Allowing learners to step out of their normal routine of being a passive listener and becoming more active in learning is one learning engagement strategy that encourages an active learning environment, motivational learning, allows opportunities to exhibit various ways to engage, and gives the instructional designer the opportunity to understand the needs of all learners. The more students present and share, the more connections that will be made and the greater the sense of community that will be built (7 Mindsets, 2020).
Student-led instruction is important to the learning environment because it promotes creative freedom, and it empowers learners to have control over their own learning. It creates an inclusive learning space that respects each child’s learning needs and interests. It also frees up time for educators to give extra help to students who need it, while allowing advanced or independent learners to continue with light supervision (Unruly Splats, 2021). Student-led instruction provides students the ability to make choices, problem-solve, and make time for reflection.
Active learning increase learners’ motivation to learn because of the ability to make choices. In the article, Differentiating By Offering Choices, (2019) it states by providing learners with technological ways can enhance learning. Having choices in completing assignments demonstrates various ways to learn as long as certain criteria is proven in the work. Google Slides, Prezi, Powtoon, FlowVella are fun learning tools students can use to present. Trifolds, pamphlets, digital and manual posters are other ways to present concepts. When students are given choices, they are given an opportunity to take ownership of their learning as well as create a product that feels authentic to them (Usher, 2019).
Increasing student engagement through student-led discussions allows learners to be on-task, utilize content comprehension and mastery potential skills, validates all voices involved, builds classroom community, allows teacher flexibility to guide and observe, collaboration, communication, questioning and an unlimited extension activities and possibilities for enrichment (Istas, 2017).
Student-led instruction encourages the teacher to understand the needs of all learners. It allows the opportunity to create learning goals for all students, giving learners different ways to learn the content. The instructional designer will be able to create a variety of different activities for the lesson, offering different project options in the classroom. The Instructional designer encourages learners to work in the way that is best for them, organizing flexible groups that present topics in a problem-based format. Instructional designers design personalized agendas for learners, arranging long-term studies for flexible learners.
References
Istas, B. (2017, June 19). Increasing student engagement through student-led discussions. Increasing Student Engagement Through Student-Led Discussions. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.learnersedge.com/blog/increasing-student-engagement-through-student-led-discussions
Lrcarrillo. (2021, October 17). How to keep engagement within corporate training. IDT520_Blog_Original. Retrieved March 13, 2022, from https://drdeason.wixsite.com/201911-blog-idt520/post/how-to-keep-engagement-within-corporate-training
Soren Rosier, P. D. (2021, August 25). 14 effective ways to meet the individual needs of students. wikiHow. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.wikihow.com/Meet-the-Individual-Needs-of-Students
Student engagement strategies. 7 Mindsets. (2020, March 3). Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://7mindsets.com/student-engagement-strategies/
Unruly Splats. (2021, June 11). 4 ways educators can lean into student-led learning. Student-Led Learning - Benefits & Activities - Unruly Splats. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.unrulysplats.com/blog/four-ways-educators-can-lean-into-student-led-learning
Usher, K. (2019, April 10). Differentiating by offering choices. Edutopia. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.edutopia.org/article/differentiating-offering-choices
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Blog Response Post 2
Student Led Engagement
Jeanette Henshaw
IDT520-0: Mastery
Chris Deason
June 8, 2024
Learning Engagement Principle 1: promoted and maintained when learners employ volitional
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Feeling of control
Student-led instruction can give learners a feeling of control over how they learn. One of the main reasons some students dislike school is the focus on compliance. When they spend all day in school being told what to do and how to do it, it’s easy to see why they feel they have no control over their own lives. By giving students some freedom of choice in how they complete an assignment, students can learn the same material in a more engaging way. This can be a great option for subjects where the end result is more important than the specific process.
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Enhancing Engagement Through Student-Centered Learning
Student-Centered Learning (SCL) is a teaching strategy that places students in the driver's seat of their learning journey. It empowers learners to choose what they want to learn and how they want to learn it, which aligns with the self-directed learning principle articulated by Reiser and Dempsey (2018). In a real-life example, the Student-Led Engagement approach advocates for SCL by encouraging active participation from learners. Students are free to make decisions, troubleshoot problems, and govern their education, all while respecting their unique needs and interests. This method cultivates a sense of responsibility and control over their education (Istas, 2017). Autonomy is a vital aspect of SCL, and it aligns with the notion that students are…
Motivation to learn is promoted and maintained when learners employ volitional (self-regulatory) strategies to protect their intentions
Active learning increases learners’ motivation to learn because of the ability to make choices (White, 2022). Additionally, having choices in completing assignments demonstrates various ways to learn as long as certain criteria are proven in the work (White, 2022). Giving students choices in the classroom — having to do with the material they study, the assignments they complete, the peers with whom they work, and so on — can boost their engagement and motivation, allow them to capitalize on their strengths, and enable them to meet their individual learning needs (Parker, Novak, & Bartell, 2017).
In my experience in the classroom, giving students…
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Learner satisfaction is one of the most rewarding parts of being a teacher or professor. I teach audio production at a Community College and use the technique of student led engagement daily. Most times students don't even know how satisfying it can be until they're in it and their creativity starts too fire on all cylinders. It is at this moment that I make sure to point out look at that all you had to do was take the first step and start. Once they've experienced this level of satisfaction they began to open up to the idea and become the students that they are capable of being, and in some cases didn't know they could…