Comments on: When Students Own the Learning http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2007/10/22/when-students-own-the-learning/ Just freelance commentary and logs of my latest "learnings"! Thu, 07 May 2009 00:54:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: jstearns http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2007/10/22/when-students-own-the-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-4 jstearns Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:54:51 +0000 http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2007/10/22/when-students-own-the-learning/#comment-4 John, Thank you for sharing your insights into Alan November's presentation at the 21st Century Learners Symposium. I wasn't able to attend, so your reflection on the learning is invaluable. I especially like your insight into how he brings in his audience with wit and humor. I really enjoy his ability to get the audience's attention by sharing personal anecdotes. I've been thinking about how to get students to own their learning, whether they be adults or students in our classrooms. For so long, we have been guided so carefully in our learning path, that owning our learning seems foreign. I often hear, "Just tell me what to do, and I'll get it done." It's much harder to construct one's own learning. Collaborative tools that allow for knowledge construction can be a step in the right direction. Allowing learners to reflect on their thinking and receive feedback on that thinking can help. What are YOU doing to have students own the learning? John,
Thank you for sharing your insights into Alan November’s presentation at the 21st Century Learners Symposium. I wasn’t able to attend, so your reflection on the learning is invaluable. I especially like your insight into how he brings in his audience with wit and humor. I really enjoy his ability to get the audience’s attention by sharing personal anecdotes.

I’ve been thinking about how to get students to own their learning, whether they be adults or students in our classrooms. For so long, we have been guided so carefully in our learning path, that owning our learning seems foreign. I often hear, “Just tell me what to do, and I’ll get it done.” It’s much harder to construct one’s own learning. Collaborative tools that allow for knowledge construction can be a step in the right direction. Allowing learners to reflect on their thinking and receive feedback on that thinking can help.

What are YOU doing to have students own the learning?

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