Student Centered Learning : An Overview

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

FHA. Shibly
Lecturer in IT
South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

TEACHING STYLES
SCENARIO ONE
The teacher was:
Presenting facts without a context
Doing the majority of the talking
Directing the students every move
Supplying most of the answers
Not discussing his/her thought processes out loud
The student felt:
Interrogated
Bored
Not challenged
Lost

TEACHING STYLES
SCENARIO TWO
The teacher was:
Drawing on students experience
Coaching the students towards finding the answers
Modeling thought processes, rather than presenting facts
Validating all students suggestions
The student felt:
Involved
Curious
Amused
Capable of Participating
Engaged

How was the 2nd teaching example studentcentered?

Student-Centered Learning
Student-Centered Learning focuses attention
on what the student is learning, how the
student is learning, the conditions under
which the student is learning, whether the
student is retaining and applying the learning,
and how current learning positions the
student for future learning.
We have tended to assume that learning was
an automatic, inevitable outcome of good
teaching and we focused on the development
of our teaching skills.

Student-Centered Learning
The path to good teaching can be much easier
to navigate when we view students as our
traveling companions.
The more we know about them and how they
learn, the more likely we are to experience the
joy of teaching.

Comparison of Paradigms
Teacher-Centered
Students passively receive information.

Student-Centered
Students are actively involved.

Comparison of Paradigms
Teacher-Centered
Knowledge is transmitted from professor to
student.

Learner-Centered
Students construct knowledge through gathering
and synthesizing information and integrating it
with the general skills of inquiry, communication,
critical thinking, and problem solving.

New Teacher Roles

Adopt ICT Co-ordination

Integrate ICT into curricula
Deliver specialist computer training
Practice new ways of assessing
Develop new ways of communicating
Create new teaching resources
Devise new teaching methods
Encourage more collaborative learning

Learning Pyramid in SCL

Why Does it Work?

Empowers students.
Forces students to think about themselves as learners.
Creates independence and ownership of learning.
Fosters collaborative learning.
Encourages creativity.
Creates a rich learning environment inside and outside the
classroom.
Fosters new skills problem solving, critical thinking, etc.

Vision of Ministry of Higher Education and

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Higher Education
Sri Lanka to be an
international hub of
excellence for higher
education by 2020

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

An Internationally
Renowned Center in South
Asia for Higher Learning and
Innovations in Sciences,
Technologies and
Humanities.

Mission of Ministry of Higher Education

and South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Higher Education
To Delight Students, The Industry,
Staff And Other Stakeholders Of
The Higher Education System Of
Sri Lanka By Formulating And
Implementing Results Oriented
Policies & Strategies And To
Deliver Results In An Effective
And Efficient Manner Through A
Participatory
Process
To
Produce The Best Intellectuals,
Professionals,
Researchers,
Entrepreneurs
To
Deliver
Innovative
Solutions
To
Make
Sri Lanka The Wonder
Of Asia"

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

To
Provide
Expanded
Opportunities
for
Higher
Learning
of
International
Standards through Generation
and
Dissemination
of
Knowledge and Innovations
Focused on Regional and
National
Needs,
Social
Harmony and Stakeholders'
Empowerment
and
Satisfaction.

Student Centered Learning : Facilities in

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Library
Self Learning Centre 24 * 7
Self Learning Class rooms
Computer Laboratories
Science Laboratories
Multimedia Classrooms

Library

Self Learning Class rooms

Computer Laboratories

Science laboratories

Multimedia Classrooms
Name of the Faculty

No.of Multimedia Classrooms

Faculty of Arts & Culture

10

Faculty of Applied Sciences

10

Faculty of Management & Commerce

10

Faculty of Islamic Studies & Arabic Language

10

Faculty of Engineering

10

Total

50**

** To be verified

Upcoming Projects
Self Access Centre FIA (IDAS Grant)
Self Access Centre FAC (IDAS Grant)
Self Access Centre FMC (QIG)

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