerment” with a strong sense of “maturing”. In this process, students are much more than passive listeners, they are transformed into active agents and seekers of knowledge in their own unique research initiative.

I find that, as a teacher, the simple effort of ‘asking an unscripted question’ can create a human connection and help us appreciate the individuality of each student.