Power Sharing: An Antidote to Disengaged, Unmotivated Students

Is the way we teach giving students silent permission to disengage? Instructor-centered models of teaching undermine student learning because they invite students to misplace the responsibility for their own learning on the instructor. How we teach is connected to how we hold power in the classroom. If your students are disengaged, showing limited interest in homework, having trouble following directions, or are frequently absent, examining how you exert control in the classroom might open new solutions to bring students more fully into the learning environment. Through personal reflection and group activities, participants in this workshop will examine classroom power dynamics through the lens of critical pedagogy and discuss how evidence-based teaching strategies like active learning, ungrading, and curriculum co-creation can be implemented to engage students by sharing power.

PRESENTER: Sarah Rutherford, Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Cleveland State University.

COST:
$30 

REGISTRATION: Follow the link to register for “Power Sharing: An Antidote to Disengaged, Unmotivated Students”.