2/18 Advising & Metacognition: the Link with Student Learning and Self-Advocacy
Why participate?
How do we help our advisees not just survive but thrive? What our education systems often fail at is making the ‘hidden curriculum’ of the college evident to all students especially to underserved populations. How do we take what is hidden and make it evident? As faculty advisors, we may often be the only person on campus whom students feel safe discussing their academic challenges, failures and fears for the future with. Part of the long-term outcome of a successful advising relationship is an increase in students’ personal agency, self-efficacy and college success skills. We will discuss how advising sessions can be leveraged for student success in the classroom and tools advisors can use to encourage students to self-reflect on their broader learning not just within a single class, but as part of a holistic college experience.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of how metacognition can be utilized to build personal agency, self-efficacy and college success skills.
- Identify strategies to help students learn metacognitive practice to reflect on their academic journey as learners, integrate what they learn across seemingly disparate experiences, and apply all of these to make decisions and address challenges.
- Understand the impact on student retention of a learner-centered advising approach.
Modality: Zoom (email Bob Scribner for Zoom link)
No Sign-up – Just come!
If you have any questions, please email Aleya Dhanji.