pcc tutor workshop:
exploring the socratic method & METACOGNITION
"The primary mission of the Student Learning Centers is to provide a welcoming and supportive learning environment and high-quality academic supports such that students can become more independent learning, persist in college, and reach their academic goals. We strive to foster an inclusive space where everyone can engage in and contribute to a learning community on campus."
goal: student empowerment
What does Student Empowerment mean?
- Confidence in intrinsic ingenuity
- Ability to identify when and why confusion arises
- Ability to separate external and internal sources of hindrance and possessing tools to move forward
How do we foster Student Empowerment?
- Model problem-solving skills
- Nurture creativity
- Foster positivity and confidence through personalized student support
- Encourage collaboration, allowing command of material and concepts
- Offer resources such as text books, models, microscopes & language guides
- Suggest techniques that serve students' goals, from grade improvement to organizational betterment
What is a tutor?
- A tutor is a guide; a companion on a student's learning journey
- Tutors are successful, passionate students - TUTORS ARE NOT SMARTER THAN YOU
- We believe that this notion perpetuates feelings of ineptitude in academia, however small
fall 2019 workshop
The Socratic Method: Tutor-Guided Inquiry
- “The empty-vessel paradigm of learning"
- There is a place for didactic learning, but when does it do a disservice to the student?
- Kimberly D. Tanner: The Role of Lecturer as Tutor
- INSPIRE Method
- S : Socratic: "Provide almost no facts, solutions, or explanations, but elicit
these from tutees by questioning"- Intrinsic ingenuity!
- Allows tutor to offer perspective
- S : Socratic: "Provide almost no facts, solutions, or explanations, but elicit
- Exercise: How can you formulate your explanations as questions?
- Textbooks - explain one of your favorite concepts/pathways to a group member
- INSPIRE Method
Metacognition
- Self-awareness
- Mindfulness
- Mindfulness
- John Flavell, Developmental Psychologist in the 1970s
- Metacognition refers to one's knowledge concerning one's own cognitive processes or anything related to them, e.g., the learning-relevant properties of information or data. For example, I am engaging in metacognition if I notice that I am having more trouble learning A than B; if it strikes me that I should double check C before accepting it as fact. (Flavell, 1976)
- Kimberly D. Tanner: Promoting Student Metacognition
- What is the instructor's goal in having me do this task?
- What resources do I need to complete the task?
- How much time do I need to complete the task?
- If I have done something like this before, how could I do a better job this time?
- What is the instructor's goal in having me do this task?