Role Changes in the Learner-Centered Environment
For the TEACHER
| A Shift from: |
A Shift to: |
| Always viewed as the content expert and source for all
answers |
Participating at times as one who may not know it all but
desires to learn |
| Being viewed as the primary source of information who
continually directs students |
Being viewed as a support, collaborator, and coach for
students as they learn |
| Always asking the questions and controling the focus |
Actively coaching students to develop and pose their own
questions |
| Directing students through preset step-by-step exercises that
general similar conclusions/answers |
Encouraging individuals to use personal knowledge and skills
to create unique solutions to problems |
For the STUDENT
| A Shift from: |
A Shift to: |
| Passively waiting for the teacher to give directions and
information |
Actively searching for needed information and learning
experiences |
| Always being in the role of learner |
Participating at times as the expert |
| Always following procedures |
Exploring, discovering, creating unique solutions to
learning problems |
| Viewing the teacher as the one who has all the answers |
Viewing the teacher as a resource, model, helper |
| Receiving information |
Responsibility for own learning |
Source: Newby, Timothy et al. Instructional
Technology for Teaching and Learning. Merrill: Columbus, Ohio,
2000, p. 98-99.
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