As we shared our individual "great moments" in teaching, here is our collectively generated list of the implicit messages our students were getting about what it means to learn.
- It involves active participation.
- It takes time.
- De-emphasize coverage.
- Address complex questions.
- Don't shy away from complexity and controversy.
- Questions lead to more questions.
- Value students’ questions—their questions set the agenda for learning.
- Learning is personal.
- It’s ok to not know the answers.
- It's about trial and error.
- It involves risk-taking.
- Focus on the process of how to solve problems.
- It's a community effort.
- Knowledge is not top-down (it's text/source-driven rather than teacher-driven).
- Be transparent--students can and should identify the skills themselves.
- Provide immediate feedback.
- Learning is not for an audience of 1 (the teacher).
- It’s important to stop and process/reflect periodically.
- Listen before responding.
- Take into account other perspectives.
- Others can be resources in constructing your understanding.
- Understanding evolves, changes, adjusts based on new information, insights, perspectives.
- Experiment, “play with" ideas.
- Be curious.
Pretty impressive and inspiring list! If these represent our ideals when it comes to learning, how consistently are we communicating these messages to our students?
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