For Health and Human Services and Trades programs
Are you ready to transform your students’ learning experience?
How many of your students believe learning myths, such as highlighting is the best way to learn? Or that cramming the night before a test will result in success? Cognitive psychology research suggests these methods are not the most effective. Adopting evidence- based strategies like active retrieval and dual coding can significantly improve learning outcomes compared to these common myths. Join us as we help to unlock and unpack these learning strategies with your students. Facilitated by teaching and learning consultants, Rachel Goodliffe and David Johns, this session designed for Health and Human Services and Trades classes will guide your students through a journey of discovery and self-reflection.
What to Expect
We are offering 1 hour sessions to come to your class and help inform your students and challenge common misconceptions about learning. They will reflect on their current approaches to determine what is working and what isn’t. Research shows that when students develop self-awareness around their learning processes, they transition from shallow, rote methods to strategies that help information stick. Unlocking effective and lasting learning strategies is crucial for students’ academic success and personal growth.
Session Highlights
Our sessions introduce students to fun, evidence-based learning techniques. Here’s what we offer:
- Peer Learning Experiences: Students will have the opportunity to experience and practice learning strategies with their peers in class.
- Practical Strategies: We provide interactive practical strategies to enhance learning before, during, and after class.
- Take away resources: Pocket reference, bookmark and worksheets.
How to book a session for your class (1 hour of class time or a series of three 1-hour sessions over the semester):
Health and Human Services: Contact Rachel Goodliffe (rachel.goodliffe@nic.bc.ca)
Trades Programs: Contact David Johns (david.johns@nic.bc.ca)